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2026 Cardinals

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Just messing this while waiting for the Cardinals to score a run or Mo to make a trade

Subtraction Assumptions
Traded or signed elsewhere
RP Helsley RH
RP Maton RH
RP Matz LH

Traded
RP Romero LH
RP King LH
3B Arenado RH

2026 Cardinals
C Pages. RH
C Pozo RH / Crooks LH
1B Contreras RH
2B Wetherholt LH
3B Gorman LH
SS Winn RH
Util Saggese RH
OF Nootbar LH
CF Scott LH
RF Walker RH
1B / LF Herrera RH
1B / OF Burleson LH
OF / IF Donovan LH

CF TBD (Church?)

SP Gray RH
SP Liberatore LH
SP Pallante RH
SP McGreevy RH
SP TBD

SP/RP TBD

RP O'Brien RH
RP Leahy RH
RP Granillo RH
RP Svanson RH
RP Graceffo RH
RP TBD LH
RP TBD LH
RP TBD

Minors / TBD
SP Matthews LH
RP Fernandez RH
RP Thompson LH
SP Doyle LH
SP Hernandez RH
C Bernal RH
CF / OF Church LH
OF Baez RH
OF Davis LH
...
SP / RP Bedell RH
SP / RP Hence RH
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That is rough.
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David S. Pumpkins wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:45 pm That is rough.
Yep. :(
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Do you think Winn fears JJ taking his SS position?

He should
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RunSup wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:37 pm Just messing this while waiting for the Cardinals to score a run or Mo to make a trade

Subtraction Assumptions
Traded or signed elsewhere
RP Helsley RH
RP Maton RH
RP Matz LH

Traded
RP Romero LH
RP King LH
3B Arenado RH

2026 Cardinals
C Pages. RH
C Pozo RH / Crooks LH
1B Contreras RH
2B Wetherholt LH
3B Gorman LH
SS Winn RH
Util Saggese RH
OF Nootbar LH
CF Scott LH
RF Walker RH
1B / LF Herrera RH
1B / OF Burleson LH
OF / IF Donovan LH

CF TBD (Church?)

SP Gray RH
SP Liberatore LH
SP Pallante RH
SP McGreevy RH
SP TBD

SP/RP TBD

RP O'Brien RH
RP Leahy RH
RP Granillo RH
RP Svanson RH
RP Graceffo RH
RP TBD LH
RP TBD LH
RP TBD

Minors / TBD
SP Matthews LH
RP Fernandez RH
RP Thompson LH
SP Doyle LH
SP Hernandez RH
C Bernal RH
CF / OF Church LH
OF Baez RH
OF Davis LH
...
SP / RP Bedell RH
SP / RP Hence RH
That’s what a $75m roster looks like. 13 position players is all they will have and you have 14 without Aranado who I beleive will be here. So Segesse and Crooks to AAA. Still missing the 35/100 MOTO superstar to anchor the lineup and make it fall into place. .500 if they add a TOR SP from FA and that bat. Otherwise 70 wins
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scoutyjones2 wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:48 pm Do you think Winn fears JJ taking his SS position?

He should
No different than any player.

But Winn is a 3+ fWAR player the last 2 years. Those don’t grow on trees. And he’s only 23 years old.
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Futuregm2 wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:50 pm
scoutyjones2 wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:48 pm Do you think Winn fears JJ taking his SS position?

He should
No different than any player.

But Winn is a 3+ fWAR player the last 2 years. Those don’t grow on trees. And he’s only 23 years old.
JJ is 23 years old. Played college, top draft pick. Lighting up AAA and has power
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They wont get 100 home runs combined with that group
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Futuregm2 wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:50 pm
scoutyjones2 wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:48 pm Do you think Winn fears JJ taking his SS position?

He should
No different than any player.

But Winn is a 3+ fWAR player the last 2 years. Those don’t grow on trees. And he’s only 23 years old.
Wetherholt is not going to take Winn's position.

You can take that to the bank.
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RunSup wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:37 pm Just messing this while waiting for the Cardinals to score a run or Mo to make a trade

Subtraction Assumptions
Traded or signed elsewhere
RP Helsley RH
RP Maton RH
RP Matz LH

Traded
RP Romero LH
RP King LH
3B Arenado RH

2026 Cardinals
C Pages. RH
C Pozo RH / Crooks LH
1B Contreras RH
2B Wetherholt LH
3B Gorman LH
SS Winn RH
Util Saggese RH
OF Nootbar LH
CF Scott LH
RF Walker RH
1B / LF Herrera RH
1B / OF Burleson LH
OF / IF Donovan LH

CF TBD (Church?)

