I think you can look to move Scott II

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I think you can look to move Scott II

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I'd keep him around throughout 2026 but would listen on interest, I bet a team would find his skillset intriguing and maybe you can get a AA level SP prospect. re: players we might thin out as roster choices loom into 2027.

For CF I think I would roll Baez out there at some point late 2026-27 and leave him there till he shows you he can't play it. You can always move him to right. You also have Tai Peete not far behind, who seems to be off the charts athletically. For Peete with the strikeout concerns I'd point to a player like JJ Bleday who might make a short career out of that skillset only Peete projects to have many more SBs, and play good CF defense. You can catch lightning in a bottle with a player like that for a few seasons.
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Re: I think you can look to move Scott II

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A team headed for the playoffs might be interested in a late inning defensive replacement. Maybe could fetch a bp arm.
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Re: I think you can look to move Scott II

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C-Unit wrote: 08 Feb 2026 19:26 pm I'd keep him around throughout 2026 but would listen on interest, I bet a team would find his skillset intriguing and maybe you can get a AA level SP prospect. re: players we might thin out as roster choices loom into 2027.

For CF I think I would roll Baez out there at some point late 2026-27 and leave him there till he shows you he can't play it. You can always move him to right. You also have Tai Peete not far behind, who seems to be off the charts athletically. For Peete with the strikeout concerns I'd point to a player like JJ Bleday who might make a short career out of that skillset only Peete projects to have many more SBs, and play good CF defense. You can catch lightning in a bottle with a player like that for a few seasons.
I would rather they move walker once he sucks again and move Baez to right so you have above average in right and center
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Re: I think you can look to move Scott II

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Ozziesfan41 wrote: 08 Feb 2026 20:00 pm
C-Unit wrote: 08 Feb 2026 19:26 pm I'd keep him around throughout 2026 but would listen on interest, I bet a team would find his skillset intriguing and maybe you can get a AA level SP prospect. re: players we might thin out as roster choices loom into 2027.

For CF I think I would roll Baez out there at some point late 2026-27 and leave him there till he shows you he can't play it. You can always move him to right. You also have Tai Peete not far behind, who seems to be off the charts athletically. For Peete with the strikeout concerns I'd point to a player like JJ Bleday who might make a short career out of that skillset only Peete projects to have many more SBs, and play good CF defense. You can catch lightning in a bottle with a player like that for a few seasons.
I would rather they move walker once he sucks again and move Baez to right so you have above average in right and center
For a team that was nearly last in HR and SLG we need to transition to above average bats at a LOT of positions. We need a Edmonds/Trout type in Center or as close as we can get to one. Is that Baez or Peete? Or do we need someone from outside the org brought in?
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Re: I think you can look to move Scott II

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Give Bloom's people a chance to work with these guys before we trade them.
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Re: I think you can look to move Scott II

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Carp4Cy wrote: 08 Feb 2026 20:44 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 08 Feb 2026 20:00 pm
C-Unit wrote: 08 Feb 2026 19:26 pm I'd keep him around throughout 2026 but would listen on interest, I bet a team would find his skillset intriguing and maybe you can get a AA level SP prospect. re: players we might thin out as roster choices loom into 2027.

For CF I think I would roll Baez out there at some point late 2026-27 and leave him there till he shows you he can't play it. You can always move him to right. You also have Tai Peete not far behind, who seems to be off the charts athletically. For Peete with the strikeout concerns I'd point to a player like JJ Bleday who might make a short career out of that skillset only Peete projects to have many more SBs, and play good CF defense. You can catch lightning in a bottle with a player like that for a few seasons.
I would rather they move walker once he sucks again and move Baez to right so you have above average in right and center
For a team that was nearly last in HR and SLG we need to transition to above average bats at a LOT of positions. We need a Edmonds/Trout type in Center or as close as we can get to one. Is that Baez or Peete? Or do we need someone from outside the org brought in?
They don’t need an Edmonds/trout type in center. scouts say Baez is not going to play in center he’s a corner. Trying to throw a guy into center who will be average at best defensively is silly when he would be above average in right provide the same offense and you can have great defense in center with Scott.
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Re: I think you can look to move Scott II

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Ozziesfan41 wrote: 08 Feb 2026 21:17 pm
Carp4Cy wrote: 08 Feb 2026 20:44 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 08 Feb 2026 20:00 pm
C-Unit wrote: 08 Feb 2026 19:26 pm I'd keep him around throughout 2026 but would listen on interest, I bet a team would find his skillset intriguing and maybe you can get a AA level SP prospect. re: players we might thin out as roster choices loom into 2027.

