Former Cardinal Report - May

by The Ghost of Todd Burns on May 29, 2009 1:58 PM EDT

I'm doing this a little early this month because I'm bored and I'll probably be pretty busy the next few days. Stats are updated through about 10 PM last night. Again, if I've forgotton anyone or if you know of the whereabouts of other former Cardinals let me know and I can include them next time.

Top Hitters: PA AVG. OPS HR RBI

Adam Kennedy (OAK) 75 .388 1.020 2 13

Russell Branyan (SEA) 170 .311 1.006 11 23

Felipe Lopez (ARZ) 183 .323 .865 4 10

J.D. Drew (BOS) 170 .252 .840 6 21

Scott Rolen (TOR) 178 .297 .811 3 16

Fernando Tatis (NYM) 88 .275 .758 2 10

Coco Crisp (KC) 191 .233 .743 3 14

Placido Polanco (DET) 190 .263 .672 1 21

Edgar Renteria (SF) 164 .248 .671 2 22

Jack Wilson (PIT) 108 .252 .653 1 16

David Eckstein (SD) 178 .239 .633 0 14

Cesar Izturis (BAL) 140 .256 .624 1 13

Aaron Miles (CHC) 104 .204 .515 0 4

Ronnie Belliard (WAS) 72 .164 .476 1 4

Miguel Cairo (PHI) 17 .118 .235 0 0

Minor Leagues: PA AVG. OPS HR RBI

Hector Luna (LAD) 154 .369 1.086 9 36

Mike McCoy (COL) 160 .375 .981 1 19

Chris Richard (TB) 158 .275 .955 11 36

Eliezer Alfonzo (SD) 103 .323 .939 7 19

John Rodriguez (NYY) 152 .297 .935 9 33

Miguel Cairo (PHI) 29 .357 .915 1 5

Terry Evans (LAA) 184 .292 .874 10 28

Dan Nelson (WAS) 102 .271 .857 2 7

Adam Kennedy (TB) 92 .280 .805 3 9

Abraham Nunez (ARZ) 49 .302 .760 0 6

Cody Haerther (TOR) 81 .280 .729 1 6

Pablo Ozuna (PHI) 171 .290 .726 0 14

John Gall (HOU) 185 .244 .702 5 19

Daric Barton (OAK) 185 .215 .676 2 24

So Taguchi (CHC) 32 .259 .671 0 4

Sean Danielson (BOS) 125 .239 .623 1 13

Brian Barton (ATL) 140 .211 .598 2 11

Reid Gorecki (ATL) 124 198 .550 1 9

Independent League: PA AVG. OPS HR RBI

Abraham Nunez 60 .314 .822 0 6

Alberto Castillo 63 .309 .791 1 9

Preston Wilson 81 .293 .773 2 15

Top Starters: ERA WHIP IP K:BB OPS Against

Dan Haren (ARZ) 2.57 .90 63.0 63:9 .580

Jason Marquis (COL) 4.45 1.29 60.2 27:9 .679

Anthony Reyes (CLE) 6.57 1.64 38.1 22:23 .826

Sidney Ponson (KC) 6.49 1.63 43.0 24:16 .827

Braden Looper (MIL) 4.47 1.45 50.1 28:17 .841

Jeff Suppan (MIL) 5.23 1.58 53.1 27:24 .905

Jamie Moyer (PHI) 7.42 1.77 47.1 26:16 1.001

Minor Leagues: ERA WHIP IP K:BB

Kip Wells (WAS) 2.45 1.00 11.0 11:2

Jorge Sosa (WAS) 6.00 1.00 6.0 7:0

Chris Lambert (DET) 6.14 1.53 48.1 42:19

Top Relievers: ERA WHIP IP K:BB OPS Against

Ron Villone (WAS) 0.00 .94 11.2 3:5 .444

Kiko Calero (FLA) 2.35 1.04 23.0 30:12 .461

Luke Gregerson (SD) 3.54 1.29 28.0 30:13 .610

Jason Isringhausen (TB) 3.60 1.80 5.0 2:5 .623

Randy Flores (COL) 0.00 1.00 5.0 5:0 .625

Darren Oliver (LAA) 2.08 1.20 21.2 15:5 .669

Jamey Wright (KC) 3.86 1.46 23.1 17:7 .701

Julian Tavarez (WAS) 5.68 1.58 19.0 18:14 .717

Luis Perdomo (SD) 4.70 1.30 15.1 7:7 .739

Jeff Weaver (LAD) 3.63 1.48 22.1 14:10 .742

Kip Wells (WAS) 6.35 1.54 22.2 16:15 .743

Russ Springer (OAK) 5.89 1.85 18.1 20:7 .901

Brett Tomko (NYY) 4.15 1.62 4.1 0:2 .952

Troy Percival (TB) 6.35 1.68 11.1 7:5 .972

Mike Lincoln (CIN) 9.56 2.19 16.0 6:12 1.151

Minor Leagues: ERA WHIP IP K:BB

Ron Villone (WAS) 2.35 .78 7.2 5:2

Brett Tomko (NYY) 0.64 .86 14.0 17:4

Jeff Weaver (LAD) 3.55 1.03 12.2 12:2

Chris Narveson (MIL) 4.76 1.27 28.1 32:10

Randy Flores (COL) 5.51 1.29 16.1 13:5

Jason Isringhausen (TB) 4.06 1.36 11.0 3:6

Carmen Cali (LAD) 4.24 1.47 17.0 19:6

Tyler Johnson (SEA) 4.50 1.50 2.0 0:0

Ben Julanel (COL) 6.35 1.59 17.0 14:9

Kelvin Jimenez (CWS) 5.52 1.74 29.1 16:3

Independent League ERA WHIP IP K:BB

Ron Flores 2.77 .93 13.0 9:4

Esteban Yan 3.60 1.13 30.0 22:8

Troy Cate 4.11 1.26 30.2 19:8

Andy Cavazos 8.38 2.39 8.2 6:12

Also, Stu Pomeranz was spotted on the inactive list for the New Jersey Jackals of the Can-Am League.....I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that he's injured.

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The only guy I really worry/think about is:

- Wonder if we shouldn’t have offered Lopez a contract? Hard to argue with the amount of players we have for MI spots, but he appears to have fixed whatever problems he had in Washington.

Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the percentage people, you should be perfectly comfortable." - Manager Bobby Bragan

by SoonerfanTU on May 29, 2009 2:11 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah

He has magically gained the ability to sustain a .370 BABIP. He’s still a crappy player, who can’t field worth a shit, and who’s offensive skillset is limited. I’m happier with Schumaker/Ryan at second.

St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008

by vivaelpujols on May 29, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Still wouldnt you rather have his

.323/.380/.485/.865 versus Thurston’s .246/.353/.404/.757 and Barden’s .247/.309/.424/.732

