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How's the Cardinals' bench shaping up?
Posted: 01 Feb 2026 08:21 am
by Shady
Fermin, Saggese, Prieto?, Jordan?, Church, Torres?, Pages, Pozo?, Crooks? It would be nice if Saggese can double up infield/outfield. Getting another righty bat in the outfield corps.
Re: How's the Cardinals' bench shaping up?
Posted: 01 Feb 2026 08:26 am
by sikeston bulldog2
Shady wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 08:21 am
Fermin, Saggese, Prieto?, Jordan?, Church, Torres?, Pages, Pozo?, Crooks? It would be nice if Saggese can double up infield/outfield.
The team will have 10 starting position players. 13 pitchers. Another catcher. So you get two picks, provided another player doesn’t rise and shine. So technically, you have one slot open.
Re: How's the Cardinals' bench shaping up?
Posted: 01 Feb 2026 08:38 am
by OldRed
sikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 08:26 am
Shady wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 08:21 am
Fermin, Saggese, Prieto?, Jordan?, Church, Torres?, Pages, Pozo?, Crooks? It would be nice if Saggese can double up infield/outfield.
The team will have 10 starting position players. 13 pitchers. Another catcher. So you get two picks, provided another player doesn’t rise and shine. So technically, you have one slot open.
You can guess the bench will be weak or they would be starting.
Re: How's the Cardinals' bench shaping up?
Posted: 01 Feb 2026 10:19 am
by TheFantasyStud
A) Crooks, Saggese, Andujar, Goldschmidt
B) Crooks, Saggese, Fermin, Andujar
C) Crooks, Saggese, Fermin, Torres
I’d be fine with C if we put the money in to top of the rotation free agent pitching.
Re: How's the Cardinals' bench shaping up?
Posted: 01 Feb 2026 10:56 am
by Voldemort
Bench players? This will be more like check in today to see who takes the field. I would think that with so much unknown, the Cardinals might set a record for different lineups in a year.
Re: How's the Cardinals' bench shaping up?
Posted: 01 Feb 2026 11:02 am
by craviduce
I believe the bench is a long lasting wood composite.
And Rectangle is the Shape.
Re: How's the Cardinals' bench shaping up?
Posted: 01 Feb 2026 11:05 am
by Shady
craviduce wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 11:02 am
I believe the bench is a long lasting wood composite.
And Rectangle is the Shape.
Guru, you are one sharp cookie. LOL
Re: How's the Cardinals' bench shaping up?
Posted: 01 Feb 2026 11:13 am
by Melville
craviduce wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 11:02 am
I believe the bench is a long lasting wood composite.
And Rectangle is the Shape.
Long but narrow.
By both definitions.
Re: How's the Cardinals' bench shaping up?
Posted: 01 Feb 2026 11:36 am
by Cardinals4Life
Voldemort wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 10:56 am
Bench players? This will be more like check in today to see who takes the field. I would think that with so much unknown, the Cardinals might set a record for different lineups in a year.
That's a HUGE part of Oli's shortcomings. He treats the MLB like it's the minor leagues.
Re: How's the Cardinals' bench shaping up?
Posted: 01 Feb 2026 11:40 am
by Cardinals4Life
Shady wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 08:21 am
Fermin, Saggese, Prieto?, Jordan?, Church, Torres?, Pages, Pozo?, Crooks? It would be nice if Saggese can double up infield/outfield. Getting another righty bat in the outfield corps.
I think the following (as of today) are our 13 position players:
Donovan LF
Scott II CF
Walker RF
Gorman 3B
Winn SS
Wetherholt 2B
Burleson 1B
Herrera C
Crooks/Pages (depends on Herrera)
Saggese Utilty
Church OF
Fermin Utility
Torres (my sneak pick) Utility
Re: How's the Cardinals' bench shaping up?
Posted: 01 Feb 2026 11:54 am
by craviduce
Cardinals4Life wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 11:40 am
Shady wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 08:21 am
Fermin, Saggese, Prieto?, Jordan?, Church, Torres?, Pages, Pozo?, Crooks? It would be nice if Saggese can double up infield/outfield. Getting another righty bat in the outfield corps.
I think the following (as of today) are our 13 position players:
Donovan LF
Scott II CF
Walker RF
Gorman 3B
Winn SS
Wetherholt 2B
Burleson 1B
Herrera C
Crooks/Pages (depends on Herrera)
Saggese Utilty
Church OF
Fermin Utility
Torres (my sneak pick) Utility
they refused to break camp with a deserving Matt Koperniak last year, because they had redundancy with Scott II and Siani. People want Torres but he's another redundant LHB. The team has Church and Scott II. Two redundant LHB for the OF. Plus Nootbaar, Donovan, Burleson, Crooks, Gorman, Wetherholt....all LHB. The team NEEDS RHB.
