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Melville wrote: ↑17 Jul 2025 19:22 pm

Shady wrote: ↑17 Jul 2025 16:16 pm

nebfan wrote: ↑17 Jul 2025 16:02 pm I would be ok with it, Burleson is way better anyway

Herrera could end up in the outfield, too. Herrera and Burleson might be OK, offensively, as corner outfielders, production-wise. I would hope Herrera could be at least average, defensively in LF.

This is exactly right.
If STL is serious about Herrera becoming an outfielder, Walker is expendable.
Mootbaar is as well.
Donovan and Burleson have proven more than adequate and could rotate through LF and other available roles for each.
Which, in turn, frees up infield PA's for Gorman, Saggese, and (next year) Wetherholt) - particularly when N/A is traded again.

CrownRoyalCaramel wrote: ↑19 Jul 2025 07:50 am

Melville wrote: ↑17 Jul 2025 19:22 pm

Shady wrote: ↑17 Jul 2025 16:16 pm

nebfan wrote: ↑17 Jul 2025 16:02 pm I would be ok with it, Burleson is way better anyway

Herrera could end up in the outfield, too. Herrera and Burleson might be OK, offensively, as corner outfielders, production-wise. I would hope Herrera could be at least average, defensively in LF.

This is exactly right.
If STL is serious about Herrera becoming an outfielder, Walker is expendable.
Mootbaar is as well.
Donovan and Burleson have proven more than adequate and could rotate through LF and other available roles for each.
Which, in turn, frees up infield PA's for Gorman, Saggese, and (next year) Wetherholt) - particularly when N/A is traded again.

Stop with the mootbaar and sushi bar. You sound like an effing moron.

JuanAgosto wrote: ↑18 Jul 2025 09:58 am

rockondlouie wrote: ↑18 Jul 2025 09:15 am Not quite yet but he's right on the edge of being dealt.

BUT

I want to see what C. Bloom/R.Cerfolio and their crew can do w/both Walker and N. Gorman.

What if this new leadership group actually fixes those two?

Could happen since we know Mo and his gang of misfits became totally inept.

Give it one more year.

If Walker (and Gorman) don't make improvements, then move on.

They cost nothing, let it play out under Bloom.

Did Mozeliak become inept? Or was he always inept and it was masked by TLR, Pujols, Molina, Wainwright, Holliday, Beltran, Berkman, etc for several seasons?

Bomber1 wrote: ↑19 Jul 2025 09:30 am

JuanAgosto wrote: ↑18 Jul 2025 09:58 am

rockondlouie wrote: ↑18 Jul 2025 09:15 am Not quite yet but he's right on the edge of being dealt.

BUT

I want to see what C. Bloom/R.Cerfolio and their crew can do w/both Walker and N. Gorman.

What if this new leadership group actually fixes those two?

Could happen since we know Mo and his gang of misfits became totally inept.

Give it one more year.

If Walker (and Gorman) don't make improvements, then move on.

They cost nothing, let it play out under Bloom.

Did Mozeliak become inept? Or was he always inept and it was masked by TLR, Pujols, Molina, Wainwright, Holliday, Beltran, Berkman, etc for several seasons?

Your last sentence is the true one.

CrownRoyalCaramel wrote: ↑19 Jul 2025 07:50 am

Melville wrote: ↑17 Jul 2025 19:22 pm

Shady wrote: ↑17 Jul 2025 16:16 pm

nebfan wrote: ↑17 Jul 2025 16:02 pm I would be ok with it, Burleson is way better anyway

Herrera could end up in the outfield, too. Herrera and Burleson might be OK, offensively, as corner outfielders, production-wise. I would hope Herrera could be at least average, defensively in LF.

This is exactly right.
If STL is serious about Herrera becoming an outfielder, Walker is expendable.
Mootbaar is as well.
Donovan and Burleson have proven more than adequate and could rotate through LF and other available roles for each.
Which, in turn, frees up infield PA's for Gorman, Saggese, and (next year) Wetherholt) - particularly when N/A is traded again.

Stop with the mootbaar and sushi bar. You sound like an effing moron.

Melville wrote: ↑19 Jul 2025 09:12 am

CrownRoyalCaramel wrote: ↑19 Jul 2025 07:50 am

Melville wrote: ↑17 Jul 2025 19:22 pm

Shady wrote: ↑17 Jul 2025 16:16 pm

nebfan wrote: ↑17 Jul 2025 16:02 pm I would be ok with it, Burleson is way better anyway

Herrera could end up in the outfield, too. Herrera and Burleson might be OK, offensively, as corner outfielders, production-wise. I would hope Herrera could be at least average, defensively in LF.

This is exactly right.
If STL is serious about Herrera becoming an outfielder, Walker is expendable.
Mootbaar is as well.
Donovan and Burleson have proven more than adequate and could rotate through LF and other available roles for each.
Which, in turn, frees up infield PA's for Gorman, Saggese, and (next year) Wetherholt) - particularly when N/A is traded again.

Stop with the mootbaar and sushi bar. You sound like an effing moron.

