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Alex Reyes Cy Young wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 06:48 am

hmoss859 wrote: ↑14 Feb 2026 21:50 pm If Greg Luzinski can play LF, I imagine this kid could too.

Serious upside.

Out of all the ideas I have seen kicked around here that reside in the realm of possibility, this is it. I would look to acquire him for not much and place him in left. He's young and had a nice year last year in limited PA's. The 331 OBP with a little improvement could be your leadoff. His baserunning value is 80th percentile and his raw sprint speed is 84th percentile. He has excellent arm strength and bat speed as well. There is a lot to work with.

Melville wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 12:16 pm

Alex Reyes Cy Young wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 06:48 am

hmoss859 wrote: ↑14 Feb 2026 21:50 pm If Greg Luzinski can play LF, I imagine this kid could too.

Serious upside.

Out of all the ideas I have seen kicked around here that reside in the realm of possibility, this is it. I would look to acquire him for not much and place him in left. He's young and had a nice year last year in limited PA's. The 331 OBP with a little improvement could be your leadoff. His baserunning value is 80th percentile and his raw sprint speed is 84th percentile. He has excellent arm strength and bat speed as well. There is a lot to work with.

At this late point in the game, he is a reasonable target - but only at a low cost (Pallante/Pozo/Romero).
The team needs a quality RH bat and he is absolutely terrible from that side.
At best, he becomes a LF option once Mootbaar has recovered from his latest life-threatening injury and is traded.
But that is really the only argument for acquiring him.
Bloom did several things well in the off-season but made 2 significant blunders - one of which was the unthinkable failure to acquire an MLB ready RH bat.
Domingues would leave that failure unaddressed.

Melville wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 12:16 pm

Alex Reyes Cy Young wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 06:48 am

hmoss859 wrote: ↑14 Feb 2026 21:50 pm If Greg Luzinski can play LF, I imagine this kid could too.

Serious upside.

Out of all the ideas I have seen kicked around here that reside in the realm of possibility, this is it. I would look to acquire him for not much and place him in left. He's young and had a nice year last year in limited PA's. The 331 OBP with a little improvement could be your leadoff. His baserunning value is 80th percentile and his raw sprint speed is 84th percentile. He has excellent arm strength and bat speed as well. There is a lot to work with.

At this late point in the game, he is a reasonable target - but only at a low cost (Pallante/Pozo/Romero).
The team needs a quality RH bat and he is absolutely terrible from that side.
At best, he becomes a LF option once Mootbaar has recovered from his latest life-threatening injury and is traded.
But that is really the only argument for acquiring him.
Bloom did several things well in the off-season but made 2 significant blunders - one of which was the unthinkable failure to acquire an MLB ready RH bat.
Domingues would leave that failure unaddressed.

Cardinals4Life wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 12:18 pm

Melville wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 12:16 pm

Alex Reyes Cy Young wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 06:48 am

hmoss859 wrote: ↑14 Feb 2026 21:50 pm If Greg Luzinski can play LF, I imagine this kid could too.

Serious upside.

Out of all the ideas I have seen kicked around here that reside in the realm of possibility, this is it. I would look to acquire him for not much and place him in left. He's young and had a nice year last year in limited PA's. The 331 OBP with a little improvement could be your leadoff. His baserunning value is 80th percentile and his raw sprint speed is 84th percentile. He has excellent arm strength and bat speed as well. There is a lot to work with.

At this late point in the game, he is a reasonable target - but only at a low cost (Pallante/Pozo/Romero).
The team needs a quality RH bat and he is absolutely terrible from that side.
At best, he becomes a LF option once Mootbaar has recovered from his latest life-threatening injury and is traded.
But that is really the only argument for acquiring him.
Bloom did several things well in the off-season but made 2 significant blunders - one of which was the unthinkable failure to acquire an MLB ready RH bat.
Domingues would leave that failure unaddressed.

I assume the other obvious blunder would be retaining Marmol?

Alex Reyes Cy Young wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 12:33 pm

Melville wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 12:16 pm

Alex Reyes Cy Young wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 06:48 am

hmoss859 wrote: ↑14 Feb 2026 21:50 pm If Greg Luzinski can play LF, I imagine this kid could too.

Serious upside.

Out of all the ideas I have seen kicked around here that reside in the realm of possibility, this is it. I would look to acquire him for not much and place him in left. He's young and had a nice year last year in limited PA's. The 331 OBP with a little improvement could be your leadoff. His baserunning value is 80th percentile and his raw sprint speed is 84th percentile. He has excellent arm strength and bat speed as well. There is a lot to work with.

At this late point in the game, he is a reasonable target - but only at a low cost (Pallante/Pozo/Romero).
The team needs a quality RH bat and he is absolutely terrible from that side.
At best, he becomes a LF option once Mootbaar has recovered from his latest life-threatening injury and is traded.
But that is really the only argument for acquiring him.
Bloom did several things well in the off-season but made 2 significant blunders - one of which was the unthinkable failure to acquire an MLB ready RH bat.
Domingues would leave that failure unaddressed.

