Tai Peete backyard practice facility he built

[2ninr]

He might not work out but the fact he did that shows he’s dedicated to improving himself which is a good sign. Also larry day and his staff started working with baez on cutting his strike outs last january and it worked out well if they do half as good with him as they did with baez i like his chances

True
and he's low risk not high risk.

Low risk?

Sort of. I mean we did give up Donovan for him, so not entirely low risk.

He's one of 5

Regarding the 'he's one of 5 ' , Matt Holliday (in the video I posted Holliday, Lynn, Jim Hayes ) said that hopefully 2 of the 5 could turn out good.
Holliday mentioned a similar haul for Washington trading Juan Soto to Padres and how James Wood and CJ Abrams have become two very good players acquired in that haul .

Wouldn’t that be funny. A utility player acquired for the same value that a prior transaction for a future Hall of Famer early in his Prime returned.

Juan Soto has yet to play his age 27 season and the Padres acquired him when he was 23. Donovan is already 29 and has less 6 less Career WAR by the same measuring stick.

Totally unrelated… freaking Juan Soto had 38 Stolen Bases last year and was caught the same amount of times as VSIII!? What the hell does Marmot even do in the dugout??? Masyn MF Winn didn’t even have as many SB as Jordan Walker, yet Masyn was caught stealing more times than Soto. I can even…

I think it will be telling to see the way Oli manages in 26 compared to 25. I expect some big changes in " philosophy." Bloom has incorporated new strategies in every other phase of the organization. I can't believe he brought him back if they didn't have lots of conversations on just that topic. The Brewers almost doubled our sb total, 164-89. I'm sure there will be pre-determined expectations for in-game managerial decisions, including player substitutions and pitching changes. Bloom must be convinced Oli will execute what they will be trying to do.

[BleedingBleu]

He might not work out but the fact he did that shows he’s dedicated to improving himself which is a good sign. Also larry day and his staff started working with baez on cutting his strike outs last january and it worked out well if they do half as good with him as they did with baez i like his chances

True
and he's low risk not high risk.

Low risk?

Sort of. I mean we did give up Donovan for him, so not entirely low risk.

He's one of 5

Regarding the 'he's one of 5 ' , Matt Holliday (in the video I posted Holliday, Lynn, Jim Hayes ) said that hopefully 2 of the 5 could turn out good.
Holliday mentioned a similar haul for Washington trading Juan Soto to Padres and how James Wood and CJ Abrams have become two very good players acquired in that haul .

Wouldn’t that be funny. A utility player acquired for the same value that a prior transaction for a future Hall of Famer early in his Prime returned.

Juan Soto has yet to play his age 27 season and the Padres acquired him when he was 23. Donovan is already 29 and has less 6 less Career WAR by the same measuring stick.

Totally unrelated… freaking Juan Soto had 38 Stolen Bases last year and was caught the same amount of times as VSIII!? What the hell does Marmot even do in the dugout??? Masyn MF Winn didn’t even have as many SB as Jordan Walker, yet Masyn was caught stealing more times than Soto. I can even…

As for strategy. Isn’t a stolen base attempt out better than a strikeout. They both may be outs but one is an aggressive bases running out, and one is an aggressive hitting out.

I can certainly accept that 2026 Juan Soto gets on base (238 = H + BB + HBP - HR + 3B) about as often as 2026 Winn & Scott combined (271, same formula). However, given Winn’s athleticism, how is he not stealing more?

Great Defense at Short & Center. Juan doesn’t appear capable of matching either’s value on defense. Offensively, probably the 3rd Best in the game behind Ohtani & Judge (Gee, how about that the 3 Most Elite Offensive Players in the 2 Biggest Markets?). How are they barely out swiping Soto (43-38)?

Soto 120 Runs, Winn + Scott 126
Soto 105 RBI’s, Winn + Scott 88

I get that Masyn only played 129 G, and Scott only played 138, but they’re criminally underperforming on the basepaths when Juan Soto is (bleep)-near eclipsing the two of them combined in Runs & Stolen Bases

[sikeston bulldog2]

He might not work out but the fact he did that shows he’s dedicated to improving himself which is a good sign. Also larry day and his staff started working with baez on cutting his strike outs last january and it worked out well if they do half as good with him as they did with baez i like his chances

True
and he's low risk not high risk.

