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Re: STL Post projected Cardinal 2026 roster

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Charles King wrote: 20 Mar 2026 13:06 pm Now the question
With Weatherholt and Velasquez making the team opening day. Who goes off the 40 man roster
Have they confirmed that?
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Strummer Jones wrote: 20 Mar 2026 13:28 pm
Charles King wrote: 20 Mar 2026 13:06 pm Now the question
With Weatherholt and Velasquez making the team opening day. Who goes off the 40 man roster
Have they confirmed that?




No

Just going off what was projected. Velasquez should make the team. Weatherholt is either way. His defense is there. Does he need more time in Memphis. It can be debatable
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Strummer Jones wrote: 20 Mar 2026 13:28 pm
Charles King wrote: 20 Mar 2026 13:06 pm Now the question
With Weatherholt and Velasquez making the team opening day. Who goes off the 40 man roster
Have they confirmed that?
JJW - 100% opening day 2nd baseman

"V" - 99.99999% opening day LF

Plenty of J.A.G.'s on the 40 man to release.
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rockondlouie wrote: 20 Mar 2026 14:43 pm
Strummer Jones wrote: 20 Mar 2026 13:28 pm
Charles King wrote: 20 Mar 2026 13:06 pm Now the question
With Weatherholt and Velasquez making the team opening day. Who goes off the 40 man roster
Have they confirmed that?
JJW - 100% opening day 2nd baseman

"V" - 99.99999% opening day LF

Plenty of J.A.G.'s on the 40 man to release.
I'm not sure there are anymore. I could see Fernandez being DFA'd. Or more likely Raquet first. Prieto?

I would imagine Roby goes on the 60 day, and maybe Hjerpe? But there is decidedly less garbage on the 40 man now.
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Re: STL Post projected Cardinal 2026 roster

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Strummer Jones wrote: 20 Mar 2026 14:57 pm
rockondlouie wrote: 20 Mar 2026 14:43 pm
Strummer Jones wrote: 20 Mar 2026 13:28 pm
Charles King wrote: 20 Mar 2026 13:06 pm Now the question
With Weatherholt and Velasquez making the team opening day. Who goes off the 40 man roster
Have they confirmed that?
JJW - 100% opening day 2nd baseman

"V" - 99.99999% opening day LF

Plenty of J.A.G.'s on the 40 man to release.
I'm not sure there are anymore. I could see Fernandez being DFA'd. Or more likely Raquet first. Prieto?

I would imagine Roby goes on the 60 day, and maybe Hjerpe? But there is decidedly less garbage on the 40 man now.



2 on the 60 day IL gives you 2 spots
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Strummer Jones wrote: 20 Mar 2026 14:57 pm
rockondlouie wrote: 20 Mar 2026 14:43 pm
Strummer Jones wrote: 20 Mar 2026 13:28 pm
Charles King wrote: 20 Mar 2026 13:06 pm Now the question
With Weatherholt and Velasquez making the team opening day. Who goes off the 40 man roster
Have they confirmed that?
JJW - 100% opening day 2nd baseman

"V" - 99.99999% opening day LF

Plenty of J.A.G.'s on the 40 man to release.
I'm not sure there are anymore. I could see Fernandez being DFA'd. Or more likely Raquet first. Prieto?

I would imagine Roby goes on the 60 day, and maybe Hjerpe? But there is decidedly less garbage on the 40 man now.
Ryan Fernandez
Nick Raquet
César Prieto
Ramón Urías

Noot could go on the 60 day too.
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Re: STL Post projected Cardinal 2026 roster

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Pushard could be sent back to Miami
Pitching today
Ball being hit hard but at someone
Last outing the same way
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Re: STL Post projected Cardinal 2026 roster