Oh yeah i specifically said for not much.... And I like several others have been beating the drum for a REAL RH hitter. We shall see...

Melville wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 12:16 pm

Alex Reyes Cy Young wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 06:48 am

hmoss859 wrote: ↑14 Feb 2026 21:50 pm If Greg Luzinski can play LF, I imagine this kid could too.

Serious upside.

Out of all the ideas I have seen kicked around here that reside in the realm of possibility, this is it. I would look to acquire him for not much and place him in left. He's young and had a nice year last year in limited PA's. The 331 OBP with a little improvement could be your leadoff. His baserunning value is 80th percentile and his raw sprint speed is 84th percentile. He has excellent arm strength and bat speed as well. There is a lot to work with.

At this late point in the game, he is a reasonable target - but only at a low cost (Pallante/Pozo/Romero).
The team needs a quality RH bat and he is absolutely terrible from that side.
At best, he becomes a LF option once Mootbaar has recovered from his latest life-threatening injury and is traded.
But that is really the only argument for acquiring him.
Bloom did several things well in the off-season but made 2 significant blunders - one of which was the unthinkable failure to acquire an MLB ready RH bat.
Domingues would leave that failure unaddressed.

RamFan08NY wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 12:49 pm

Alex Reyes Cy Young wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 12:33 pm

Melville wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 12:16 pm

Alex Reyes Cy Young wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 06:48 am

hmoss859 wrote: ↑14 Feb 2026 21:50 pm If Greg Luzinski can play LF, I imagine this kid could too.

Serious upside.

Out of all the ideas I have seen kicked around here that reside in the realm of possibility, this is it. I would look to acquire him for not much and place him in left. He's young and had a nice year last year in limited PA's. The 331 OBP with a little improvement could be your leadoff. His baserunning value is 80th percentile and his raw sprint speed is 84th percentile. He has excellent arm strength and bat speed as well. There is a lot to work with.

At this late point in the game, he is a reasonable target - but only at a low cost (Pallante/Pozo/Romero).
The team needs a quality RH bat and he is absolutely terrible from that side.
At best, he becomes a LF option once Mootbaar has recovered from his latest life-threatening injury and is traded.
But that is really the only argument for acquiring him.
Bloom did several things well in the off-season but made 2 significant blunders - one of which was the unthinkable failure to acquire an MLB ready RH bat.
Domingues would leave that failure unaddressed.

Oh yeah i specifically said for not much.... And I like several others have been beating the drum for a REAL RH hitter. We shall see...

Im going out on a limb here , but I'm going to predict that Bryan Ramos turns into a very welcomed RH bat this year. Whether he can play the OF or not, I do not know, but he is a very good defensive 3b, so.....maybe?

Cardinals4Life wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 12:18 pm

Melville wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 12:16 pm

Alex Reyes Cy Young wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 06:48 am

hmoss859 wrote: ↑14 Feb 2026 21:50 pm If Greg Luzinski can play LF, I imagine this kid could too.

Serious upside.

Out of all the ideas I have seen kicked around here that reside in the realm of possibility, this is it. I would look to acquire him for not much and place him in left. He's young and had a nice year last year in limited PA's. The 331 OBP with a little improvement could be your leadoff. His baserunning value is 80th percentile and his raw sprint speed is 84th percentile. He has excellent arm strength and bat speed as well. There is a lot to work with.

At this late point in the game, he is a reasonable target - but only at a low cost (Pallante/Pozo/Romero).
The team needs a quality RH bat and he is absolutely terrible from that side.
At best, he becomes a LF option once Mootbaar has recovered from his latest life-threatening injury and is traded.
But that is really the only argument for acquiring him.
Bloom did several things well in the off-season but made 2 significant blunders - one of which was the unthinkable failure to acquire an MLB ready RH bat.
Domingues would leave that failure unaddressed.

I assume the other obvious blunder would be retaining Marmol?

Alex Reyes Cy Young wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 12:33 pm

Melville wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 12:16 pm

Alex Reyes Cy Young wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 06:48 am

hmoss859 wrote: ↑14 Feb 2026 21:50 pm If Greg Luzinski can play LF, I imagine this kid could too.

Serious upside.

Out of all the ideas I have seen kicked around here that reside in the realm of possibility, this is it. I would look to acquire him for not much and place him in left. He's young and had a nice year last year in limited PA's. The 331 OBP with a little improvement could be your leadoff. His baserunning value is 80th percentile and his raw sprint speed is 84th percentile. He has excellent arm strength and bat speed as well. There is a lot to work with.

At this late point in the game, he is a reasonable target - but only at a low cost (Pallante/Pozo/Romero).
The team needs a quality RH bat and he is absolutely terrible from that side.
At best, he becomes a LF option once Mootbaar has recovered from his latest life-threatening injury and is traded.
But that is really the only argument for acquiring him.
Bloom did several things well in the off-season but made 2 significant blunders - one of which was the unthinkable failure to acquire an MLB ready RH bat.
Domingues would leave that failure unaddressed.

