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It would have been nice if he ever mastered AAA pitching. I just don't get why they don't go to him and come to terms that he could have a long profitable career in baseball but this isn't working. You are going back to AAA to get more grounded away from the majors. We want you to be the starting RF next year. Show us you can do it.
So then the question becomes, is there not a consistent approach to these things throughout the organization? I thought they taught the same batting, pitching, fielding philosophy and approach from Rookie ball to MLB. Am I wrong about that? (Knowing me, I could be!)BrummerStealsHome wrote: ↑06 Aug 2025 10:11 am The first thing the Cardinals should have done entering this (don't call it a) rebuild is replace the coaching staff. But this organization has gone overboard with loyalty and did not do so. Their hitting approach remains poor and their pitching approach ruins pitchers. Look at Fernandez. He was effective in the minors, came up throwing effectively, then for some friggin' reason decided to change his delivery and he's sucked ever since. Hello?!
I don't think they do anymore, at least during Marmol's tenure.WeeVikes wrote: ↑06 Aug 2025 10:36 amSo then the question becomes, is there not a consistent approach to these things throughout the organization? I thought they taught the same batting, pitching, fielding philosophy and approach from Rookie ball to MLB. Am I wrong about that? (Knowing me, I could be!)BrummerStealsHome wrote: ↑06 Aug 2025 10:11 am The first thing the Cardinals should have done entering this (don't call it a) rebuild is replace the coaching staff. But this organization has gone overboard with loyalty and did not do so. Their hitting approach remains poor and their pitching approach ruins pitchers. Look at Fernandez. He was effective in the minors, came up throwing effectively, then for some friggin' reason decided to change his delivery and he's sucked ever since. Hello?!
Well, that seems to add up, doesn’t it?BrummerStealsHome wrote: ↑06 Aug 2025 11:17 amI don't think they do anymore, at least during Marmol's tenure.WeeVikes wrote: ↑06 Aug 2025 10:36 amSo then the question becomes, is there not a consistent approach to these things throughout the organization? I thought they taught the same batting, pitching, fielding philosophy and approach from Rookie ball to MLB. Am I wrong about that? (Knowing me, I could be!)BrummerStealsHome wrote: ↑06 Aug 2025 10:11 am The first thing the Cardinals should have done entering this (don't call it a) rebuild is replace the coaching staff. But this organization has gone overboard with loyalty and did not do so. Their hitting approach remains poor and their pitching approach ruins pitchers. Look at Fernandez. He was effective in the minors, came up throwing effectively, then for some friggin' reason decided to change his delivery and he's sucked ever since. Hello?!
If Walker can't handle the pressure of Nootbaar as competition, then he has a paper mache ego.Hoosier59 wrote: ↑06 Aug 2025 10:01 am To be fair, he had been hitting almost .290 since the All-Star break, but since Nootbaar has returned, his playing time has suffered, and as could be expected, his confidence as suffered with it. He’s also pressing again now, his last two games, just trying to stay in the line up. The Cardinals really couldn’t have handled him much worse than they have!
Oli had him batting 9th, last night. In his mind, do you really think Jordan thinks he’s a 9th place hitter? Don’t you think he might press and try to prove he’s not? The Cardinals have a history of doing this to players, and allowing them to “ not be who they’ve always been “ but causing them to try and be something else.
I see some Cardinals are hitting okay. Why didn't the Cardinal coaches mess Donovan, Winn, and Herrera up too?BrummerStealsHome wrote: ↑06 Aug 2025 10:11 am The first thing the Cardinals should have done entering this (don't call it a) rebuild is replace the coaching staff. But this organization has gone overboard with loyalty and did not do so. Their hitting approach remains poor and their pitching approach ruins pitchers. Look at Fernandez. He was effective in the minors, came up throwing effectively, then for some friggin' reason decided to change his delivery and he's sucked ever since. Hello?!