Mootbaar - illustrates that he is redundant and irrelevant to the team's needs.
Lars The Human Sushi-baar - perfect branding which correctly captures the reality that he will always leave a team and fans wanting something more: interesting flavor, not much substance.
Glad you enjoy my spot-on analysis.

Bad14 wrote: ↑19 Jul 2025 10:57 am

Melville wrote: ↑19 Jul 2025 09:12 am

CrownRoyalCaramel wrote: ↑19 Jul 2025 07:50 am

Melville wrote: ↑17 Jul 2025 19:22 pm

Shady wrote: ↑17 Jul 2025 16:16 pm

nebfan wrote: ↑17 Jul 2025 16:02 pm I would be ok with it, Burleson is way better anyway

Herrera could end up in the outfield, too. Herrera and Burleson might be OK, offensively, as corner outfielders, production-wise. I would hope Herrera could be at least average, defensively in LF.

This is exactly right.
If STL is serious about Herrera becoming an outfielder, Walker is expendable.
Mootbaar is as well.
Donovan and Burleson have proven more than adequate and could rotate through LF and other available roles for each.
Which, in turn, frees up infield PA's for Gorman, Saggese, and (next year) Wetherholt) - particularly when N/A is traded again.

Stop with the mootbaar and sushi bar. You sound like an effing moron.

Mootbaar - illustrates that he is redundant and irrelevant to the team's needs.
Lars The Human Sushi-baar - perfect branding which correctly captures the reality that he will always leave a team and fans wanting something more: interesting flavor, not much substance.
Glad you enjoy my spot-on analysis.

No. You sound like a child. Something went seriously wrong in your life. Respond however you'd like. I won't be reading it.

Bad14 wrote: ↑19 Jul 2025 10:57 am

Melville wrote: ↑19 Jul 2025 09:12 am

CrownRoyalCaramel wrote: ↑19 Jul 2025 07:50 am

Melville wrote: ↑17 Jul 2025 19:22 pm

Shady wrote: ↑17 Jul 2025 16:16 pm

nebfan wrote: ↑17 Jul 2025 16:02 pm I would be ok with it, Burleson is way better anyway

Herrera could end up in the outfield, too. Herrera and Burleson might be OK, offensively, as corner outfielders, production-wise. I would hope Herrera could be at least average, defensively in LF.

This is exactly right.
If STL is serious about Herrera becoming an outfielder, Walker is expendable.
Mootbaar is as well.
Donovan and Burleson have proven more than adequate and could rotate through LF and other available roles for each.
Which, in turn, frees up infield PA's for Gorman, Saggese, and (next year) Wetherholt) - particularly when N/A is traded again.

Stop with the mootbaar and sushi bar. You sound like an effing moron.

Mootbaar - illustrates that he is redundant and irrelevant to the team's needs.
Lars The Human Sushi-baar - perfect branding which correctly captures the reality that he will always leave a team and fans wanting something more: interesting flavor, not much substance.
Glad you enjoy my spot-on analysis.

No. You sound like a child. Something went seriously wrong in your life. Respond however you'd like. I won't be reading it.

CrownRoyalCaramel wrote: ↑19 Jul 2025 07:50 am

Melville wrote: ↑17 Jul 2025 19:22 pm

Shady wrote: ↑17 Jul 2025 16:16 pm

nebfan wrote: ↑17 Jul 2025 16:02 pm I would be ok with it, Burleson is way better anyway

Herrera could end up in the outfield, too. Herrera and Burleson might be OK, offensively, as corner outfielders, production-wise. I would hope Herrera could be at least average, defensively in LF.

This is exactly right.
If STL is serious about Herrera becoming an outfielder, Walker is expendable.
Mootbaar is as well.
Donovan and Burleson have proven more than adequate and could rotate through LF and other available roles for each.
Which, in turn, frees up infield PA's for Gorman, Saggese, and (next year) Wetherholt) - particularly when N/A is traded again.

Stop with the mootbaar and sushi bar. You sound like an effing moron.

slimjay63801 wrote: ↑19 Jul 2025 11:28 am Send him back to Memphis and leave him there til he proves he can hit Major League pitching. If he doesn't figure it out by the end of the next season then trade him for whatever you can get. That's the plain, simple answer IMO....

Hoosier59 wrote: ↑19 Jul 2025 13:55 pm Walker, it seems, is starting to realize he can’t be successful doing things the way he wants to. He’s starting to make adjustments that he has needed to make. There is so much upside with him, that to quit on him now would be insane. It remains to be seen if Gorman makes those same adjustments, and stay with them. He seems to make the necessary adjustments, only to revert back to his old ways just when he starts to have some success. He seems to be very head strong and determined to do things his way. My patients is getting pretty thin with him.
Nootbaar is what he’s always been. His minor league stats never said he’d be anything else, but what he is. He’s a solid player, but not a core type player. If he could play a strong center field defensively and stay healthy, he’d be a keeper, but he can’t do either one.
Masyn Winn won’t ever be a superstar as long as he continually hunts home runs. If he likes be a .250 hitter, and batting at the bottom of the order, then he’ll never change. If he wants to be hitting at the top, he needs to try and be a table setter, and set his sights on scoring runs. He could be a perennial .300 hitter if he go back to using the whole field.