Oh yeah i specifically said for not much.... And I like several others have been beating the drum for a REAL RH hitter. We shall see...

Mort Gage wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 12:49 pm

Melville wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 12:16 pm

Alex Reyes Cy Young wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 06:48 am

hmoss859 wrote: ↑14 Feb 2026 21:50 pm If Greg Luzinski can play LF, I imagine this kid could too.

Serious upside.

Out of all the ideas I have seen kicked around here that reside in the realm of possibility, this is it. I would look to acquire him for not much and place him in left. He's young and had a nice year last year in limited PA's. The 331 OBP with a little improvement could be your leadoff. His baserunning value is 80th percentile and his raw sprint speed is 84th percentile. He has excellent arm strength and bat speed as well. There is a lot to work with.

At this late point in the game, he is a reasonable target - but only at a low cost (Pallante/Pozo/Romero).
The team needs a quality RH bat and he is absolutely terrible from that side.
At best, he becomes a LF option once Mootbaar has recovered from his latest life-threatening injury and is traded.
But that is really the only argument for acquiring him.
Bloom did several things well in the off-season but made 2 significant blunders - one of which was the unthinkable failure to acquire an MLB ready RH bat.
Domingues would leave that failure unaddressed.

There's no way they would trade Dominguez for a fledgling starter, backup catcher, and reliever in his last year of control. It would take MLB-ready talent or quality minor league prospects.

Melville wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 13:26 pm

Mort Gage wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 12:49 pm

Melville wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 12:16 pm

Alex Reyes Cy Young wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 06:48 am

hmoss859 wrote: ↑14 Feb 2026 21:50 pm If Greg Luzinski can play LF, I imagine this kid could too.

Serious upside.

Out of all the ideas I have seen kicked around here that reside in the realm of possibility, this is it. I would look to acquire him for not much and place him in left. He's young and had a nice year last year in limited PA's. The 331 OBP with a little improvement could be your leadoff. His baserunning value is 80th percentile and his raw sprint speed is 84th percentile. He has excellent arm strength and bat speed as well. There is a lot to work with.

At this late point in the game, he is a reasonable target - but only at a low cost (Pallante/Pozo/Romero).
The team needs a quality RH bat and he is absolutely terrible from that side.
At best, he becomes a LF option once Mootbaar has recovered from his latest life-threatening injury and is traded.
But that is really the only argument for acquiring him.
Bloom did several things well in the off-season but made 2 significant blunders - one of which was the unthinkable failure to acquire an MLB ready RH bat.
Domingues would leave that failure unaddressed.

There's no way they would trade Dominguez for a fledgling starter, backup catcher, and reliever in his last year of control. It would take MLB-ready talent or quality minor league prospects.

Agreed.
But that is all he is worth.
That said, I would not object to a Hence for Dominguez swap as an alternative.
STL would benefit from both sides of that move.

Jobu's Rum wrote: ↑14 Feb 2026 17:53 pm Wonder if JoJo and Crooks is enough, if not add Burleson for JD and prospect

Or 3 way with Houston looking for a LH OF bat

Cards get Dominguez
Yanks get JoJo, Crooks and 2 Houston mid tier prospects
Stros get Nootbaar

Edit, forgot they have Austin Wells, they may like Pages instead

Shady wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 13:39 pm

Melville wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 13:26 pm

Mort Gage wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 12:49 pm

Melville wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 12:16 pm

Alex Reyes Cy Young wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 06:48 am

hmoss859 wrote: ↑14 Feb 2026 21:50 pm If Greg Luzinski can play LF, I imagine this kid could too.

Serious upside.

Out of all the ideas I have seen kicked around here that reside in the realm of possibility, this is it. I would look to acquire him for not much and place him in left. He's young and had a nice year last year in limited PA's. The 331 OBP with a little improvement could be your leadoff. His baserunning value is 80th percentile and his raw sprint speed is 84th percentile. He has excellent arm strength and bat speed as well. There is a lot to work with.

At this late point in the game, he is a reasonable target - but only at a low cost (Pallante/Pozo/Romero).
The team needs a quality RH bat and he is absolutely terrible from that side.
At best, he becomes a LF option once Mootbaar has recovered from his latest life-threatening injury and is traded.
But that is really the only argument for acquiring him.
Bloom did several things well in the off-season but made 2 significant blunders - one of which was the unthinkable failure to acquire an MLB ready RH bat.
Domingues would leave that failure unaddressed.

There's no way they would trade Dominguez for a fledgling starter, backup catcher, and reliever in his last year of control. It would take MLB-ready talent or quality minor league prospects.

Agreed.
But that is all he is worth.
That said, I would not object to a Hence for Dominguez swap as an alternative.
STL would benefit from both sides of that move.

I'd do that trade. Or even Mathews for Doninguez even up.

moose-and-squirrel wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026 14:25 pm trade Matthews for a part time player... lol