SP Gray RH
SP Liberatore LH
SP Pallante RH
SP McGreevy RH
SP TBD

SP/RP TBD

RP O'Brien RH
RP Leahy RH
RP Granillo RH
RP Svanson RH
RP Graceffo RH
RP TBD LH
RP TBD LH
RP TBD

Minors / TBD
SP Matthews LH
RP Fernandez RH
RP Thompson LH
SP Doyle LH
SP Hernandez RH
C Bernal RH
CF / OF Church LH
OF Baez RH
OF Davis LH
...
SP / RP Bedell RH
SP / RP Hence RH
Is this your hope for the AA team. I thought wonder boy was taking over. He doesn’t know baseball either. And the owner doesn’t care. Spot on though. The new Pirates.
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scoutyjones2 wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:51 pm
Futuregm2 wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:50 pm
scoutyjones2 wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:48 pm Do you think Winn fears JJ taking his SS position?

He should
No different than any player.

But Winn is a 3+ fWAR player the last 2 years. Those don’t grow on trees. And he’s only 23 years old.
JJ is 23 years old. Played college, top draft pick. Lighting up AAA and has power
I know who JJ is. He’ll be our starting 2B. And I’m looking forward to the WW combination of Winn and Wetherholt up the middle.
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11WSChamps wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:52 pm
Futuregm2 wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:50 pm
scoutyjones2 wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:48 pm Do you think Winn fears JJ taking his SS position?

He should
No different than any player.

But Winn is a 3+ fWAR player the last 2 years. Those don’t grow on trees. And he’s only 23 years old.
Wetherholt is not going to take Winn's position.

You can take that to the bank.
1000% agree.

Wetherholt-Winn will be quite the DP combo. Hope we can get the rest of the team up to the same level.
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I will take the under…
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Futuregm2 wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:54 pm
scoutyjones2 wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:51 pm
Futuregm2 wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:50 pm
scoutyjones2 wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:48 pm Do you think Winn fears JJ taking his SS position?

He should
No different than any player.

But Winn is a 3+ fWAR player the last 2 years. Those don’t grow on trees. And he’s only 23 years old.
JJ is 23 years old. Played college, top draft pick. Lighting up AAA and has power
I know who JJ is. He’ll be our starting 2B. And I’m looking forward to the WW combination of Winn and Wetherholt up the middle.
Waste at 2b. Winn should be moved, along with Hurdy Gurdy
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Futuregm2 wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:55 pm
11WSChamps wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:52 pm
Futuregm2 wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:50 pm
scoutyjones2 wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:48 pm Do you think Winn fears JJ taking his SS position?

He should
No different than any player.

But Winn is a 3+ fWAR player the last 2 years. Those don’t grow on trees. And he’s only 23 years old.
Wetherholt is not going to take Winn's position.

You can take that to the bank.
1000% agree.

Wetherholt-Winn will be quite the DP combo. Hope we can get the rest of the team up to the same level.
I would hope folks realize you don't want what could very well be your top offensive threat playing perhaps the most demanding position on the field.

Yes he'll wind up at 2B.
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scoutyjones2 wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:56 pm
Futuregm2 wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:54 pm
scoutyjones2 wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:51 pm
Futuregm2 wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:50 pm
scoutyjones2 wrote: 29 Jul 2025 20:48 pm Do you think Winn fears JJ taking his SS position?

He should
No different than any player.

But Winn is a 3+ fWAR player the last 2 years. Those don’t grow on trees. And he’s only 23 years old.
JJ is 23 years old. Played college, top draft pick. Lighting up AAA and has power
I know who JJ is. He’ll be our starting 2B. And I’m looking forward to the WW combination of Winn and Wetherholt up the middle.
Waste at 2b. Winn should be moved, along with Hurdy Gurdy
Why the heck is he a waste at 2B? If anything 2B is less of an offensive position than SS and Wetherholt isn’t a good defensive SS (he’s average), while I’m sure he’d be better at 2B. So you’d have a guy that would be one of the best 2B in the game and a SS that would be one of the best defensive SS in baseball.
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