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08-31-2018, 11:44 AM | #3466 |
Now you've pissed me off!
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I think that the Cardinals need to take a risk and the 10-20% chance that Donaldson can hold it together through September and then for a few weeks in October is worth it, because if he can, pitchers can't really navigate the Cardinals offense safely.
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08-31-2018, 11:45 AM | #3467 |
Now you've pissed me off!
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08-31-2018, 11:46 AM | #3468 |
Sauntering Vaguely Downwards
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I am. He's hurt.
And groin injuries don't **** around. Who's to say when he'll come back or what kind of timing he'll be able to find before we really need him. But that's why I'm more interested in Forsythe than Donaldson. Gimme a guy that can play multiple defensive positions and is healthy enough to contribute now while we need to get through this patch of injuries. I'd rather have that than a 3b only player who's simply not sound at the moment and is a real risk to break down within a few days of us acquiring him. |
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08-31-2018, 11:48 AM | #3469 | |
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David just got hot at the right time. Jedd's has stretches just like that in his own right. He was a guy I had on a shortlist of potential post-season heroes that make people bitch about 'Cardinal Devil Magic' for another half decade. |
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08-31-2018, 11:50 AM | #3470 | |
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08-31-2018, 11:58 AM | #3471 | |
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I mean, Donaldson may not be quite that pathetic, but he'll be close. Ask Allen Craig how easy it is to drive a ball if your legs don't work. Now take that lunatic 'hip load' thing that Donaldson does and realize that his lower half is even more critical. What the hell's he gonna do with no base and an armbar? I just can't see how Donaldson can do anything other than try to Kirk Gibson his way through it. Just an assload of pain management in the hopes he can give you 2 or 3 good swings every few days before resting again. |
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08-31-2018, 12:20 PM | #3472 |
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Wong and Gyroko both were starting to fit in where we needed them from the start. It sucks bad losing them right now.
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08-31-2018, 12:27 PM | #3473 | |
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08-31-2018, 12:39 PM | #3474 |
Has a particular set of skills
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He is going to blow out his arm with this motion? Anything we can do about it? He's still way more valuable to us than anything we could get in a trade before the blow out, right?
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08-31-2018, 01:15 PM | #3475 |
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This is a very unique talent
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08-31-2018, 01:31 PM | #3476 |
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Per MLB network: Cardinals have offered a trade for Donaldson. It’s considered a “low ball” offer and the Cardinals are not interested in coming up on the compensation.
Sounds like you guys said, if you can get him cheap, then take the gamble. |
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08-31-2018, 03:32 PM | #3477 |
In my youth i pray to keep
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Dry powder or something
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08-31-2018, 03:37 PM | #3478 |
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08-31-2018, 03:39 PM | #3479 | |
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08-31-2018, 03:43 PM | #3480 |
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