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Charles King wrote: 21 Mar 2026 13:25 pm Pushard could be sent back to Miami
Pitching today
Ball being hit hard but at someone
Last outing the same way
Graceffo should be on the team before Pushard. We have no need for Urias. Noot will only block better players, or at least players that in this season of seeing what we have should be playing instead of him. We have better options at catcher than Pages!!!
Walker needs to be placed on the disabled list. Oh, and Oli needs to be reassigned within the organization.
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Just when you thought Saggese was not making the team he goes and hits a dinger.
Go figure.
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60 day IL only works for major league. They'd be burning a year of service time for Hjerpe/Roby, which I think is unlikely

Just read that Nootbaar is only going on the 10 day IL. Hmm

They need to DFA a few players at this rate
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Re: STL Post projected Cardinal 2026 roster

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rockondlouie wrote: 21 Mar 2026 08:51 am
Strummer Jones wrote: 20 Mar 2026 14:57 pm
rockondlouie wrote: 20 Mar 2026 14:43 pm
Strummer Jones wrote: 20 Mar 2026 13:28 pm
Charles King wrote: 20 Mar 2026 13:06 pm Now the question
With Weatherholt and Velasquez making the team opening day. Who goes off the 40 man roster
Have they confirmed that?
JJW - 100% opening day 2nd baseman

"V" - 99.99999% opening day LF

Plenty of J.A.G.'s on the 40 man to release.
I'm not sure there are anymore. I could see Fernandez being DFA'd. Or more likely Raquet first. Prieto?

I would imagine Roby goes on the 60 day, and maybe Hjerpe? But there is decidedly less garbage on the 40 man now.
Ryan Fernandez
Nick Raquet
César Prieto
Ramón Urías

Noot could go on the 60 day too.
We just paid $2m for Urias’ GG. Is he at risk of not making the roster?
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Re: STL Post projected Cardinal 2026 roster

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Carp4Cy wrote: 22 Mar 2026 05:54 am
rockondlouie wrote: 21 Mar 2026 08:51 am
Strummer Jones wrote: 20 Mar 2026 14:57 pm
rockondlouie wrote: 20 Mar 2026 14:43 pm
Strummer Jones wrote: 20 Mar 2026 13:28 pm
Charles King wrote: 20 Mar 2026 13:06 pm Now the question
With Weatherholt and Velasquez making the team opening day. Who goes off the 40 man roster
Have they confirmed that?
JJW - 100% opening day 2nd baseman

"V" - 99.99999% opening day LF

Plenty of J.A.G.'s on the 40 man to release.
I'm not sure there are anymore. I could see Fernandez being DFA'd. Or more likely Raquet first. Prieto?

I would imagine Roby goes on the 60 day, and maybe Hjerpe? But there is decidedly less garbage on the 40 man now.
Ryan Fernandez
Nick Raquet
César Prieto
Ramón Urías

Noot could go on the 60 day too.
We just paid $2m for Urias’ GG. Is he at risk of not making the roster?
No, but he should have never been signed! I’m not sure whose hare-brained plan that was but my guess is Oli.
Saggese should be on the team and rotated all over the field. He made a nice diving catch yesterday in the outfield, and looked really good at the plate. In three at bats, he drove in a run each time. I believe he’s more relaxed now and confident. Going forward, he’ll be more of the hitter he was in the minors.
Graceffo having options, and playing in the WBC cost him his roster spot. Probably Saggese too, now that I think about it.
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Hoosier59 wrote: 22 Mar 2026 07:34 am
Carp4Cy wrote: 22 Mar 2026 05:54 am
rockondlouie wrote: 21 Mar 2026 08:51 am
Strummer Jones wrote: 20 Mar 2026 14:57 pm
rockondlouie wrote: 20 Mar 2026 14:43 pm
Strummer Jones wrote: 20 Mar 2026 13:28 pm
Charles King wrote: 20 Mar 2026 13:06 pm Now the question
With Weatherholt and Velasquez making the team opening day. Who goes off the 40 man roster
Have they confirmed that?
JJW - 100% opening day 2nd baseman

"V" - 99.99999% opening day LF

Plenty of J.A.G.'s on the 40 man to release.
I'm not sure there are anymore. I could see Fernandez being DFA'd. Or more likely Raquet first. Prieto?