Bench will likely be, barring injury, Fermin (RHB), Saggese (RHB), Church (LHB), Pozo (RHB) / Crooks (LHB)
Re: How's the Cardinals' bench shaping up?
Posted: 01 Feb 2026 11:56 am
by Cardinals4Life
craviduce wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 11:54 am
Cardinals4Life wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 11:40 am
Shady wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 08:21 am
Fermin, Saggese, Prieto?, Jordan?, Church, Torres?, Pages, Pozo?, Crooks? It would be nice if Saggese can double up infield/outfield. Getting another righty bat in the outfield corps.
I think the following (as of today) are our 13 position players:
Donovan LF
Scott II CF
Walker RF
Gorman 3B
Winn SS
Wetherholt 2B
Burleson 1B
Herrera C
Crooks/Pages (depends on Herrera)
Saggese Utilty
Church OF
Fermin Utility
Torres (my sneak pick) Utility
they refused to break camp with a deserving Matt Koperniak last year, because they had redundancy with Scott II and Siani. People want Torres but he's another redundant LHB. The team has Church and Scott II. Two redundant LHB for the OF. Plus Nootbaar, Donovan, Burleson, Crooks, Gorman, Wetherholt....all LHB. The team NEEDS RHB.
Bench will likely be, barring injury, Fermin (RHB), Saggese (RHB), Church (LHB), Pozo (RHB) / Crooks (LHB)
Noot is unlikely to break camp this year.
Re: How's the Cardinals' bench shaping up?
Posted: 01 Feb 2026 12:05 pm
by Shady
Cardinals4Life wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 11:40 am
Shady wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 08:21 am
Fermin, Saggese, Prieto?, Jordan?, Church, Torres?, Pages, Pozo?, Crooks? It would be nice if Saggese can double up infield/outfield. Getting another righty bat in the outfield corps.
I think the following (as of today) are our 13 position players:
Donovan LF
Scott II CF
Walker RF
Gorman 3B
Winn SS
Wetherholt 2B
Burleson 1B
Herrera C
Crooks/Pages (depends on Herrera)
Saggese Utilty
Church OF
Fermin Utility
Torres (my sneak pick) Utility
Could Prieto get a utility role? What about DH possibilities? Crooks or Church vs RHP and Saggese or Fermin vs LHP maybe.
Re: How's the Cardinals' bench shaping up?
Posted: 01 Feb 2026 12:10 pm
by Cardinals4Life
Shady wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 12:05 pm
Cardinals4Life wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 11:40 am
Shady wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 08:21 am
Fermin, Saggese, Prieto?, Jordan?, Church, Torres?, Pages, Pozo?, Crooks? It would be nice if Saggese can double up infield/outfield. Getting another righty bat in the outfield corps.
I think the following (as of today) are our 13 position players:
Donovan LF
Scott II CF
Walker RF
Gorman 3B
Winn SS
Wetherholt 2B
Burleson 1B
Herrera C
Crooks/Pages (depends on Herrera)
Saggese Utilty
Church OF
Fermin Utility
Torres (my sneak pick) Utility
Could Prieto get a utility role? What about DH possibilities? Crooks or Church vs RHP and Saggese or Fermin vs LHP maybe.
Not sure. I think there is still quite a bit to shake out before the season starts.
Re: How's the Cardinals' bench shaping up?
Posted: 01 Feb 2026 14:41 pm
by zuck698
craviduce wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 11:02 am
I believe the bench is a long lasting wood composite.
And Rectangle is the Shape.
When I see a Shady post that starts out "How" or "Is" something, it always reminds me of Airplane. "Johnny, what can you make out of this?" Johnny says "This? Why, I can make a hat or a brooch or a pterodactyl..."
Shady, have you ever spent time in a cockpit before?
Re: How's the Cardinals' bench shaping up?
Posted: 01 Feb 2026 14:43 pm
by craviduce
zuck698 wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 14:41 pm
craviduce wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 11:02 am
I believe the bench is a long lasting wood composite.
And Rectangle is the Shape.
When I see a Shady post that starts out "How" or "Is" something, it always reminds me of Airplane. "Johnny, what can you make out of this?" Johnny says "This? Why, I can make a hat or a brooch or a pterodactyl..."
Shady, have you ever spent time in a cockpit before?
Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the window and wheels and it looks like a big Tylenol!