Reyes a symptom of infighting?

by vinniefromjersey on Jun 14, 2007 10:30 AM EDT

I was shocked at the demotion of Anthony Reyes. It appeared to me he was the second (or at least third) best starter in terms of actual pitching performance, and some of the data posted here recently seems to bear that out. My question is whether his demotion is a symptom of some sort of power struggle between factions (DeWitt/Luhnow-home grown cheaper talent vs. Jocketty/LaRussa/Duncan-you need bigleague experience).

Along the same lines, I wonder whether Jocketty was prohibitted from signing experienced free-agent to be pitchers (Morris, Suppan,etc.) unless they had no where else to go in free agency and were therefor bargains.

Any thoughts?

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Overpaid

Morris and Suppan were dramatically overpaid by the clubs that signed them. They are both good guys who I am glad to see them make big money, but the Cardinals evaluate a return on investment with the guys they sign and those 2 will very unlikely be worth the cost of their contracts. (By the way, I believe Suppan is now 7-7 with a team that scores a bunch of runs...not worth 42 million bucks in my opinion. And with the way the Cards have scored runs this season, his record would be far worse in STL.

Was I disappointed by their offseason, absolutely, but the only decent guys available got way overpaid (Soriano, Lee, Zito, Lilly, Meche, Suppan) or were dying to play for the Dodgers (Schmidt and Wolf)

If you overpay, it will bite you in the ass later. Imagine Soriano When he is 38 and striking out 190 times and his speed is gone and he can't catch the ball and you are still paying him 20 million per year. And you need to sign a number 2 starter and a new 3rd baseman. Sorry, no money.

The Cards pick their spots...they ponied up for Pujols, Edmonds, Rolen, Izzy, and Carpenter. I, for one, would rather see Wainwright and Hawksworth in the rotation in 09 than Lilly, Meche, Suppan, or probably even Zito. (And we would still have 20million in savings to hopefully bring in some offence.

Go ahead, rip away.

How about handin' me another helpin' of those mashed taters...thank you very much!

by Elvis on Jun 14, 2007 2:59 PM EDT reply actions

They also took a Chris Carpenter

approach to Mark Mulder, offering him a moderate contract in hopes that he can return to form after shoulder surgery next year and the year after. I'd imagine that if in 2007 (what little time) and 2008, Mulder returns to his 'future 300 game winner' form, they'll look to extend him and replace that 2009 option.

Interested in pre-1990 Cardinals games on tape

by Hardcore Legend on Jun 14, 2007 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Suppan

If he can put together two good seasons and the Brewers can trade him late next year or during the offseason after 2008, they'll have gotten a great deal. That'd get $27M of that contract off their hands. It wouldn't surprise me if they pulled off a trade, either--between inflation and the need for LAIMs.

by liam on Jun 15, 2007 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions