Platoon Torres/Velasquez in LF after Noot trade until Baez is ready?

[hornetfb52]

If you trade Noot, there is zero reason not to bring up Baez.

The reason would be to wait 2 weeks or so to preserve Rookie status for Baez into 2027, with potential draft pick implications. But after that by all means, let him play his 40 games in Aug/Sept.

Agree with this.

[woofy25]

Sound about right to me. Victor scott would make an excellent late inning defensive replacement and pinch runner. May as well call him up when Noot packs his belongings

CF
Church
Scott II

RF
Walker
Scott II

LF
Torres against Righties
Velasquez against Lefties
Scott II

Maybe Scott could actually earn a spot on the MLB roster for the first time in his career? If he is brought up next week, it's a completely wasted roster spot. You don't have a defensive sub/pinch runner on the bench for a selling team who's not competing for anything. Keep Fermin where he is and force Scott to earn something.

[Jobu's Rum]

Pretty sure that if Noot is traded they will call up Baez from AAA and start him every day.

I'm ok with either scenario

May, Stanek, Noot, Pages, JoJo need to be gone

[BrockFloodMaris]

Sound about right to me. Victor scott would make an excellent late inning defensive replacement and pinch runner. May as well call him up when Noot packs his belongings

CF
Church
Scott II

RF
Walker
Scott II

LF
Torres against Righties
Velasquez against Lefties
Scott II

Maybe Scott could actually earn a spot on the MLB roster for the first time in his career? If he is brought up next week, it's a completely wasted roster spot. You don't have a defensive sub/pinch runner on the bench for a selling team who's not competing for anything. Keep Fermin where he is and force Scott to earn something.

Josh Baez is batting .226 over his last ten games with one HR at AAA Memphis, not at MLB STL. But, yes, by all means, let's bring him up and use up his rookie status, because he will save us!

[C-Unit]

Sound about right to me. Victor scott would make an excellent late inning defensive replacement and pinch runner. May as well call him up when Noot packs his belongings

CF
Church
Scott II

RF
Walker
Scott II

LF
Torres against Righties
Velasquez against Lefties
Scott II

But does Noot even get traded? He's not a FA, so offseason is just as likely, unless BDW REALLY needs the cash savings of 2 months of salary.

Of course you think the main reason he is getting traded would be about Bill's money.

[zoiks]

I have complete confidence that if Nootbaar is traded, the player or players that take his spot will do a great job at combining got a sub .600 OPS for the rest of the season.

[woofy25]

Sound about right to me. Victor scott would make an excellent late inning defensive replacement and pinch runner. May as well call him up when Noot packs his belongings

CF
Church
Scott II

RF
Walker
Scott II

LF
Torres against Righties
Velasquez against Lefties
Scott II

Maybe Scott could actually earn a spot on the MLB roster for the first time in his career? If he is brought up next week, it's a completely wasted roster spot. You don't have a defensive sub/pinch runner on the bench for a selling team who's not competing for anything. Keep Fermin where he is and force Scott to earn something.

Josh Baez is batting .226 over his last ten games with one HR at AAA Memphis, not at MLB STL. But, yes, by all means, let's bring him up and use up his rookie status, because he will save us!

When did I say Baez should be brought up? Haven’t said it once all year

[BrockFloodMaris]

Sound about right to me. Victor scott would make an excellent late inning defensive replacement and pinch runner. May as well call him up when Noot packs his belongings

CF
Church
Scott II

RF
Walker
Scott II

LF
Torres against Righties
Velasquez against Lefties
Scott II

Maybe Scott could actually earn a spot on the MLB roster for the first time in his career? If he is brought up next week, it's a completely wasted roster spot. You don't have a defensive sub/pinch runner on the bench for a selling team who's not competing for anything. Keep Fermin where he is and force Scott to earn something.

Josh Baez is batting .226 over his last ten games with one HR at AAA Memphis, not at MLB STL. But, yes, by all means, let's bring him up and use up his rookie status, because he will save us!

When did I say Baez should be brought up? Haven’t said it once all year

Sorry, my comment about Baez was in response to a different post. I must have mis-clicked.