How's the Cardinals' bench shaping up?

[Shady]

Fermin, Saggese, Prieto?, Jordan?, Church, Torres?, Pages, Pozo?, Crooks? It would be nice if Saggese can double up infield/outfield. Getting another righty bat in the outfield corps.

[sikeston bulldog2]

Fermin, Saggese, Prieto?, Jordan?, Church, Torres?, Pages, Pozo?, Crooks? It would be nice if Saggese can double up infield/outfield.

The team will have 10 starting position players. 13 pitchers. Another catcher. So you get two picks, provided another player doesn’t rise and shine. So technically, you have one slot open.

[OldRed]

Fermin, Saggese, Prieto?, Jordan?, Church, Torres?, Pages, Pozo?, Crooks? It would be nice if Saggese can double up infield/outfield.

The team will have 10 starting position players. 13 pitchers. Another catcher. So you get two picks, provided another player doesn’t rise and shine. So technically, you have one slot open.

You can guess the bench will be weak or they would be starting.

[TheFantasyStud]

A) Crooks, Saggese, Andujar, Goldschmidt

B) Crooks, Saggese, Fermin, Andujar

C) Crooks, Saggese, Fermin, Torres

I’d be fine with C if we put the money in to top of the rotation free agent pitching.

[Voldemort]

Bench players? This will be more like check in today to see who takes the field. I would think that with so much unknown, the Cardinals might set a record for different lineups in a year.

[craviduce]

I believe the bench is a long lasting wood composite.

And Rectangle is the Shape.

[Shady]

I believe the bench is a long lasting wood composite.

And Rectangle is the Shape.

Guru, you are one sharp cookie. LOL

[Melville]

I believe the bench is a long lasting wood composite.

And Rectangle is the Shape.

Long but narrow.
By both definitions.

[Cardinals4Life]

Bench players? This will be more like check in today to see who takes the field. I would think that with so much unknown, the Cardinals might set a record for different lineups in a year.

That's a HUGE part of Oli's shortcomings. He treats the MLB like it's the minor leagues.

[Cardinals4Life]

Fermin, Saggese, Prieto?, Jordan?, Church, Torres?, Pages, Pozo?, Crooks? It would be nice if Saggese can double up infield/outfield. Getting another righty bat in the outfield corps.

I think the following (as of today) are our 13 position players:

Donovan LF
Scott II CF
Walker RF
Gorman 3B
Winn SS
Wetherholt 2B
Burleson 1B
Herrera C
Crooks/Pages (depends on Herrera)
Saggese Utilty
Church OF
Fermin Utility
Torres (my sneak pick) Utility

[craviduce]

Fermin, Saggese, Prieto?, Jordan?, Church, Torres?, Pages, Pozo?, Crooks? It would be nice if Saggese can double up infield/outfield. Getting another righty bat in the outfield corps.

I think the following (as of today) are our 13 position players:

Donovan LF
Scott II CF
Walker RF
Gorman 3B
Winn SS
Wetherholt 2B
Burleson 1B
Herrera C
Crooks/Pages (depends on Herrera)
Saggese Utilty
Church OF
Fermin Utility
Torres (my sneak pick) Utility

they refused to break camp with a deserving Matt Koperniak last year, because they had redundancy with Scott II and Siani. People want Torres but he's another redundant LHB. The team has Church and Scott II. Two redundant LHB for the OF. Plus Nootbaar, Donovan, Burleson, Crooks, Gorman, Wetherholt....all LHB. The team NEEDS RHB.

Bench will likely be, barring injury, Fermin (RHB), Saggese (RHB), Church (LHB), Pozo (RHB) / Crooks (LHB)

[Cardinals4Life]

Fermin, Saggese, Prieto?, Jordan?, Church, Torres?, Pages, Pozo?, Crooks? It would be nice if Saggese can double up infield/outfield. Getting another righty bat in the outfield corps.

I think the following (as of today) are our 13 position players:

Donovan LF
Scott II CF
Walker RF
Gorman 3B
Winn SS
Wetherholt 2B
Burleson 1B
Herrera C
Crooks/Pages (depends on Herrera)
Saggese Utilty
Church OF
Fermin Utility
Torres (my sneak pick) Utility

they refused to break camp with a deserving Matt Koperniak last year, because they had redundancy with Scott II and Siani. People want Torres but he's another redundant LHB. The team has Church and Scott II. Two redundant LHB for the OF. Plus Nootbaar, Donovan, Burleson, Crooks, Gorman, Wetherholt....all LHB. The team NEEDS RHB.

Bench will likely be, barring injury, Fermin (RHB), Saggese (RHB), Church (LHB), Pozo (RHB) / Crooks (LHB)

Noot is unlikely to break camp this year.

[Shady]

Fermin, Saggese, Prieto?, Jordan?, Church, Torres?, Pages, Pozo?, Crooks? It would be nice if Saggese can double up infield/outfield. Getting another righty bat in the outfield corps.

I think the following (as of today) are our 13 position players:

Donovan LF
Scott II CF
Walker RF
Gorman 3B
Winn SS
Wetherholt 2B
Burleson 1B
Herrera C
Crooks/Pages (depends on Herrera)
Saggese Utilty
Church OF
Fermin Utility
Torres (my sneak pick) Utility

Could Prieto get a utility role? What about DH possibilities? Crooks or Church vs RHP and Saggese or Fermin vs LHP maybe.

[Cardinals4Life]

Fermin, Saggese, Prieto?, Jordan?, Church, Torres?, Pages, Pozo?, Crooks? It would be nice if Saggese can double up infield/outfield. Getting another righty bat in the outfield corps.

I think the following (as of today) are our 13 position players:

Donovan LF
Scott II CF
Walker RF
Gorman 3B
Winn SS
Wetherholt 2B
Burleson 1B
Herrera C
Crooks/Pages (depends on Herrera)
Saggese Utilty
Church OF
Fermin Utility
Torres (my sneak pick) Utility

Could Prieto get a utility role? What about DH possibilities? Crooks or Church vs RHP and Saggese or Fermin vs LHP maybe.

Not sure. I think there is still quite a bit to shake out before the season starts.

[zuck698]

I believe the bench is a long lasting wood composite.

And Rectangle is the Shape.

When I see a Shady post that starts out "How" or "Is" something, it always reminds me of Airplane. "Johnny, what can you make out of this?" Johnny says "This? Why, I can make a hat or a brooch or a pterodactyl..."

Shady, have you ever spent time in a cockpit before?

[craviduce]

I believe the bench is a long lasting wood composite.

And Rectangle is the Shape.

When I see a Shady post that starts out "How" or "Is" something, it always reminds me of Airplane. "Johnny, what can you make out of this?" Johnny says "This? Why, I can make a hat or a brooch or a pterodactyl..."

Shady, have you ever spent time in a cockpit before?

Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the window and wheels and it looks like a big Tylenol!