I agree w/the OP, his HR & RBI totals are mediocre for a 1st Baseman.
Unless he can muscle up and hit 20+ HR's and drive in 80-85 runs, then he's not the L-T answer at 1st base where you need a strong run producer (ditto for 3rd base and eventually our corner OF).
Burleson has been trending upward, overall. Stay tuned for his prime years. Which should be coming up.
His HR total dropped by three (3) and his RBI total by nine (9) -vs- 2024, not trending up in the categories needed to be the L-T answer at 1st base.
But I'll give you his SLG% did jump so there's a chance his power increases.
I agree w/the OP, his HR & RBI totals are mediocre for a 1st Baseman.
Unless he can muscle up and hit 20+ HR's and drive in 80-85 runs, then he's not the L-T answer at 1st base where you need a strong run producer (ditto for 3rd base and eventually our corner OF).
Burleson has been trending upward, overall. Stay tuned for his prime years. Which should be coming up.
His HR total dropped by three (3) and his RBI total by nine (9) -vs- 2024, not trending up in the categories needed to be the L-T answer at 1st base.
But I'll give you his SLG% did jump so there's a chance his power increases.
Yeah, his slugging percentage went up.
He averaged an XBH once every 14.5 plate appearances in 2024
He averaged an XBH once every 11.8 plate appearances in 2025 - he had 50 less PA because they prioritized other players early in the season.
I think if he's healthy and playing most of the time (i.e. no real platoon, maybe just against the best LHP), he could safely be penciled into a 25 HR / 95 RBI season provided he gets opportunities with RISP.
I agree w/the OP, his HR & RBI totals are mediocre for a 1st Baseman.
Unless he can muscle up and hit 20+ HR's and drive in 80-85 runs, then he's not the L-T answer at 1st base where you need a strong run producer (ditto for 3rd base and eventually our corner OF).
"Unless he can muscle up and hit 20+ HR's and drive in 80-85 runs". That would be nice accompanied by a .280+ BA. All achievable. With the Contreras departure. Right now, Burleson will likely be at #3 or #5 in the lineup. Herrera will likely be at cleanup.
I agree w/the OP, his HR & RBI totals are mediocre for a 1st Baseman.
Unless he can muscle up and hit 20+ HR's and drive in 80-85 runs, then he's not the L-T answer at 1st base where you need a strong run producer (ditto for 3rd base and eventually our corner OF).
"Unless he can muscle up and hit 20+ HR's and drive in 80-85 runs". That would be nice accompanied by a .280+ BA. All achievable. With the Contreras departure. Right now, Burleson will likely be at #3 or #5 in the lineup. Herrera will likely be at cleanup.
He could absolutely hit those marks. In fact, I expect him to.
I agree w/the OP, his HR & RBI totals are mediocre for a 1st Baseman.
Unless he can muscle up and hit 20+ HR's and drive in 80-85 runs, then he's not the L-T answer at 1st base where you need a strong run producer (ditto for 3rd base and eventually our corner OF).
"Unless he can muscle up and hit 20+ HR's and drive in 80-85 runs". That would be nice accompanied by a .280+ BA. All achievable.
If he’s as great of a player as you ceaselessly claim, why do you always sandbag and wimp out when it comes to committing to some numbers for next year? The most you’ve been willing to sign up for is 20 HRs and 80 RBIs. Come on, we’re talking about an “All-Star caliber” player here, “the next Joey Votto.” Why won’t you belly up to some numbers that actually befit his status as “the next Tony Gwynn” and one of the best “pure hitters” in the game?
Cusecards wrote: ↑26 Dec 2025 09:48 am
Burleson is the best fit right now and “average” is not the end of the world.
I’ll take average until someone better comes along.
Trust me....Burleson at 1B is far from our biggest issue!
Another Classic Webby Thread.
BAZAR!
Donovan 3B, Winn SS Wetherholt 2B and Burleson 1B would be more than adequate for the infield. Bloom needs to upgrade at least one position in the outfield with some power. Problem is, Bloom may have to trade Donovan to get that.
Agree
The OF is the issue.
Although both Donovan and Herrera could wind up out there and IF they can handle it defensively their bats should be productive!
Is Robert too expensive and injury prone to take a chance on in the outfield? If healthy, he could really help the outfield situation.
Based on what I know I would not be interested in Robert.
Cusecards wrote: ↑26 Dec 2025 09:48 am
Burleson is the best fit right now and “average” is not the end of the world.
I’ll take average until someone better comes along.
Trust me....Burleson at 1B is far from our biggest issue!
Another Classic Webby Thread.
BAZAR!
He does start a few 'Bazar' threads!
Look....he’s not hurting anyone and it’s just an anonymous sports forum so not life and death.
But:
He starts these snarky one sentence threads I assume to be funny and attract attention.
Well he’s not funny but he does get attention because look...we’re talking about him right now!
He’s a Troll and his posting of BAZAR will go down in CT history!
Cusecards wrote: ↑26 Dec 2025 09:48 am
Burleson is the best fit right now and “average” is not the end of the world.
I’ll take average until someone better comes along.
Trust me....Burleson at 1B is far from our biggest issue!
Another Classic Webby Thread.
BAZAR!
Donovan 3B, Winn SS Wetherholt 2B and Burleson 1B would be more than adequate for the infield. Bloom needs to upgrade at least one position in the outfield with some power. Problem is, Bloom may have to trade Donovan to get that.
Agree
The OF is the issue.
Although both Donovan and Herrera could wind up out there and IF they can handle it defensively their bats should be productive!
Is Robert too expensive and injury prone to take a chance on in the outfield? If healthy, he could really help the outfield situation.
Based on what I know I would not be interested in Robert.
Trading for Robert would be the dumbest thing the cardinals could possibly do. the only reason why they should want Robert is if they think noot will be lonely on the IL. For years people have been saying trade for Robert trade for Robert and every year he’s injured and sucks hard pass on a guy who makes O’Neil look like the iron man cal Ripken jr
According to some Burleson critics, he seems to be some sort of an underachiever. So if he's an underachiever, how would you describe, Gorman, Walker, Arenado and Nootbaar?
