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Koperniak, 28 in February, has been with the Cards since signing with them as an undrafted free agent in 2020.
May is here to pitch innings in 2026 and let other arms develop in AAA. The team needs arms.cardstatman wrote: ↑17 Dec 2025 20:16 pm The new face of the franchise has been signed. Cardinals 2026 marketing slogan: Come and see your Cardinals players be "dust in May"!
May has 6.059 years of service time and will be 28 in 2026.
He has never delivered more than $10.1M in value in any season so far.
So this is the Cardinals paying May $12.5M to be what he's never been before.
If he is successful for the 1st time, he will decline his option and leave as a free agent.
If he fails for the 7th consecutive time, they wasted $12.5M on a pitcher who has managed to throw more than 56 IP only once.
Fits with the Gorman/Walker theme of hoping for a dramatic turnaround.
If he’s successful he gets traded at the deadline for prospectscardstatman wrote: ↑17 Dec 2025 20:16 pm The new face of the franchise has been signed. Cardinals 2026 marketing slogan: Come and see your Cardinals players be "dust in May"!
May has 6.059 years of service time and will be 28 in 2026.
He has never delivered more than $10.1M in value in any season so far.
So this is the Cardinals paying May $12.5M to be what he's never been before.
If he is successful for the 1st time, he will decline his option and leave as a free agent.
If he fails for the 7th consecutive time, they wasted $12.5M on a pitcher who has managed to throw more than 56 IP only once.
Fits with the Gorman/Walker theme of hoping for a dramatic turnaround.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... du01.shtmlrockondlouie wrote: ↑17 Dec 2025 14:31 pm Thx strummer
I could get burned by this but I think May could be a huge surprise in 2026 as long a she stays healthy.
Yeah, his 2025 season ended with a forearm issue. I'm assuming he passed a physical for this contract?Hoosier59 wrote: ↑17 Dec 2025 15:44 pmI don’t think there is anybody who doesn’t think he’ll pitch pretty well, if he’s healthy. But that is the BIG question!rockondlouie wrote: ↑17 Dec 2025 14:31 pm Thx strummer
I could get burned by this but I think May could be a huge surprise in 2026 as long a she stays healthy.
Will he stay healthy enough to justify 12.5 million dollars. If he’s healthy, it’s a steal, but hasn’t been to date.
The Cardinals aren’t going to spend a lot of money on next year’s team, we all know they can afford to, but they’re not going to do it. So, what little money they are willing to spend, they just spent 12.5 mil of it on a big risk. This move really looks a lot like something Mo would do. Based a move on a hope and a prayer. Let’s hope Bloom has better luck at it than Mo did.
Pitching innings has not been his area of strength.RunSup wrote: ↑17 Dec 2025 20:23 pmMay is here to pitch innings in 2026 and let other arms develop in AAA. The team needs arms.cardstatman wrote: ↑17 Dec 2025 20:16 pm The new face of the franchise has been signed. Cardinals 2026 marketing slogan: Come and see your Cardinals players be "dust in May"!
May has 6.059 years of service time and will be 28 in 2026.
He has never delivered more than $10.1M in value in any season so far.
So this is the Cardinals paying May $12.5M to be what he's never been before.
If he is successful for the 1st time, he will decline his option and leave as a free agent.
If he fails for the 7th consecutive time, they wasted $12.5M on a pitcher who has managed to throw more than 56 IP only once.
Fits with the Gorman/Walker theme of hoping for a dramatic turnaround.
If the Cardinals stink and May is good they can trade him at the deadline.
If May is worthy they can work to extend him. Health risk accepted. Just don't eat salad.
Yeah, this is a major c*** shoot. We shall see soon enough.cardstatman wrote: ↑17 Dec 2025 20:16 pm The new face of the franchise has been signed. Cardinals 2026 marketing slogan: Come and see your Cardinals players be "dust in May"!
May has 6.059 years of service time and will be 28 in 2026.
He has never delivered more than $10.1M in value in any season so far.
So this is the Cardinals paying May $12.5M to be what he's never been before.
If he is successful for the 1st time, he will decline his option and leave as a free agent.
If he fails for the 7th consecutive time, they wasted $12.5M on a pitcher who has managed to throw more than 56 IP only once.
