Opening Day Lineup

[Carp4Cy]

1 - JJW/2B
2 - Winn/SS
3 - Burly/1B
4 - Hererra/DH
5 - Gorman/3B
6 - "V"/LF
7 - Pages/C
8 - Walker/RF
9 - VSII/CF

Libby

Do we really think Walker still has a spot in the lineup? On the ML roster? He’s only played in like 1 game this final week. Might be a signal for some surprise announcement /demotion?

[mattmitchl44]

1. Winn - SS - R
2. Wetherholt - 2B - L
3. Herrera - DH - R
4. Burleson - 1B - L
5. Velazquez - LF - R
6. Gorman - 3B - L
7. Walker - RH - R
8. Pages - C - R
9. Scott - CF- L

[Carp4Cy]

1. Winn - SS - R
2. Wetherholt - 2B - L
3. Herrera - DH - R
4. Burleson - 1B - L
5. Velazquez - LF - R
6. Gorman - 3B - L
7. Walker - RH - R
8. Pages - C - R
9. Scott - CF- L

1,7,8,9 have been hitting awful both this spring at at the end of last year. Winn has a reasonable expectation of returning to form. The other 3, it’s just who they are.

[rockondlouie]

1 - JJW/2B
2 - Winn/SS
3 - Burly/1B
4 - Hererra/DH
5 - Gorman/3B
6 - "V"/LF
7 - Pages/C
8 - Walker/RF
9 - VSII/CF

Libby

Do we really think Walker still has a spot in the lineup? On the ML roster? He’s only played in like 1 game this final week. Might be a signal for some surprise announcement /demotion?

Sadly, yes

Oli wants him in there and not at Memphis........but we can hope!

[Goldfan]

1 - JJW/2B
2 - Winn/SS
3 - Burly/1B
4 - Hererra/DH
5 - Gorman/3B
6 - "V"/LF
7 - Pages/C
8 - Walker/RF
9 - VSII/CF

Libby

Do we really think Walker still has a spot in the lineup? On the ML roster? He’s only played in like 1 game this final week. Might be a signal for some surprise announcement /demotion?

Sadly, yes

Oli wants him in there and not at Memphis........but we can hope!

I expected more from Bloom…….are these his stupid decisions or Oli’s?

[rockondlouie]

1 - JJW/2B
2 - Winn/SS
3 - Burly/1B
4 - Hererra/DH
5 - Gorman/3B
6 - "V"/LF
7 - Pages/C
8 - Walker/RF
9 - VSII/CF

Libby

Do we really think Walker still has a spot in the lineup? On the ML roster? He’s only played in like 1 game this final week. Might be a signal for some surprise announcement /demotion?

Sadly, yes

Oli wants him in there and not at Memphis........but we can hope!

I expected more from Bloom…….are these his stupid decisions or Oli’s?

Oli is on record now for months having said Walker "has nothing to gain" going to Memphis and that he wants the major league staff to work w/him instead.

It wouldn't be a good way to start off a POBO/Manager relationship for Bloom not to honor Oli's wishes.

BUT

I'd bet he's not going to give Walker more than to the ASB to prove he deserves to be up here.

I'd pull the ripcord even sooner (Memorial Day) if he's scuffling and send him down.

[ramfandan]

1 - JJW/2B
2 - Winn/SS
3 - Burly/1B
4 - Hererra/DH
5 - Gorman/3B
6 - "V"/LF
7 - Pages/C
8 - Walker/RF
9 - VSII/CF

Libby

That's probably about what I'd do, except sub Walker for Church. If I were calling the shots, Walker wouldn't be within 200 miles of STL.

For sure but we both know strum that Oli's going to write in "Walker".

If it was me, then I'd start him at Memphis.

And so what does Bloom/Oli do with Walker and the spin after he’s lucky to be hitting .200 after a month. That seems a worse predicament then starting at AAA

If it had to be one or the other, I would much rather have Walker start the first month here and then bye bye if he is hitting the .200 rather than having him at Memphis with his replacement in RF doing decent , then seeing Walker maybe hitting well at Memphis hitting AAA pitching, then being returned after one month and THEN hitting .200 for the next month. Think fanbase would be angrier in the second scenario that the guy who was halfway decent was benched to give Walker another shot after the first month, see him struggle again and fans would say Dang, just when Player X in RF was looking halfway decent he gets benched for Walker . I say let him sink or swim the first month or whatever than down and back.

[Talkin' Baseball]

1 - JJW/2B
2 - Winn/SS
3 - Burly/1B
4 - Hererra/DH
5 - Gorman/3B
6 - "V"/LF
7 - Pages/C
8 - Walker/RF
9 - VSII/CF

Libby

Do we really think Walker still has a spot in the lineup? On the ML roster? He’s only played in like 1 game this final week. Might be a signal for some surprise announcement /demotion?

Don't listen to Cards Talk. Listen to the org and you will have your answer.

[ilcubuffs]

1. Winn/SS

2. JJW / 2B

3. Church / CF

4. Hererra / DH

5. Burl / 1B

6. "V" Man / LF

7. Gorman / 3B

8. Catcher / Anyone but Herrera - Does it matter?

9. Walker / RF


JJ, Church, and V Man have the potential to make this offense a tougher opponent than the station to station, paint drying, etc of Marmot's BO.

[kscardsfan]

1 - VSII/CF
2 - Hererra/C
3 - Burly/1B
4 - Gorman/3B
5 - JJW/2B
6 - "V"/LF
7 - Church/DH
8 - Walker/RF
9 - Winn/SS

Victor hits before Mid May or goes down. Jordan the same. Gorman has until July 1. Then he gets cut. Herrera at Catcher is where I disagree with most on here. This team like it or not is in a rebuild. This is the time to find out if he can catch or not. If he cleans it up and his work becomes respectable you really have a chance to improve this team. If not what are you out? Is putting him at DH gonna win a Division? Herrrea/ (Church Example) vs Herrera /Pages. Which pair is gonna hit the ball better? Pedro Pages is not a good catcher or a good hitter. I see too much love from Oli and some on here. Release is the answer. I worry that putting JJW at the Top of the lineup may put a bit too much pressure on him starting out. We have seen that happen before. Let him get his feet wet the first month and see how he is responding. Then move him up.

[TheFantasyStud]

I’ll be at the game. Hoping for.

2B) Wetherholt
C) Herrera
1B) Burleson
DH) Velazquez
3B) Gorman
RF) Walker
LF) Church
SS) Winn
CF) Scott II

[Melville]

I’ll be at the game. Hoping for.

2B) Wetherholt
C) Herrera
1B) Burleson
DH) Velazquez
3B) Gorman
RF) Walker
LF) Church
SS) Winn
CF) Scott II

Among the challenges Herrera presents, is the extremely high likelihood that whenever he catches, he will be removed around the 6th inning during any game in which STL has a slim lead.
In your proposed scenario, that would leave Pages hitting 2nd for the final 3 innings.
One of many reasons why Herrera should DH.