Low risk?

Sort of. I mean we did give up Donovan for him, so not entirely low risk.

He's one of 5

Regarding the 'he's one of 5 ' , Matt Holliday (in the video I posted Holliday, Lynn, Jim Hayes ) said that hopefully 2 of the 5 could turn out good.
Holliday mentioned a similar haul for Washington trading Juan Soto to Padres and how James Wood and CJ Abrams have become two very good players acquired in that haul .

Wouldn’t that be funny. A utility player acquired for the same value that a prior transaction for a future Hall of Famer early in his Prime returned.

Juan Soto has yet to play his age 27 season and the Padres acquired him when he was 23. Donovan is already 29 and has less 6 less Career WAR by the same measuring stick.

Totally unrelated… freaking Juan Soto had 38 Stolen Bases last year and was caught the same amount of times as VSIII!? What the hell does Marmot even do in the dugout??? Masyn MF Winn didn’t even have as many SB as Jordan Walker, yet Masyn was caught stealing more times than Soto. I can even…

As for strategy. Isn’t a stolen base attempt out better than a strikeout. They both may be outs but one is an aggressive bases running out, and one is an aggressive hitting out.

I can certainly accept that 2026 Juan Soto gets on base (238 = H + BB + HBP - HR + 3B) about as often as 2026 Winn & Scott combined (271, same formula). However, given Winn’s athleticism, how is he not stealing more?

Great Defense at Short & Center. Juan doesn’t appear capable of matching either’s value on defense. Offensively, probably the 3rd Best in the game behind Ohtani & Judge (Gee, how about that the 3 Most Elite Offensive Players in the 2 Biggest Markets?). How are they barely out swiping Soto (43-38)?

Soto 120 Runs, Winn + Scott 126
Soto 105 RBI’s, Winn + Scott 88

I get that Masyn only played 129 G, and Scott only played 138, but they’re criminally underperforming on the basepaths when Juan Soto is (bleep)-near eclipsing the two of them combined in Runs & Stolen Bases

That’s a nice write. Good work.

[BleedingBleu]

He might not work out but the fact he did that shows he’s dedicated to improving himself which is a good sign. Also larry day and his staff started working with baez on cutting his strike outs last january and it worked out well if they do half as good with him as they did with baez i like his chances

True
and he's low risk not high risk.

Low risk?

Sort of. I mean we did give up Donovan for him, so not entirely low risk.

He's one of 5

Regarding the 'he's one of 5 ' , Matt Holliday (in the video I posted Holliday, Lynn, Jim Hayes ) said that hopefully 2 of the 5 could turn out good.
Holliday mentioned a similar haul for Washington trading Juan Soto to Padres and how James Wood and CJ Abrams have become two very good players acquired in that haul .

Wouldn’t that be funny. A utility player acquired for the same value that a prior transaction for a future Hall of Famer early in his Prime returned.

Juan Soto has yet to play his age 27 season and the Padres acquired him when he was 23. Donovan is already 29 and has less 6 less Career WAR by the same measuring stick.

Totally unrelated… freaking Juan Soto had 38 Stolen Bases last year and was caught the same amount of times as VSIII!? What the hell does Marmot even do in the dugout??? Masyn MF Winn didn’t even have as many SB as Jordan Walker, yet Masyn was caught stealing more times than Soto. I can even…

I think it will be telling to see the way Oli manages in 26 compared to 25. I expect some big changes in " philosophy." Bloom has incorporated new strategies in every other phase of the organization. I can't believe he brought him back if they didn't have lots of conversations on just that topic. The Brewers almost doubled our sb total, 164-89. I'm sure there will be pre-determined expectations for in-game managerial decisions, including player substitutions and pitching changes. Bloom must be convinced Oli will execute what they will be trying to do.

I hope so. It’s criminally inept for that 2025 club to operate like stealing bases is beneath them… or that they’re somehow facing Yadier Molina behind the plate every time they have a guy on First. I can’t see any reason why a 23 year old shortstop with a foot speed about the 87th percentile isn’t swiping more than 9 Bags, nor having a greater success rate of 69% on attempts.

