Are these the top four hitters in the Cardinals organization right now?

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Re: Are these the top four hitters in the Cardinals organization right now?

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greyhawk wrote: 23 Feb 2026 20:41 pm
Shady wrote: 23 Feb 2026 17:40 pm
greyhawk wrote: 23 Feb 2026 17:36 pm
Shady wrote: 23 Feb 2026 17:33 pm
greyhawk wrote: 23 Feb 2026 17:32 pm
Shady wrote: 23 Feb 2026 17:28 pm
2ninr wrote: 23 Feb 2026 16:56 pm Bloom would trade Burly in a NY minute for a good outfield prospect.
Wrong. Gorman or one of the catchers maybe. Why trade awayBurleson, the most productive hitter on the team at 27? Please try to use more common sense.
for the right offer everyone on this roster is tradeable --- save maybe winn and weatherholt....but even they should be available just for a borderline crazy price.
You might be right on either Winn or Wetherholt. Not both.
did you ever watch heaven can wait with warren beatty?? its fiction but in the movie warren beatty's character offers 250% of the value of the rams --- the old owner while in tears can't believe he paid that for his rams that he absolutely didn't want to sell. if someone blows away your own perceived value of a can't touch player, don't you have to listen and likely make the deal?
What realistic deal would you trade either Winn or Wetherholt for, right now?
not my job and not my area of knowledge or expertise -- i don't know what other teams have that they would trade for either, i am just suggesting the cardinals have to have an internal notion of their worth and what they would listen to and might accept in any trade.
Nice admission. You fall in the same category as most posters. The difference is, you admit you don’t know. I don’t know either. And the daily cry babies don’t know a thing.
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Re: Are these the top four hitters in the Cardinals organization right now?

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Shady wrote: 23 Feb 2026 20:35 pm
Voldemort wrote: 23 Feb 2026 20:28 pm
Shady wrote: 23 Feb 2026 17:35 pm
Voldemort wrote: 23 Feb 2026 17:34 pm It is too soon to know who the top hitters are.
You claim to be a former hitting coach. What do think of Burleson as a hitter?
I claim to be an ex-expert. As I noted in one of my posts, most of the experts I have met didn't know much at all. Burleson is too vertical or upright. He needs to make the changes that the videos show Walker is attempting. However, as a former hitting coach, I would have to see whether Burleson is failing before I would suggest any changes. Take anything I saw with more than a grain of salt.
Burleson is a really good MLB hitter. But I kind of agree. He could use a little more knee bend. It might help him deliver more power.
And that’s all he is. I'm positive Bloom will be looking to replace him and players like him ASAP. Take a look at Luis Arraez if you want to know what happens to their career trajectory after they aren't cheap anymore. And you should reach out to Burleson and let him know about that knee bend.
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Re: Are these the top four hitters in the Cardinals organization right now?

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2ninr wrote: 24 Feb 2026 04:19 am
Shady wrote: 23 Feb 2026 20:35 pm
Voldemort wrote: 23 Feb 2026 20:28 pm
Shady wrote: 23 Feb 2026 17:35 pm
Voldemort wrote: 23 Feb 2026 17:34 pm It is too soon to know who the top hitters are.
You claim to be a former hitting coach. What do think of Burleson as a hitter?
I claim to be an ex-expert. As I noted in one of my posts, most of the experts I have met didn't know much at all. Burleson is too vertical or upright. He needs to make the changes that the videos show Walker is attempting. However, as a former hitting coach, I would have to see whether Burleson is failing before I would suggest any changes. Take anything I saw with more than a grain of salt.
Burleson is a really good MLB hitter. But I kind of agree. He could use a little more knee bend. It might help him deliver more power.
And that’s all he is. I'm positive Bloom will be looking to replace him and players like him ASAP. Take a look at Luis Arraez if you want to know what happens to their career trajectory after they aren't cheap anymore. And you should reach out to Burleson and let him know about that knee bend.
Of the current position players, Burleson will likely be one of the first to be extended. Hitters like Burleson "don't grow on trees". Ex. Walker, Gorman, Scott, etc.
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Re: Are these the top four hitters in the Cardinals organization right now?

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Shady wrote: 24 Feb 2026 08:51 am
2ninr wrote: 24 Feb 2026 04:19 am
Shady wrote: 23 Feb 2026 20:35 pm
Voldemort wrote: 23 Feb 2026 20:28 pm
Shady wrote: 23 Feb 2026 17:35 pm
Voldemort wrote: 23 Feb 2026 17:34 pm It is too soon to know who the top hitters are.
You claim to be a former hitting coach. What do think of Burleson as a hitter?
I claim to be an ex-expert. As I noted in one of my posts, most of the experts I have met didn't know much at all. Burleson is too vertical or upright. He needs to make the changes that the videos show Walker is attempting. However, as a former hitting coach, I would have to see whether Burleson is failing before I would suggest any changes. Take anything I saw with more than a grain of salt.
Burleson is a really good MLB hitter. But I kind of agree. He could use a little more knee bend. It might help him deliver more power.
And that’s all he is. I'm positive Bloom will be looking to replace him and players like him ASAP. Take a look at Luis Arraez if you want to know what happens to their career trajectory after they aren't cheap anymore. And you should reach out to Burleson and let him know about that knee bend.
Of the current players, Burleson will likely be one of the first to be extended. Hitters like Burleson "don't grow on trees". Ex. Walker, Gorman, etc.
JJW or Winn.
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Re: Are these the top four hitters in the Cardinals organization right now?

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Shady wrote: 24 Feb 2026 08:51 am
2ninr wrote: 24 Feb 2026 04:19 am
Shady wrote: 23 Feb 2026 20:35 pm
Voldemort wrote: 23 Feb 2026 20:28 pm
Shady wrote: 23 Feb 2026 17:35 pm
Voldemort wrote: 23 Feb 2026 17:34 pm It is too soon to know who the top hitters are.
You claim to be a former hitting coach. What do think of Burleson as a hitter?
I claim to be an ex-expert. As I noted in one of my posts, most of the experts I have met didn't know much at all. Burleson is too vertical or upright. He needs to make the changes that the videos show Walker is attempting. However, as a former hitting coach, I would have to see whether Burleson is failing before I would suggest any changes. Take anything I saw with more than a grain of salt.
Burleson is a really good MLB hitter. But I kind of agree. He could use a little more knee bend. It might help him deliver more power.
And that’s all he is. I'm positive Bloom will be looking to replace him and players like him ASAP. Take a look at Luis Arraez if you want to know what happens to their career trajectory after they aren't cheap anymore. And you should reach out to Burleson and let him know about that knee bend.
Of the current position players, Burleson will likely be one of the first to be extended. Hitters like Burleson "don't grow on trees". Ex. Walker, Gorman, Scott, etc.
Keep telling yourself that. If they extend him it would be on a team friendly deal. He is a good hitter on a bad team. 1 tool.
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