Roster spots for the Cardinals this off season are precious as they have a big laundry lists of moves to make.....
Exactly this.Hochman: Cardinals should sign Trea Turner, trade for Sean Murphy, win ballgames
Have the “infield of dreams” with MVP Paul Goldschmidt at first, Tommy Edman at second, Trea Turner at shortstop and Nolan Arenado at third.www.stltoday.com
Benjamin Hochman
Each time I write one of these, I get messages that say — don’t waste your time, they’re not going to spend that much, they never do. And, yes, I get it. Hearing me say the Cardinals should sign Trea Turner might sound as realistic as St. Louis signing 1927 Babe Ruth, 1939 Roy Hobbs or, even crazier, 2023 Aaron Judge.
OK, with that out of the way, the Cardinals should sign Trea Turner.
Enough of being one big bat away from a postseason breakthrough (or, for that matter, earning a first-round bye). Enough of pinning your hopes on a young player having his breakout year. Just buy the bat. Change the calculus. In 2023, go to bat — figuratively and literally — with three MVP candidates. Have the “infield of dreams” with a reigning MVP in Paul Goldschmidt at first, a dynamo in Tommy Edman at second, “an even-better Tommy Edman” in Turner at shortstop and a generational talent in Nolan Arenado at third.
The Cardinals have said they’ll raise payroll. They should also raise their postseason expectations.
In 2023, the Cardinals and their big-spending fans will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the last Cardinals team to make the World Series.
A decade.
And the Cards didn’t even really come close to the World Series from 2014-2022.
So, how do the Cardinals become a team that contends for the pennant such as the Dodgers (three World Series appearances in the past six years) or the Astros (four World Series appearances in the past six years)? OK, you don’t have the money to be the Dodgers, fine. But why not become the Astros?
I could handle that very well.........................Gold glove infield...................solve catching position...................never happen tho...............JMHO
This is sad... Gotta believe this is the end of the road for him now. Not a good look for the team any longer.
Sadly I think he's done. Strike 3. No excuse for this with how easy it is to just call an Uber. Hopefully he can get the help he needs and get a second chance somewhere.
That's too bad. I can't see them letting him come back after he has been given so many chances. He may have been arrested 3 times but I find it hard to believe those were the only times he got behind the wheel when he was under the influence. I have no doubt he has tried to remain sober but the pull is too great for him. He really needs help. Some can get the monkey off their back, others can't.
I imagine this takes the Cardinals out of the SS free agent sweepstakes...................
WOW................
I don't think we were seriously in it unless that $180MM wasn't accurate. Agreed this is more an area of need and we filled it, and Contreras will help this lineup, which is big.
So counting the Contreras deal , what is the Cards payroll at now ??
Payroll before this was approx $165MM factoring in estimated arb salaries. Target budget was $180-185MM. Per Goold. Contreras puts us right in the middle of that range.