Willy, Ozzie, Vince Coleman are all still alive. Yadi “Wheels” Molina was able to do better than that 3 times! This is stupid.

[sikeston bulldog2]

He might not work out but the fact he did that shows he’s dedicated to improving himself which is a good sign. Also larry day and his staff started working with baez on cutting his strike outs last january and it worked out well if they do half as good with him as they did with baez i like his chances

True
and he's low risk not high risk.

Low risk?

Sort of. I mean we did give up Donovan for him, so not entirely low risk.

He's one of 5

Regarding the 'he's one of 5 ' , Matt Holliday (in the video I posted Holliday, Lynn, Jim Hayes ) said that hopefully 2 of the 5 could turn out good.
Holliday mentioned a similar haul for Washington trading Juan Soto to Padres and how James Wood and CJ Abrams have become two very good players acquired in that haul .

Wouldn’t that be funny. A utility player acquired for the same value that a prior transaction for a future Hall of Famer early in his Prime returned.

Juan Soto has yet to play his age 27 season and the Padres acquired him when he was 23. Donovan is already 29 and has less 6 less Career WAR by the same measuring stick.

Totally unrelated… freaking Juan Soto had 38 Stolen Bases last year and was caught the same amount of times as VSIII!? What the hell does Marmot even do in the dugout??? Masyn MF Winn didn’t even have as many SB as Jordan Walker, yet Masyn was caught stealing more times than Soto. I can even…

I think it will be telling to see the way Oli manages in 26 compared to 25. I expect some big changes in " philosophy." Bloom has incorporated new strategies in every other phase of the organization. I can't believe he brought him back if they didn't have lots of conversations on just that topic. The Brewers almost doubled our sb total, 164-89. I'm sure there will be pre-determined expectations for in-game managerial decisions, including player substitutions and pitching changes. Bloom must be convinced Oli will execute what they will be trying to do.

I hope so. It’s criminally inept for that 2025 club to operate like stealing bases is beneath them… or that they’re somehow facing Yadier Molina behind the plate every time they have a guy on First. I can’t see any reason why a 23 year old shortstop with a foot speed about the 87th percentile isn’t swiping more than 9 Bags, nor having a greater success rate of 69% on attempts.

Willy, Ozzie, Vince Coleman are all still alive. Yadi “Wheels” Molina was able to do better than that 3 times! This is stupid.

10 teams had less stolen bases. 9 teams had less hits. 1 team had less homeruns. 5 teams had less walks.

Not enough runners and not enough strategy to move them when the get on, unless they all get on with two outs.

[WaltsSuccessor]

He might not work out but the fact he did that shows he’s dedicated to improving himself which is a good sign. Also larry day and his staff started working with baez on cutting his strike outs last january and it worked out well if they do half as good with him as they did with baez i like his chances

True
and he's low risk not high risk.

Low risk?

Sort of. I mean we did give up Donovan for him, so not entirely low risk.

He's one of 5

Regarding the 'he's one of 5 ' , Matt Holliday (in the video I posted Holliday, Lynn, Jim Hayes ) said that hopefully 2 of the 5 could turn out good.
Holliday mentioned a similar haul for Washington trading Juan Soto to Padres and how James Wood and CJ Abrams have become two very good players acquired in that haul .

Wasn’t Mackenzie Gore part of that package too? Not quite the same haul for Donovan as Soto…

[2ninr]

He might not work out but the fact he did that shows he’s dedicated to improving himself which is a good sign. Also larry day and his staff started working with baez on cutting his strike outs last january and it worked out well if they do half as good with him as they did with baez i like his chances

True
and he's low risk not high risk.

Low risk?

Sort of. I mean we did give up Donovan for him, so not entirely low risk.

He's one of 5

Regarding the 'he's one of 5 ' , Matt Holliday (in the video I posted Holliday, Lynn, Jim Hayes ) said that hopefully 2 of the 5 could turn out good.
Holliday mentioned a similar haul for Washington trading Juan Soto to Padres and how James Wood and CJ Abrams have become two very good players acquired in that haul .

