re: Cards fans, does Marmol make it through May?

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I know this will not go over well here, but there is a reason why Willson Contreras was not retained by the Cubs.

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I said as much at the start of the season and it was dismissed.

There was a reason he caught less and Dh'ed more last year and it was not for rest. The pitchers to a man all preferred Gomes catching their games. Hell, throwing used to be his strength and he was bad at even that the last couple of years with the Cubs.

Yes, he has a good bat....for a catcher. But not for a DH which he did a lot of last year, and it's streaky as hell.

I have a buddy who still bemoans not re-signing him, but we just don't talk about it cause he knows I disagree.

Now, how much of this has to do with the Cardinal pitching woes I don't think you can quantify it or even say with any certainty it's a significant factor. But to your point - yes, there's a reason the Cubs let him go without a fight it's his game calling and other defensive factors that Ross as a catcher saw and did not like.