40 Man

[An Old Friend]

Fermin should get a look but I don’t think they’re gonna move anyone at the deadline that would give him a lane for playing time.

The other 5, yea, all gone.

Fermin seems like a useful Utility player, but seems redundant with Sagasse (sp?) around

Fermin is a better baseball player today than Saggese is, though.

No

Better baserunner
Better bat to ball
Better plate discipline
Better defense

Hahaha.....No shot, guy! Saggese won a batting title in AA. He is still adjusting to MLB in limited action. Fermin, though not given much of a shot yet either, is just a fill piece.

Whoa, a AA batting title?

How does that refute anything I said?

Oh, that’s right. It doesn’t.

Saggese may end up better, but he’s not today.

Guys with poor bat to ball skills don't win batting titles.

Saggese's strikeout rate is 3x Fermin's.

K-rate:
Saggese - 23.8% (45 Ks in 42 games / 189 PA)
Fermin - 7.7% (19 Ks in 55 games / 247 PA)

Zone contact rate:
Saggese - 78.8%
Fermin - 94.0%

Swinging strike rate:
Saggese - 13.3%
Fermin - 2.9%

I never claimed that Saggese had "poor bat to ball skills". I said that Fermin has "better bat to ball" skills, and he very clearly does by a wide margin.

Listen - it isn't an insult to Saggese. It's just an honest and true assessment. There is NO WAY that you can argue that Saggese has better bat to ball skills than Fermin.

Sagesse will be an everyday regular for us in the very near future. Fermin will likely not be a Cardinal next year.

Ok, fine, change the subject

You could’ve added, “yeah, you’re right, had no idea about Fermin.” But that’s a lot to ask, I guess.

I don’t think Saggese ends up a regular for the Cardinals unless they trade Winn and keep Wetherholt at SS.

Change the subject??? Nope.
Still talking about Sagesse and Fermin.
I disagree with your opinion on who the better player is. No big deal.
Time will tell.

Specifically you brought up bat to ball skill. Surely you could simply acknowledge that Fermin is stronger in that department considering it’s been clearly demonstrated to be true.