Prieto up and Saggese down

[ShakeyWalton]

Solid.

[renostl]

Solid.

https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/roster/transactions

[cosmo.kramer]

Saggese wasn't seeing any playing time. Does Prieto even see the field? Where?

[Melville]

Odd.
Not unmerited, but odd.
Where will a LH hitting middle infielder get PA's in STL?
Team does not need another LH bat.
And they already have the gloves of Winn, Wetherholt, Fermin up the middle - as well as Gorman and Urias at 3B.
Not much work for a #6 infielder.

[Melville]

Saggese wasn't seeing any playing time. Does Prieto even see the field? Where?

Exactly.
Less available work for a #6 LH hitting infielder than there is an RH in the same role who has the added ability to play LF.
Only reason to do this is to get PA's for Saggese at Memphis while perhaps giving Prieto a little more MLB tape for other teams to look at with an eye on the summer trade deadline.

[Strummer Jones]

Good move. Saggese wasn't getting much playing time, and he wasn't capitalizing when he was.

[renostl]

Saggese wasn't seeing any playing time. Does Prieto even see the field? Where?

Tommy played himself out of PT.
IF they see him having any upside at all he needed to be sent
down, imo.
Prieto soon to be 27 deserved a shot and very well may be the better player.

[cosmo.kramer]

Saggese wasn't seeing any playing time. Does Prieto even see the field? Where?

Tommy played himself out of PT.
IF they see him having any upside at all he needed to be sent
down, imo.
Prieto soon to be 27 deserved a shot and very well may be the better player.

I agree that Prieto has earned a shot. I just don't see where they slide him in. Is he the backup SS and 2B if Winn or JJ need a day off? Backup 1B if Burly needs a day? 3B already has Gorman and Urias.

[cosmo.kramer]

Saggese wasn't seeing any playing time. Does Prieto even see the field? Where?

Exactly.
Less available work for a #6 LH hitting infielder than there is an RH in the same role who has the added ability to play LF.
Only reason to do this is to get PA's for Saggese at Memphis while perhaps giving Prieto a little more MLB tape for other teams to look at with an eye on the summer trade deadline.

I like giving Saggese regular playing time in Memphis. Does Prieto vs Torres come down to ability to backup SS?

[craviduce]

we were told to "Stay Tuned", and "Oli loves Saggese in CF", and "Oli Loves Saggese at 3B". We were promised that Saggese would be the "Steve Garvey of LF". And one poster even repeatedly touted Saggese's Texas League MVP in every post.

I'm confused.

2023 trades are still giving, though....Prieto gets his turn. Never played SS with the Cards Org until this year. I haven't followed much of his defensive prowess there. I know his 3B was meh to average...athletic enough, made some good running catches...but not overly great/good.

Glad he got his chance though...working on 3 seasons in AAA. Bout time for the chance

[craviduce]

Saggese wasn't seeing any playing time. Does Prieto even see the field? Where?

Tommy played himself out of PT.
IF they see him having any upside at all he needed to be sent
down, imo.
Prieto soon to be 27 deserved a shot and very well may be the better player.

I agree that Prieto has earned a shot. I just don't see where they slide him in. Is he the backup SS and 2B if Winn or JJ need a day off? Backup 1B if Burly needs a day? 3B already has Gorman and Urias.

if you take away a middle infielding back up...shouldn't you replace him with someone who plays the middle infield? Torres plays 2B, yes...but not SS. And Prieto also plays 3B...which Saggese did as well.

[renostl]

Saggese wasn't seeing any playing time. Does Prieto even see the field? Where?

Exactly.
Less available work for a #6 LH hitting infielder than there is an RH in the same role who has the added ability to play LF.
Only reason to do this is to get PA's for Saggese at Memphis while perhaps giving Prieto a little more MLB tape for other teams to look at with an eye on the summer trade deadline.

Don't tell Jose but he's the RH outfielder. Centerfielder even.

[NYCardsFan]

we were told to "Stay Tuned", and "Oli loves Saggese in CF", and "Oli Loves Saggese at 3B". We were promised that Saggese would be the "Steve Garvey of LF". And one poster even repeatedly touted Saggese's Texas League MVP in every post.

I'm confused.

2023 trades are still giving, though....Prieto gets his turn. Never played SS with the Cards Org until this year. I haven't followed much of his defensive prowess there. I know his 3B was meh to average...athletic enough, made some good running catches...but not overly great/good.

Glad he got his chance though...working on 3 seasons in AAA. Bout time for the chance

Crav, you must be mistaken: he was “named the best 2B prospect in all the minor leagues, at every level,” and even compared to “Jeff Bagwell.”

[craviduce]

when did Prieto land on the 40 man?

I guess it wasn't today....I see he's on there now.

[vegascardsfan5890]

Odd.
Not unmerited, but odd.
Where will a LH hitting middle infielder get PA's in STL?
Team does not need another LH bat.
And they already have the gloves of Winn, Wetherholt, Fermin up the middle - as well as Gorman and Urias at 3B.
Not much work for a #6 infielder.

Did ChatGPT write this?

[renostl]

Saggese wasn't seeing any playing time. Does Prieto even see the field? Where?

Tommy played himself out of PT.
IF they see him having any upside at all he needed to be sent
down, imo.
Prieto soon to be 27 deserved a shot and very well may be the better player.

I agree that Prieto has earned a shot. I just don't see where they slide him in. Is he the backup SS and 2B if Winn or JJ need a day off? Backup 1B if Burly needs a day? 3B already has Gorman and Urias.

if you take away a middle infielding back up...shouldn't you replace him with someone who plays the middle infield? Torres plays 2B, yes...but not SS. And Prieto also plays 3B...which Saggese did as well.

Agree with that and I do not think that they want JJ moving around a lot from what has
occurred to date. It may be the whole rationale behind the Urias signing. Keep JJ at 2B.