I would imagine Roby goes on the 60 day, and maybe Hjerpe? But there is decidedly less garbage on the 40 man now.
Ryan Fernandez
Nick Raquet
César Prieto
Ramón Urías

Noot could go on the 60 day too.
We just paid $2m for Urias’ GG. Is he at risk of not making the roster?
No, but he should have never been signed! I’m not sure whose hare-brained plan that was but my guess is Oli.
Saggese should be on the team and rotated all over the field. He made a nice diving catch yesterday in the outfield, and looked really good at the plate. In three at bats, he drove in a run each time. I believe he’s more relaxed now and confident. Going forward, he’ll be more of the hitter he was in the minors.
Graceffo having options, and playing in the WBC cost him his roster spot. Probably Saggese too, now that I think about it.
I’ll piggy back on ya. What is the possibility that the WBC CAUSES players to get cut or not make starting lineup.

You mention two. I gotta believe they would have been better represented by being in camp. Same for players on other teams.

Gotta believe that the org publicly says it supports it, but the individual the ones in charge might see it differently.

Be interesting to see the number of WBC players cut from teams or not a starter.

Could be a correlation.
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Re: STL Post projected Cardinal 2026 roster

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Carp4Cy wrote: 22 Mar 2026 05:54 am
rockondlouie wrote: 21 Mar 2026 08:51 am
Strummer Jones wrote: 20 Mar 2026 14:57 pm
rockondlouie wrote: 20 Mar 2026 14:43 pm
Strummer Jones wrote: 20 Mar 2026 13:28 pm
Charles King wrote: 20 Mar 2026 13:06 pm Now the question
With Weatherholt and Velasquez making the team opening day. Who goes off the 40 man roster
Have they confirmed that?
JJW - 100% opening day 2nd baseman

"V" - 99.99999% opening day LF

Plenty of J.A.G.'s on the 40 man to release.
I'm not sure there are anymore. I could see Fernandez being DFA'd. Or more likely Raquet first. Prieto?

I would imagine Roby goes on the 60 day, and maybe Hjerpe? But there is decidedly less garbage on the 40 man now.
Ryan Fernandez
Nick Raquet
César Prieto
Ramón Urías

Noot could go on the 60 day too.
We just paid $2m for Urias’ GG. Is he at risk of not making the roster?
No

And Noot went on the 15 day IL so they must expect him back sooner than later (my guess is mid-late April) once he gets clearance to run full speed.
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Re: STL Post projected Cardinal 2026 roster

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rockondlouie wrote: 22 Mar 2026 09:47 am
Carp4Cy wrote: 22 Mar 2026 05:54 am
rockondlouie wrote: 21 Mar 2026 08:51 am
Strummer Jones wrote: 20 Mar 2026 14:57 pm
rockondlouie wrote: 20 Mar 2026 14:43 pm
Strummer Jones wrote: 20 Mar 2026 13:28 pm
Charles King wrote: 20 Mar 2026 13:06 pm Now the question
With Weatherholt and Velasquez making the team opening day. Who goes off the 40 man roster
Have they confirmed that?
JJW - 100% opening day 2nd baseman

"V" - 99.99999% opening day LF

Plenty of J.A.G.'s on the 40 man to release.
I'm not sure there are anymore. I could see Fernandez being DFA'd. Or more likely Raquet first. Prieto?

I would imagine Roby goes on the 60 day, and maybe Hjerpe? But there is decidedly less garbage on the 40 man now.
Ryan Fernandez
Nick Raquet
César Prieto
Ramón Urías

Noot could go on the 60 day too.
We just paid $2m for Urias’ GG. Is he at risk of not making the roster?
No

And Noot went on the 15 day IL so they must expect him back sooner than later (my guess is mid-late April) once he gets clearance to run full speed.



That can be changed. Retroactive to the day. So he could still go on the 60 day
Roby will it matter about time. Sorry I don't see him doing much