Wouldn’t that be funny. A utility player acquired for the same value that a prior transaction for a future Hall of Famer early in his Prime returned.

Juan Soto has yet to play his age 27 season and the Padres acquired him when he was 23. Donovan is already 29 and has less 6 less Career WAR by the same measuring stick.

Totally unrelated… freaking Juan Soto had 38 Stolen Bases last year and was caught the same amount of times as VSIII!? What the hell does Marmot even do in the dugout??? Masyn MF Winn didn’t even have as many SB as Jordan Walker, yet Masyn was caught stealing more times than Soto. I can even…

I think it will be telling to see the way Oli manages in 26 compared to 25. I expect some big changes in " philosophy." Bloom has incorporated new strategies in every other phase of the organization. I can't believe he brought him back if they didn't have lots of conversations on just that topic. The Brewers almost doubled our sb total, 164-89. I'm sure there will be pre-determined expectations for in-game managerial decisions, including player substitutions and pitching changes. Bloom must be convinced Oli will execute what they will be trying to do.

I hope so. It’s criminally inept for that 2025 club to operate like stealing bases is beneath them… or that they’re somehow facing Yadier Molina behind the plate every time they have a guy on First. I can’t see any reason why a 23 year old shortstop with a foot speed about the 87th percentile isn’t swiping more than 9 Bags, nor having a greater success rate of 69% on attempts.

Willy, Ozzie, Vince Coleman are all still alive. Yadi “Wheels” Molina was able to do better than that 3 times! This is stupid.

Winn had a bad knee last year, so hopefully that played into such a poor sb performance. But he only swiped 11 in 24, so it's not like the bottom dropped out.

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Stumbled upon this searching Youtube videos on Cardinals prospects . First thing that came to mind was Donovan's 'The Barn' that he built adjacent to his home in Alabama.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e84JOK8T9I

Wonder if he wll ever be an 'everyday ' player in the MLB , a 'reserve 4th OF type ' , or unable to make and stay on a roster ?
Read where he is highly athletic with plus raw power and speed as two best tools. He hit 19 HR's at High A Modesto in 2025. He's an elite base runner with his speed accounting for 45 SB in 2024


However, he currently strikes out too much especially on curveball breaking pitches , and hasn't hit much for average.
he just as easily can get out of that approach when he tries to sell out for power, and while he does draw some walks, the 30.7 percent strikeout rate he registered in 2024 and 30.6 percent mark in ’25 aren’t going to work as he moves up the ladder. He doesn't have great rhythm and feel at the plate and could be an ambush power-over-hit type of offensive player.

Peete uses his speed well on the basepaths, and he stole 70 bags over his first two full seasons in pro ball. He's seen time at shortstop, third base and in the outfield, and he might fit best long term in center, where he saw the bulk of his duties in the summer before his move to St. Louis.


Listed as high risk/ high reward type player who could project to 30HR / 20 SB type guy down the road. He is 6-2 193 built strong , looks like a WR
. Scouting grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 55 | Run: 60 | Arm: 60 | Field: 55 | Overall: 50.

The kid is 20 years old and when playing at High A ball was often playing with kids 2 or more years older than him .
That high risk/ high reward seems to be a good label for Peete. Could be something pretty exciting with his power and speed tools but also could be a kid who never has the plate discipline skill to be a major leaguer and flame out.

He could have just used my old wiffle ball set up in my old backyard. If only I had known. But in his case, whiffle ball.

[scoutyjones2]

He might not work out but the fact he did that shows he’s dedicated to improving himself which is a good sign. Also larry day and his staff started working with baez on cutting his strike outs last january and it worked out well if they do half as good with him as they did with baez i like his chances

True
and he's low risk not high risk.

Low risk?

Sort of. I mean we did give up Donovan for him, so not entirely low risk.

He's one of 5

Regarding the 'he's one of 5 ' , Matt Holliday (in the video I posted Holliday, Lynn, Jim Hayes ) said that hopefully 2 of the 5 could turn out good.
Holliday mentioned a similar haul for Washington trading Juan Soto to Padres and how James Wood and CJ Abrams have become two very good players acquired in that haul .

