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sikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑16 Jan 2026 07:20 am Good morning.

Heres one I haven’t seen.
With Tucker and Dodgers on my mind, How long does the great JJ stay in the Lou. He hasn’t played a day yet, yet some nut, me, is talking leaving.

Someone here Can brief the board reference time on station. Six year ish?

Just think. Soon, we will be talking extensions or resigning. Then we will be talking trades and signings elsewhere. Then we will be talking about the return for JJ.

If he becomes all the board says he will, ROY, batting champ MVP, wouldn’t he be a prized candidate for a Dodger like team.

There ya go.

ClassicO wrote: ↑16 Jan 2026 07:23 am As soon as he's a FA the Dodgers will sign him

Jatalk wrote: ↑16 Jan 2026 07:25 am

sikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑16 Jan 2026 07:20 am Good morning.

Heres one I haven’t seen.
With Tucker and Dodgers on my mind, How long does the great JJ stay in the Lou. He hasn’t played a day yet, yet some nut, me, is talking leaving.

Someone here Can brief the board reference time on station. Six year ish?

Just think. Soon, we will be talking extensions or resigning. Then we will be talking trades and signings elsewhere. Then we will be talking about the return for JJ.

If he becomes all the board says he will, ROY, batting champ MVP, wouldn’t he be a prized candidate for a Dodger like team.

There ya go.

I’m going to wait until he plays one or two ML games before I worry about this

Talkin' Baseball wrote: ↑16 Jan 2026 07:28 am Let's see when he arrives.

mattmitchl44 wrote: ↑16 Jan 2026 07:47 am If the Cardinals believe Wetherholt is going to be as good as expected, they should be trying to sign him now to an 8 yr. deal + 1-2 team option years - a Jackson Chourio kind of deal.

Some fans want to see a player "earn it" before getting such an offer, but the reality of baseball in 2026 is that taking risks like this are the only kinds of deals where teams have the potential to "win big" in term of getting a lot more production than they are paying for in salary.

And if you are going to ever compete with the Dodgers, Mets, Yankees, etc., a team like the Cardinals has to have guys signed to contracts where they are "winning big."

mattmitchl44 wrote: ↑16 Jan 2026 07:47 am If the Cardinals believe Wetherholt is going to be as good as expected, they should be trying to sign him now to an 8 yr. deal + 1-2 team option years - a Jackson Chourio kind of deal.

Some fans want to see a player "earn it" before getting such an offer, but the reality of baseball in 2026 is that taking risks like this are the only kinds of deals where teams have the potential to "win big" in term of getting a lot more production than they are paying for in salary.

And if you are going to ever compete with the Dodgers, Mets, Yankees, etc., a team like the Cardinals has to have guys signed to contracts where they are "winning big."

The team would have to get such a deal done at the right price, given the risk, but they should be actively seeing if they can find a deal that works.

rockondlouie wrote: ↑16 Jan 2026 08:49 am IF he's the player most around MLB think he'll be, then I'm on board w/our friend matt on this one.

After his second season if he's the real deal, then lock him down for 8-10 years.

And yes, I think BDWJr would do this and the offer would be market value.

But let's let him get his first MLB PA"s before we go too far down this road BDog.

mattmitchl44 wrote: ↑16 Jan 2026 07:47 am If the Cardinals believe Wetherholt is going to be as good as expected, they should be trying to sign him now to an 8 yr. deal + 1-2 team option years - a Jackson Chourio kind of deal.

Some fans want to see a player "earn it" before getting such an offer, but the reality of baseball in 2026 is that taking risks like this are the only kinds of deals where teams have the potential to "win big" in term of getting a lot more production than they are paying for in salary.

And if you are going to ever compete with the Dodgers, Mets, Yankees, etc., a team like the Cardinals has to have guys signed to contracts where they are "winning big."

The team would have to get such a deal done at the right price, given the risk, but they should be actively seeing if they can find a deal that works.

sikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑16 Jan 2026 08:53 am

rockondlouie wrote: ↑16 Jan 2026 08:49 am IF he's the player most around MLB think he'll be, then I'm on board w/our friend matt on this one.

After his second season if he's the real deal, then lock him down for 8-10 years.

And yes, I think BDWJr would do this and the offer would be market value.

But let's let him get his first MLB PA"s before we go too far down this road BDog.

I hear ya. Two points. I’m looking ahead if he becomes that guy- ROY candidate. Can we afford him.

If you give him two years, might his production out pace his desire to extend or sign long term. That seems like playing it too safe.

It might take a gamble. After rookie season…

rockondlouie wrote: ↑16 Jan 2026 09:00 am

sikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑16 Jan 2026 08:53 am

rockondlouie wrote: ↑16 Jan 2026 08:49 am IF he's the player most around MLB think he'll be, then I'm on board w/our friend matt on this one.

After his second season if he's the real deal, then lock him down for 8-10 years.

And yes, I think BDWJr would do this and the offer would be market value.

But let's let him get his first MLB PA"s before we go too far down this road BDog.

I hear ya. Two points. I’m looking ahead if he becomes that guy- ROY candidate. Can we afford him.

If you give him two years, might his production out pace his desire to extend or sign long term. That seems like playing it too safe.

It might take a gamble. After rookie season…

YES

BDWJR has the resources to afford any player except the insanely out of everyone but the Dodgers/Mets world (re: Ohtani, Soto and now Tucker).

JJW won't command that big of a deal even if he's ROY and a second season all star.

I wait till after his Sophomore season so we have a true read on him, no need to rush after his rookie year.