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slimjay63801 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:43 pm

Absolut wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:39 pm

slimjay63801 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:38 pm

stlboiler23 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:36 pm

slimjay63801 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:21 pm I've said it before and I will say it again. Willy Con has a very low baseball I.Q. I do not hate the guy, but a bad another bad signing by Mo. He wasn't needed and Mo overpaid for him.

Umm… he’s been one of our best players and is new to playing 1B and has been one of the best defensive 1B in the league. He hasn’t been a bad signing at all!

Ummm. They paid him too much and didn't need an 8th catcher in the system. It was a bad signing!

As evidenced by pages starting the majority of the games… Team is stacked with mlb ready quality catchers.

Is the system shy of good catchers? Also, is Contreras even a catcher anymore? As I stated earlier, not a good signing for catcher.

It’s a good signing for a first baseman above average defense above average offense for under 100 million. Without him freaking arenado would still be batting clean up

slimjay63801 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:43 pm

Absolut wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:39 pm

slimjay63801 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:38 pm

stlboiler23 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:36 pm

slimjay63801 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:21 pm I've said it before and I will say it again. Willy Con has a very low baseball I.Q. I do not hate the guy, but a bad another bad signing by Mo. He wasn't needed and Mo overpaid for him.

Umm… he’s been one of our best players and is new to playing 1B and has been one of the best defensive 1B in the league. He hasn’t been a bad signing at all!

Ummm. They paid him too much and didn't need an 8th catcher in the system. It was a bad signing!

As evidenced by pages starting the majority of the games… Team is stacked with mlb ready quality catchers.

Is the system shy of good catchers? Also, is Contreras even a catcher anymore? As I stated earlier, not a good signing for catcher.

Who cares what position he is now? The dude had a 3.0 WAR in only 84 games this year and is on pace to be over 3.0 WAR this year too.

stlboiler23 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:45 pm

slimjay63801 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:38 pm

stlboiler23 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:36 pm

slimjay63801 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:21 pm I've said it before and I will say it again. Willy Con has a very low baseball I.Q. I do not hate the guy, but a bad another bad signing by Mo. He wasn't needed and Mo overpaid for him.

Umm… he’s been one of our best players and is new to playing 1B and has been one of the best defensive 1B in the league. He hasn’t been a bad signing at all!

Ummm. They paid him too much and didn't need an 8th catcher in the system. It was a bad signing!

$17.5 million a year for 3.0 WAR per year isn’t something I’d call an overpay. He’s been solid for us

Solid is what you want? Ok.

icon wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:38 pm

cbcloud wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:26 pm ...HP ump Marquez blows another call... The 1st strike called on Winn was a ball outside...

Yeah, but ball 4 to Contreras was a strike.

Yes it was.. my wife watching and she called it a strike too !

stlboiler23 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:47 pm

slimjay63801 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:43 pm

Absolut wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:39 pm

slimjay63801 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:38 pm

stlboiler23 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:36 pm

slimjay63801 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:21 pm I've said it before and I will say it again. Willy Con has a very low baseball I.Q. I do not hate the guy, but a bad another bad signing by Mo. He wasn't needed and Mo overpaid for him.

Umm… he’s been one of our best players and is new to playing 1B and has been one of the best defensive 1B in the league. He hasn’t been a bad signing at all!

Ummm. They paid him too much and didn't need an 8th catcher in the system. It was a bad signing!

As evidenced by pages starting the majority of the games… Team is stacked with mlb ready quality catchers.

Is the system shy of good catchers? Also, is Contreras even a catcher anymore? As I stated earlier, not a good signing for catcher.

Who cares what position he is now? The dude had a 3.0 WAR in only 84 games this year and is on pace to be over 3.0 WAR this year too.

Your WAR means not so much. B.S. stat at best. Was he or was he not signed as a catcher?

slimjay63801 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:48 pm

stlboiler23 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:47 pm

slimjay63801 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:43 pm

Absolut wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:39 pm

slimjay63801 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:38 pm

stlboiler23 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:36 pm

slimjay63801 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:21 pm I've said it before and I will say it again. Willy Con has a very low baseball I.Q. I do not hate the guy, but a bad another bad signing by Mo. He wasn't needed and Mo overpaid for him.

Umm… he’s been one of our best players and is new to playing 1B and has been one of the best defensive 1B in the league. He hasn’t been a bad signing at all!

Ummm. They paid him too much and didn't need an 8th catcher in the system. It was a bad signing!

As evidenced by pages starting the majority of the games… Team is stacked with mlb ready quality catchers.

Is the system shy of good catchers? Also, is Contreras even a catcher anymore? As I stated earlier, not a good signing for catcher.

Who cares what position he is now? The dude had a 3.0 WAR in only 84 games this year and is on pace to be over 3.0 WAR this year too.

Your WAR means not so much. B.S. stat at best. Was he or was he not signed as a catcher?

His WAR is even more impressive if you look at him as a catcher. A 3.0 WAR in half a season is legit. The guy is one of our best hitters. What a weird hill to die on.

JoJo to the resue !

I bet scouts were watching

stlboiler23 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:50 pm

slimjay63801 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:48 pm

stlboiler23 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:47 pm

slimjay63801 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:43 pm

Absolut wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:39 pm

slimjay63801 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:38 pm

stlboiler23 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:36 pm

slimjay63801 wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:21 pm I've said it before and I will say it again. Willy Con has a very low baseball I.Q. I do not hate the guy, but a bad another bad signing by Mo. He wasn't needed and Mo overpaid for him.

Umm… he’s been one of our best players and is new to playing 1B and has been one of the best defensive 1B in the league. He hasn’t been a bad signing at all!

Ummm. They paid him too much and didn't need an 8th catcher in the system. It was a bad signing!

As evidenced by pages starting the majority of the games… Team is stacked with mlb ready quality catchers.

Is the system shy of good catchers? Also, is Contreras even a catcher anymore? As I stated earlier, not a good signing for catcher.

Who cares what position he is now? The dude had a 3.0 WAR in only 84 games this year and is on pace to be over 3.0 WAR this year too.

Your WAR means not so much. B.S. stat at best. Was he or was he not signed as a catcher?

His WAR is even more impressive if you look at him as a catcher. A 3.0 WAR in half a season is legit. The guy is one of our best hitters. What a weird hill to die on.

Wouldn't signing a better player for a bit more money have been a better decision? As I said, he's not awful. He isn't worth what he was paid. WAR is an opinion stat that I take very, very little value in. We will not agree on this. Ill stop now if you do.

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KRAZY IVAN!!!

Hooray!
Hooray!
Herrera!

Ivan!!!!

Ivan punishes that ball into the cheap seats!

Hold on. Didn't Melville say Ivan wasn't a power hitter?

12xu wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:55 pm Ivan punishes that ball into the cheap seats!

There are cheap seats at Busch III?
Who knew?
The Shadow did.

82birds wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:51 pm JoJo to the resue !

I bet scouts were watching

I wonder if MO was watching.
or had his nose buried in a bow tie catalog.

ClassicO wrote: ↑24 Jul 2025 20:56 pm Hold on. Didn't Melville say Ivan wasn't a power hitter?

Yeah, it only landed in Row 1…. A power hitter would have the ball going to row 10 or deeper. LOL