"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring" -Rogers Hornsby

by stlwcards on May 29, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Going forward

I would rather have Thurston or Barden

St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008

by vivaelpujols on May 29, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Fair Enough

I was talking about having him as a stopgap for wallace

"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring" -Rogers Hornsby

by stlwcards on May 29, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Hindsight...

is always 20/20…remember, we were supposed to be stacked at 3B coming into the season. Glaus, Freese, Mather, Craig, Wallace…..we shouldn’t have even been considering signing Lopez as a “stopgap for Wallace”

"Greene over to Schumaker, on to first! Double Play!!"

by The Ghost of Todd Burns on May 29, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions

True but

this whole thing is pretty much hindsight

"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring" -Rogers Hornsby

by stlwcards on May 29, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Maybe...

but there’s only 1 player on this entire list thats worth being upset about and we all know who that is.

"Greene over to Schumaker, on to first! Double Play!!"

by The Ghost of Todd Burns on May 29, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Randy Flores

St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008

by vivaelpujols on May 29, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions

No,

I think hes talking about Brett Tomko

"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring" -Rogers Hornsby

by stlwcards on May 29, 2009 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions

No,

He’s obviously talking about Jason Marquis.

by calico30 on May 29, 2009 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions

oh oh!

I wanna name a crappy former cardinal! Mike Lincoln!! Andy Cavazos! Miguel Cairo! Haha you all suck I got the crappiest of them all! In your face!

"Greene over to Schumaker, on to first! Double Play!!"

by The Ghost of Todd Burns on May 29, 2009 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions

you killed it

St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008

by vivaelpujols on May 29, 2009 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Baron von kip Wellington?

Ruler of No Confidencia?

"Your Holiness, I'm Joseph Medwick. I, too, used to be a Cardinal."-Joe Medwick, to Pope Pius XII.

by redbirdnation8206 on May 30, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions

I thought that not offering Lopez a contract

was a mistake. He plays 2nd (which is what we needed at the beginning of the season) and played great with us last year.

Welcome to Baseball Heaven.

by zoomzoomj88 on Jun 2, 2009 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions

ahh

I remember being firmly aboard the “Troy Cate as a starter” bandwagon.

by TICY on May 29, 2009 2:48 PM EDT reply actions

Damn

Haren’s WHIP and K/BB ratios are insane!

(weeps softly)

Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...and I'm wanting an Allen Craig call-up!

by RunninRedbird on May 29, 2009 3:24 PM EDT reply actions

+1

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"OOHHHHH!!!! He knocked out the I in Big Mac Land!!"

by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 29, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Actually...this is before last nights start...

he’s actually at 71:9

"Greene over to Schumaker, on to first! Double Play!!"

by The Ghost of Todd Burns on May 29, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions

waaaaaaaaah\

St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008

by vivaelpujols on May 29, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions

weeps softly?

dude, i’m crying like a baby with a day old dirty diaper over here

It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan

by gdm426 on May 29, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions

I cried like a baby the year he started the ASG.

Every year it’s just as painful, but it gets a little easier to hide the pain. Now if you’ll excuse me I’ve gotta go wail to my shrink about it.

Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...and I'm wanting an Allen Craig call-up!

by RunninRedbird on May 29, 2009 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions

I've stopped shedding tears...

…but only because I’ve dehydrated myself to the point where my body literally has no more tears to cry. After Mulder’s arm explosion in 2006, the tears started right up and didn’t stop until about 476 minutes ago.

"Your Holiness, I'm Joseph Medwick. I, too, used to be a Cardinal."-Joe Medwick, to Pope Pius XII.

by redbirdnation8206 on May 30, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions