Three Big Time Free Agents Who Could Help Turn The Cardinals Around | Locked On Cardinals

- Cardinals Are In A Tough Spot
- Three Mega Free Agents To Target
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[nickelliott]

We are fantasizing if we think the Cardinals are going to spend money on big free agents. It's not happening. One of two things is going to happen next year, Mo will still be running everything again so we will get another year like this, only worse because they will cut payroll. The other option is to have Mo step to the side in his last year, and bring in a new head of baseball operations. In that case, they will be overhauling the front office, drafting, development, and coaching, and that is where the money will be spent. There are going to be some lean years ahead unless they can get more out of their players they have. The major league coaching staff is not capable of that.

[scottsmith]

Of course, we all want to see a better product on the field. But I agree with Bernie Miklas that the problems are deeper than the players. The Cardinals have fallen behind organizationally and philosophically. It's time to modernize with Chaim Bloom and a fresh perspective of the future. Player changes are temporary, but deep-rooted organizational changes can extend well into the next era of Cardinal success. An underperforming team indicates a broken organization.

[ScottG]

I doubt anyone will want to trade for Mikolas

[BillDownton]

Our biggest down fall has been offense we get 6 hits and that came from 2 batters

[rickmarcantonio]

We'll have to pay a substantial part of Mikolas's salary for someone to take him, but I personally think it's addition by subtraction.

[BillDownton]

Sorry but Bernie talked that breawers have spent 400 million less since 2017 but they have young players that step up where ours decided

[rayrussell]

Neither of the free agent hitters proposed in this video will leave their current team. Boros has lost the faith of his clients, I don't believe his clients will be holding out, no matter what he says. Both those free agent hitters' teams are winning, they will hold their current roster together. Those hitters will stay put.
For the Cardinals to get better, they need pitching. Trading Matz, Mikolas, Walker and Gorman 2-for-1 for 2 decent pitchers will get us there, if we get one bonafide ace. It might sound strange, but the Dodgers appear to have a luxury tax payroll issue, Ohtani's contract escalates hugely next year and he may also pitch next year, so Flaherty might become available (if Mozeliak and Bloom are gone first, he might want to come back to StL). The A's have some good young pitchers that StL should try to trade for, offering Walker and Gorman, with Matz and Mikolas.

[Dantheman-ibtd]

If this team is going to the WS, they may have to get worse before they can get better. They would have to do it with the core of young players that the system produced. They need time in mlb to get better. Spend on proven coaching, at least hitting, pitching, and base running. Speed never slumps

[scottcoleman]

We absolutely don't need to resign Goldy or pick up the options on Lynn and Gibson. We need to trade Miles and Matz for pennies on the dollar, just get rid of them. Both are useless. We need to trade Heisley as he'll bring a nice return on prospects. Heisley is great but will be in a contract year and I doubt we'll pay top dollar for a closer. McCreevy and Matthews both need serious looks in the Spring. We need to resign Kittredge; he's solid and won't be very expensive. I see no way we sing a high dollar FA this Hot Stove, I think we'll see an influx of younger guys and see what we have in 25. I think the Hot Stove of 25 we'll be active once we evaluate our younger guys and decide whose in or out. Lastly and most importantly, Bloom needs to be making these decisions and Bloom needs to fire Oli and his weak staff. I look at 25 as a younger, leaner team that will set the foundation for the future.

[geiz]

I have not forgiven Alonso for throwing out the Winn ball

[BillDownton]

Santander plays right field so then what do you do with walker

[avetheshowplayer]

Santander, go get him move noot for rooker maybe build in a gorman in that deal for rooker and a pitcher (not mason miller i havent hit the bottle yet) walker-siani/scott-santander in of with biscuts and baker at 1st

[chrisweidner]

If Moz is still here, nobody will come. Yea, I really believe that. Weary of his schtick.

[discostu]

Always take pitching first and they'll not sign any of them.

[MerryHoneyBee-xctl]

Sign Santander. Trade for either or both Gilbert/Rooker. Adding those 3 would be great.

[rayrussell]

Anybody who thinks missing spring training caused Snell to be so bad at the beginning of the season, they're totally fooling themself and ignoring Snell's history. He didn't want to pitch where he was, he just wanted the money and the Giants were not a contender. As long as he has a contract, he can fake injury or whatever and miss half the season, like he did this year. He's looking to opt out of the 2nd year in SF, so he got serious about his pitching after the All-Star break, but anyone who signs him to a contract over 1- yr will get nothing out of him until the final year of the deal, when he will be looking for a new contract. The Cardinals should avoid Snell like he has contagious lepracy. We don't want another Matz on this team. We need pitching, but not Snell.

[davidshowmaker]

They could help us but DeWitt won’t allow it!

[zantar]

Mo will resign Goldy, Gibbs, and a 35+ hitter and then clap the dirt from his hands and call it a huge off-season and talk about how that will make them playoff contenders.
I have lost faith in the front office.

[BillDownton]

Alonso turned down 6 year 150 plus mullion sorry But no

[turdferguson]

Stop it. Seriously. You’re mopping up water on the first floor while a toilet is over flowing on the second….spending money on free agents won’t solve this organizations problem: player development.