Wouldn’t that be funny. A utility player acquired for the same value that a prior transaction for a future Hall of Famer early in his Prime returned.

Juan Soto has yet to play his age 27 season and the Padres acquired him when he was 23. Donovan is already 29 and has less 6 less Career WAR by the same measuring stick.

Totally unrelated… freaking Juan Soto had 38 Stolen Bases last year and was caught the same amount of times as VSIII!? What the hell does Marmot even do in the dugout??? Masyn MF Winn didn’t even have as many SB as Jordan Walker, yet Masyn was caught stealing more times than Soto. I can even…

As for strategy. Isn’t a stolen base attempt out better than a strikeout. They both may be outs but one is an aggressive bases running out, and one is an aggressive hitting out.

No. Getting thrown out when you don't steal at or above 75% success rate, is throwing away runners. Cards don't steal because most are horrible at it

[scoutyjones2]

He might not work out but the fact he did that shows he’s dedicated to improving himself which is a good sign. Also larry day and his staff started working with baez on cutting his strike outs last january and it worked out well if they do half as good with him as they did with baez i like his chances

True
and he's low risk not high risk.

Low risk?

Sort of. I mean we did give up Donovan for him, so not entirely low risk.

He's one of 5

Regarding the 'he's one of 5 ' , Matt Holliday (in the video I posted Holliday, Lynn, Jim Hayes ) said that hopefully 2 of the 5 could turn out good.
Holliday mentioned a similar haul for Washington trading Juan Soto to Padres and how James Wood and CJ Abrams have become two very good players acquired in that haul .

Wouldn’t that be funny. A utility player acquired for the same value that a prior transaction for a future Hall of Famer early in his Prime returned.

Juan Soto has yet to play his age 27 season and the Padres acquired him when he was 23. Donovan is already 29 and has less 6 less Career WAR by the same measuring stick.

Totally unrelated… freaking Juan Soto had 38 Stolen Bases last year and was caught the same amount of times as VSIII!? What the hell does Marmot even do in the dugout??? Masyn MF Winn didn’t even have as many SB as Jordan Walker, yet Masyn was caught stealing more times than Soto. I can even…

I think it will be telling to see the way Oli manages in 26 compared to 25. I expect some big changes in " philosophy." Bloom has incorporated new strategies in every other phase of the organization. I can't believe he brought him back if they didn't have lots of conversations on just that topic. The Brewers almost doubled our sb total, 164-89. I'm sure there will be pre-determined expectations for in-game managerial decisions, including player substitutions and pitching changes. Bloom must be convinced Oli will execute what they will be trying to do.

I hope so. It’s criminally inept for that 2025 club to operate like stealing bases is beneath them… or that they’re somehow facing Yadier Molina behind the plate every time they have a guy on First. I can’t see any reason why a 23 year old shortstop with a foot speed about the 87th percentile isn’t swiping more than 9 Bags, nor having a greater success rate of 69% on attempts.

Willy, Ozzie, Vince Coleman are all still alive. Yadi “Wheels” Molina was able to do better than that 3 times! This is stupid.

Winn had a bad knee last year, so hopefully that played into such a poor sb performance. But he only swiped 11 in 24, so it's not like the bottom dropped out.

LoL. No, the bad knee isn't the issue as you even stated he sucked the year prior

[ecleme22]

He might not work out but the fact he did that shows he’s dedicated to improving himself which is a good sign. Also larry day and his staff started working with baez on cutting his strike outs last january and it worked out well if they do half as good with him as they did with baez i like his chances

True
and he's low risk not high risk.

Low risk?

Sort of. I mean we did give up Donovan for him, so not entirely low risk.

He's one of 5

Regarding the 'he's one of 5 ' , Matt Holliday (in the video I posted Holliday, Lynn, Jim Hayes ) said that hopefully 2 of the 5 could turn out good.
Holliday mentioned a similar haul for Washington trading Juan Soto to Padres and how James Wood and CJ Abrams have become two very good players acquired in that haul .

Wouldn’t that be funny. A utility player acquired for the same value that a prior transaction for a future Hall of Famer early in his Prime returned.