Fits with the Gorman/Walker theme of hoping for a dramatic turnaround.
"dust in May"cardstatman wrote: ↑17 Dec 2025 20:16 pm The new face of the franchise has been signed. Cardinals 2026 marketing slogan: Come and see your Cardinals players be "dust in May"!
May has 6.059 years of service time and will be 28 in 2026.
He has never delivered more than $10.1M in value in any season so far.
So this is the Cardinals paying May $12.5M to be what he's never been before.
If he is successful for the 1st time, he will decline his option and leave as a free agent.
If he fails for the 7th consecutive time, they wasted $12.5M on a pitcher who has managed to throw more than 56 IP only once.
Fits with the Gorman/Walker theme of hoping for a dramatic turnaround.
The money in baseball astounds me. $12.5 million for a pitcher with chronic health issues.icon wrote: ↑17 Dec 2025 20:41 pmYeah, this is a major c*** shoot. We shall see soon enough.cardstatman wrote: ↑17 Dec 2025 20:16 pm The new face of the franchise has been signed. Cardinals 2026 marketing slogan: Come and see your Cardinals players be "dust in May"!
May has 6.059 years of service time and will be 28 in 2026.
He has never delivered more than $10.1M in value in any season so far.
So this is the Cardinals paying May $12.5M to be what he's never been before.
If he is successful for the 1st time, he will decline his option and leave as a free agent.
If he fails for the 7th consecutive time, they wasted $12.5M on a pitcher who has managed to throw more than 56 IP only once.
Fits with the Gorman/Walker theme of hoping for a dramatic turnaround.
Why would you consider the whole 12.5 mil wasted, is he not going to pitch in a single game in your scenario?cardstatman wrote: ↑17 Dec 2025 20:16 pm The new face of the franchise has been signed. Cardinals 2026 marketing slogan: Come and see your Cardinals players be "dust in May"!
May has 6.059 years of service time and will be 28 in 2026.
He has never delivered more than $10.1M in value in any season so far.
So this is the Cardinals paying May $12.5M to be what he's never been before.
If he is successful for the 1st time, he will decline his option and leave as a free agent.
If he fails for the 7th consecutive time, they wasted $12.5M on a pitcher who has managed to throw more than 56 IP only once.
Fits with the Gorman/Walker theme of hoping for a dramatic turnaround.
Despite spending most of his career throwing fewer than 130 innings per season, Blake Snell got an AAV north of 36 mil for 5 years. That's why Dustin May gets 12.5 mil.ScotchMIrish wrote: ↑17 Dec 2025 21:30 pmThe money in baseball astounds me. $12.5 million for a pitcher with chronic health issues.icon wrote: ↑17 Dec 2025 20:41 pmYeah, this is a major c*** shoot. We shall see soon enough.cardstatman wrote: ↑17 Dec 2025 20:16 pm The new face of the franchise has been signed. Cardinals 2026 marketing slogan: Come and see your Cardinals players be "dust in May"!
May has 6.059 years of service time and will be 28 in 2026.
He has never delivered more than $10.1M in value in any season so far.
So this is the Cardinals paying May $12.5M to be what he's never been before.
If he is successful for the 1st time, he will decline his option and leave as a free agent.
If he fails for the 7th consecutive time, they wasted $12.5M on a pitcher who has managed to throw more than 56 IP only once.
Fits with the Gorman/Walker theme of hoping for a dramatic turnaround.
I got pieces of April. I keep them in a memory bouquet. I got pieces of April. But it’s a morning in - May.82birds wrote: ↑17 Dec 2025 21:14 pm"dust in May"cardstatman wrote: ↑17 Dec 2025 20:16 pm The new face of the franchise has been signed. Cardinals 2026 marketing slogan: Come and see your Cardinals players be "dust in May"!
May has 6.059 years of service time and will be 28 in 2026.
He has never delivered more than $10.1M in value in any season so far.
So this is the Cardinals paying May $12.5M to be what he's never been before.
If he is successful for the 1st time, he will decline his option and leave as a free agent.
If he fails for the 7th consecutive time, they wasted $12.5M on a pitcher who has managed to throw more than 56 IP only once.
Fits with the Gorman/Walker theme of hoping for a dramatic turnaround.
that's funny