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craviduce wrote: ↑23 Jun 2025 14:48 pm DSL Cards 9, DSL White Sox 8 ***FINAL***

Kenly Hunter ~ 2-4, 2 Singles, Run, RBI, 2 RBI
Royelny Strop ~ 0-2, HBP, BB, K...removed in the 7th after HBP. played 2 straight games before a second injury on the season might've occurred ((drat) HBP)


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FCL Marlins 5, FCL Cards 2 ***FINAL***

Yairo Padilla ~ 1-4, Single, CS, K
Yoerny Junco ~ 2-2, Double, Single, 2 Runs, BB
Christopher Martin ~ 0-1, 2 HBP, BB....first rehab game, gets hit twice

Futuregm2 wrote: ↑23 Jun 2025 14:50 pm

craviduce wrote: ↑23 Jun 2025 14:48 pm DSL Cards 9, DSL White Sox 8 ***FINAL***

Kenly Hunter ~ 2-4, 2 Singles, Run, RBI, 2 RBI
Royelny Strop ~ 0-2, HBP, BB, K...removed in the 7th after HBP. played 2 straight games before a second injury on the season might've occurred ((drat) HBP)


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FCL Marlins 5, FCL Cards 2 ***FINAL***

Yairo Padilla ~ 1-4, Single, CS, K
Yoerny Junco ~ 2-2, Double, Single, 2 Runs, BB
Christopher Martin ~ 0-1, 2 HBP, BB....first rehab game, gets hit twice

Is Royelny Strop “Travis Honeyman” in Spanish?

3dender wrote: ↑23 Jun 2025 14:55 pm Crav do you think Graceffo should get another chance to start? And do you think he will?

craviduce wrote: ↑23 Jun 2025 15:02 pm

3dender wrote: ↑23 Jun 2025 14:55 pm Crav do you think Graceffo should get another chance to start? And do you think he will?

Will he? Maybe next year, but that would mean his 4th year trying to start at AAA. At some point, you must read the writing on the wall. Love, Graceffo, and Granillo are my two favorites from 2021 draft. I'm afraid they're all 3 BP or bust.

Will they need a AAA arm? If we try to plan it out, we have a likely rotation in AAA of....Robberse, Rom, Henderson, Rajcic, Roby, Hence, and maybe Matthews/Thompson if the MLB is overcrowded.

He needs to develop and command a 3rd pitch to be a starter going forward. He's never been able to do that. McGreevy mastered the cutter last season, worked on it for 2 or 3 months in AAA, then got his first start in MLB and took off with that pitch. That's my comp for Graceffo right now...he NEEDS that 3rd pitch to be well above average.

3dender wrote: ↑23 Jun 2025 14:55 pm Crav do you think Graceffo should get another chance to start? And do you think he will?

craviduce wrote: ↑23 Jun 2025 15:09 pm

3dender wrote: ↑23 Jun 2025 14:55 pm Crav do you think Graceffo should get another chance to start? And do you think he will?

that's a good poll question....should he get another chance to start? Or...Will the Cards give him another chance?


My "wanting them to give him another chance", is clashing with "will they"

Talkin' Baseball wrote: ↑23 Jun 2025 15:35 pm I would like to see Zack Thompson get a look as a starter the way that Liberatore has if he is healthy. He has been yanked around the same way. He was a first round draft choice, is now 27-28 years old and we still don't know what he is.

hugeCardfan wrote: ↑23 Jun 2025 16:09 pm

Talkin' Baseball wrote: ↑23 Jun 2025 15:35 pm I would like to see Zack Thompson get a look as a starter the way that Liberatore has if he is healthy. He has been yanked around the same way. He was a first round draft choice, is now 27-28 years old and we still don't know what he is.

Can he stay healthy enough?

Talkin' Baseball wrote: ↑23 Jun 2025 16:18 pm

hugeCardfan wrote: ↑23 Jun 2025 16:09 pm

Talkin' Baseball wrote: ↑23 Jun 2025 15:35 pm I would like to see Zack Thompson get a look as a starter the way that Liberatore has if he is healthy. He has been yanked around the same way. He was a first round draft choice, is now 27-28 years old and we still don't know what he is.

Can he stay healthy enough?

Who knows?

craviduce wrote: ↑23 Jun 2025 15:05 pm

craviduce wrote: ↑23 Jun 2025 15:02 pm

3dender wrote: ↑23 Jun 2025 14:55 pm Crav do you think Graceffo should get another chance to start? And do you think he will?

Will he? Maybe next year, but that would mean his 4th year trying to start at AAA. At some point, you must read the writing on the wall. Love, Graceffo, and Granillo are my two favorites from 2021 draft. I'm afraid they're all 3 BP or bust.

Will they need a AAA arm? If we try to plan it out, we have a likely rotation in AAA of....Robberse, Rom, Henderson, Rajcic, Roby, Hence, and maybe Matthews/Thompson if the MLB is overcrowded.

He needs to develop and command a 3rd pitch to be a starter going forward. He's never been able to do that. McGreevy mastered the cutter last season, worked on it for 2 or 3 months in AAA, then got his first start in MLB and took off with that pitch. That's my comp for Graceffo right now...he NEEDS that 3rd pitch to be well above average.

I have to imagine that one or both of Robberse and Rom might not be with the org next season...hate to see it, but the org. moved on from Kloffenstein without batting an eye.