For CF I think I would roll Baez out there at some point late 2026-27 and leave him there till he shows you he can't play it. You can always move him to right. You also have Tai Peete not far behind, who seems to be off the charts athletically. For Peete with the strikeout concerns I'd point to a player like JJ Bleday who might make a short career out of that skillset only Peete projects to have many more SBs, and play good CF defense. You can catch lightning in a bottle with a player like that for a few seasons.
I would rather they move walker once he sucks again and move Baez to right so you have above average in right and center
For a team that was nearly last in HR and SLG we need to transition to above average bats at a LOT of positions. We need a Edmonds/Trout type in Center or as close as we can get to one. Is that Baez or Peete? Or do we need someone from outside the org brought in?
They don’t need an Edmonds/trout type in center.
We need someone close to it unless we are content with our ceiling being "average".
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ScotchMIrish wrote: 08 Feb 2026 21:08 pm Give Bloom's people a chance to work with these guys before we trade them.
I doubt they spend much time on chat forums.
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alw80 wrote: 08 Feb 2026 19:35 pm A team headed for the playoffs might be interested in a late inning defensive replacement. Maybe could fetch a bp arm.
Yeah, a contender is going to trade a bullpen arm for a late inning def sauce replacement. I don’t think so
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Re: I think you can look to move Scott II

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Carp4Cy wrote: 08 Feb 2026 21:38 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 08 Feb 2026 21:17 pm
Carp4Cy wrote: 08 Feb 2026 20:44 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 08 Feb 2026 20:00 pm
C-Unit wrote: 08 Feb 2026 19:26 pm I'd keep him around throughout 2026 but would listen on interest, I bet a team would find his skillset intriguing and maybe you can get a AA level SP prospect. re: players we might thin out as roster choices loom into 2027.

For CF I think I would roll Baez out there at some point late 2026-27 and leave him there till he shows you he can't play it. You can always move him to right. You also have Tai Peete not far behind, who seems to be off the charts athletically. For Peete with the strikeout concerns I'd point to a player like JJ Bleday who might make a short career out of that skillset only Peete projects to have many more SBs, and play good CF defense. You can catch lightning in a bottle with a player like that for a few seasons.
I would rather they move walker once he sucks again and move Baez to right so you have above average in right and center
For a team that was nearly last in HR and SLG we need to transition to above average bats at a LOT of positions. We need a Edmonds/Trout type in Center or as close as we can get to one. Is that Baez or Peete? Or do we need someone from outside the org brought in?
They don’t need an Edmonds/trout type in center.
We need someone close to it unless we are content with our ceiling being "average".
The team can be very good without an Edmonds/trout type in center as long as they have good players at other positions. The dodgers are the only team in baseball with great players at every position
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Re: I think you can look to move Scott II

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a player you dont want on your mlb roster will get in return, a player you dont want on your roster or a zero chance prospect no one ever heard of
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Re: I think you can look to move Scott II

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Carp4Cy wrote: 08 Feb 2026 20:44 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 08 Feb 2026 20:00 pm
C-Unit wrote: 08 Feb 2026 19:26 pm I'd keep him around throughout 2026 but would listen on interest, I bet a team would find his skillset intriguing and maybe you can get a AA level SP prospect. re: players we might thin out as roster choices loom into 2027.

For CF I think I would roll Baez out there at some point late 2026-27 and leave him there till he shows you he can't play it. You can always move him to right. You also have Tai Peete not far behind, who seems to be off the charts athletically. For Peete with the strikeout concerns I'd point to a player like JJ Bleday who might make a short career out of that skillset only Peete projects to have many more SBs, and play good CF defense. You can catch lightning in a bottle with a player like that for a few seasons.
I would rather they move walker once he sucks again and move Baez to right so you have above average in right and center
For a team that was nearly last in HR and SLG we need to transition to above average bats at a LOT of positions. We need a Edmonds/Trout type in Center or as close as we can get to one. Is that Baez or Peete? Or do we need someone from outside the org brought in?
We have really let the offensive production from our OFers slide over the years. I'm sure Bloom is setting a high priority for this year to sort out which of our OFers can actually hit major league pitching. Noot is ok if he's out there with a couple other real MLB hitters. Scott and Walker can't continue to suck offensively and keep their starting jobs.
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Re: I think you can look to move Scott II

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woofy25 wrote: 08 Feb 2026 22:19 pm
alw80 wrote: 08 Feb 2026 19:35 pm A team headed for the playoffs might be interested in a late inning defensive replacement. Maybe could fetch a bp arm.
Yeah, a contender is going to trade a bullpen arm for a late inning def sauce replacement. I don’t think so
Well I really cant imagine a team actually trading for Scott so I thought the best we could do is a BP arm if it actually happened.
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Re: I think you can look to move Scott II

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Would be selling low on Scott. Should play him in 2026 and see if he steps up or if this is it.
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Re: I think you can look to move Scott II

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The team currently has no outfielders.

Going by what we know now, VS and Baez can coexist.
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Re: I think you can look to move Scott II

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I'd wait to see what he does this season before "moving on".

IF VSII could just get to a .325-.330 OB% by hitting down on the ball more & learning the art of bunting, then he's a HUGE asset playing Gold Glove level defense in CF and stealing 40-50 bases while making no money.
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