Will Cards have three in the top ten in NL batting average next season?

[Shady]

who cares?

Bloom and Marmol.

[Cranny]

who cares?

Because most fans I know would rather see hits over walks and Ks.

[alw80]

who cares?

Bloom and Marmol.

Can I get the quote?

[Shady]

Burleson, Donovan and Wetherholt. 50/50 chance on all three, maybe. 60/40 on two. And 70/30 on at least one.

Isn't it amazing that there was only one hitter in the entire National League that hit .300 or better this season? One.
And in the top ten batting averages in the league, Burleson was ranked 6th and Donovan 9th. So adding JJ to the mix, having 3 in the top 10 some day may be a distinct possibility. I would count out Herrera either.

Burleson will likely be back in the top ten in BA in '26. However, he needs to hit for more power to be an All Star.

[Shady]

who cares?

Bloom and Marmol.

Can I get the quote?

Just common sense on that. Try it sometime.

[CorneliusWolfe]

I heard Burly is a lock for .400 if he only faces "tough RHP" all season.

Their best “wipe-away” sliders won’t work on the great Burly!

Do you think he’ll accomplish 1,2, or all 3 of the following feats: .500 average, 80 HRs, 200 RBIs?

I think 95% chance he does all 3.

[CorneliusWolfe]

50/50 chance Wetherholt is the only one who is a Cardinal next year. And I doubt he's in the top 10.

So you must feel Burleson and Donovan will drop out of the top ten. Like they in this season.

No. They aren't Cardinals anymore as in traded.

My guess, Oli will tell Bloom he would like Burleson to not be traded. Considering they need offense. Burleson was in the top four in the NL in BA at 26 years old and is just coming into his prime seasons. And he's still a bargain. Donovan will be in a higher salary bracket. So he could, more likely, be traded.

What is the significance of “coming into his prime” with a drop in production numbers? Who cares about an empty batting average from a 1B/DH? “Burly” got around 600 PA’s in the 3-5 spots and still couldn’t reach 70 RBIs or 20 HRs. But by gosh he sure can save BDW some money, and that is why I watch.

[alw80]

who cares?

Bloom and Marmol.

Can I get the quote?

Just common sense on that. Try it sometime.

So you pulled it out of your a**, just like your gerbil.

[Youboughtit]

Burleson, Donovan and Wetherholt. 50/50 chance on all three, maybe. 60/40 on two. And 70/30 on at least one.

Add Scott Winn and the Catcher and those 6 create such a power vacume it will be impossible to overcome. The other 3 hitters need to be 30HR/85 RBI hitter to compensate. A team cannot have 3 no power defensive specialists and 3 with less than 15 HR.

[Cranny]

Burleson, Contreras, and Herrera should have 20 or more home runs next season. Now if they could get Walker and Gorman going we’d have something.

[alw80]

who cares?

Because most fans I know would rather see hits over walks and Ks.

Sure, not what was stated though.

[45s]

Perhaps a more meaningful question is will the team have a top three record in the NL…

[EastCoastDave]

Burleson, Contreras, and Herrera should have 20 or more home runs next season. Now if they could get Walker and Gorman going we’d have something.

Yes. It’s be something if Walker and Gorman would get going….like .258-.275 and 20-28 homers. Yeah, that’d be something.

[WLTFE]

Hope is not a plan....that's what got this team into this mess

[Youboughtit]

Burleson, Contreras, and Herrera should have 20 or more home runs next season. Now if they could get Walker and Gorman going we’d have something.

Yes if the most anyone has is 20 then you need that from 5-6 players with 75 plus RBI. So let’s say those 5 can all hit 20 where are they playing because it will take a full season of ABs. You want

C Hererra {ruins the def up the middle)
1B Contreras
2B Wetherholt
SS Winn
3B Donovan
LF Burleson
C Scott
RF Walker
DH Gorman

And in your dream world using the same roster as last season that was last on HR and Slug they become better? It’s not happening. To win they must add some legit power somewhere or all have average power which I don’t beleive is possible

[Braund241]

Burleson, Donovan and Wetherholt. 50/50 chance on all three, maybe. 60/40 on two. And 70/30 on at least one.

Zero chance