Juan Soto has yet to play his age 27 season and the Padres acquired him when he was 23. Donovan is already 29 and has less 6 less Career WAR by the same measuring stick.

Totally unrelated… freaking Juan Soto had 38 Stolen Bases last year and was caught the same amount of times as VSIII!? What the hell does Marmot even do in the dugout??? Masyn MF Winn didn’t even have as many SB as Jordan Walker, yet Masyn was caught stealing more times than Soto. I can even…

I think it will be telling to see the way Oli manages in 26 compared to 25. I expect some big changes in " philosophy." Bloom has incorporated new strategies in every other phase of the organization. I can't believe he brought him back if they didn't have lots of conversations on just that topic. The Brewers almost doubled our sb total, 164-89. I'm sure there will be pre-determined expectations for in-game managerial decisions, including player substitutions and pitching changes. Bloom must be convinced Oli will execute what they will be trying to do.

I hope so. It’s criminally inept for that 2025 club to operate like stealing bases is beneath them… or that they’re somehow facing Yadier Molina behind the plate every time they have a guy on First. I can’t see any reason why a 23 year old shortstop with a foot speed about the 87th percentile isn’t swiping more than 9 Bags, nor having a greater success rate of 69% on attempts.

Willy, Ozzie, Vince Coleman are all still alive. Yadi “Wheels” Molina was able to do better than that 3 times! This is stupid.

Winn had a bad knee last year, so hopefully that played into such a poor sb performance. But he only swiped 11 in 24, so it's not like the bottom dropped out.

LoL. No, the bad knee isn't the issue as you even stated he sucked the year prior

Scouty hates Winn

[moose-and-squirrel]

He might not work out but the fact he did that shows he’s dedicated to improving himself which is a good sign. Also larry day and his staff started working with baez on cutting his strike outs last january and it worked out well if they do half as good with him as they did with baez i like his chances

True
and he's low risk not high risk.

Low risk?

Sort of. I mean we did give up Donovan for him, so not entirely low risk.

think the correct way of saying this is, high risk of not panning out.. low expectations

[ecleme22]

He might not work out but the fact he did that shows he’s dedicated to improving himself which is a good sign. Also larry day and his staff started working with baez on cutting his strike outs last january and it worked out well if they do half as good with him as they did with baez i like his chances

True
and he's low risk not high risk.

Low risk?

Sort of. I mean we did give up Donovan for him, so not entirely low risk.

That’s silly.

[Cardinals4Life]

He might not work out but the fact he did that shows he’s dedicated to improving himself which is a good sign. Also larry day and his staff started working with baez on cutting his strike outs last january and it worked out well if they do half as good with him as they did with baez i like his chances

True
and he's low risk not high risk.

Low risk?

Sort of. I mean we did give up Donovan for him, so not entirely low risk.

That’s silly.

How so?

[renostl]

He might not work out but the fact he did that shows he’s dedicated to improving himself which is a good sign. Also larry day and his staff started working with baez on cutting his strike outs last january and it worked out well if they do half as good with him as they did with baez i like his chances

True
and he's low risk not high risk.

Low risk?

Sort of. I mean we did give up Donovan for him, so not entirely low risk.

That’s silly.

How so?

There's more risk when missing on draft picks. Draft picks that have a known amount of miss in them can still mean you didn't acquire an productive player plus whatever time and money that the team invested in that player.
Compar that to Peete who is but 1 of 5 players return for Donovan.
1 productive player becomes good for you get production for potentially more seasons than the 2 that BD would also potentially give. Potentially because even BD can get injured or have production fall.
More than 1 player producing just adds to the win.

I didn't say silly..Just a POV

[ecleme22]

He might not work out but the fact he did that shows he’s dedicated to improving himself which is a good sign. Also larry day and his staff started working with baez on cutting his strike outs last january and it worked out well if they do half as good with him as they did with baez i like his chances

True
and he's low risk not high risk.

Low risk?

Sort of. I mean we did give up Donovan for him, so not entirely low risk.

That’s silly.

How so?

Because he is one player in a 5 player deal and not the primary asset.