re: The Cardinals are better than analysts are predicting

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You only wrote that he wasn't a 4 win player in RF. You didn't make a case that Piscotty was better. Not sure what kind of response you were hoping to illicit.

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The proper response would be, "You are right, Zobrist is not a 4 win player as a RF. I didn't think it through entirely."

He was 4 WAR last year, but mostly as a 2B. Moving to RF, he loses substantial positional value, and probably fielding runs. With last year's offensive numbers, he's probably a tick above 3 WAR as a RF.

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Piscotty is nothing more than an average RF defensively. And Zobrist hit better then him last year, whether you want to take his time in RF or anywhere else he stood for a half inning. So tell me, what makes Piscotty better?

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Piscotty put up an .800 OPS during his first full major league season, running out of gas down the stretch (.714 OPS in September). He was a better hitter than Zobrist for most of last year and is entering his prime vs. a player entering his twilight. And he is a superior defensive RF to Zobrist w/ a much stronger arm.

Beyond that, Zobrist won't be anything close to a fulltime RF this year, and Piscotty is better than bucketfoot Heyward.

He didn't trust Rondon or Strop bc they looked bad after just getting off the DL. He didn't trust they were back to themselves. I don't think it had anything to do with permanent future usage.

Every GM in baseball would take Piscotty over Zobrist in '17 as their full time RFer.

Piscotty isn't a prospect. He's a major leaguer who just signed a 6 year extension.

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Piscotty is a 26 year old "prospect" for a reason

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enter the league the same age as Willson Contreras?

But let me guess, since hes a cub thats the right time, but since hes a cardinal that makes him old?

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How does that work? Do we just erase the bad months?

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MLB rookies tend to fade in September b/c they have never before played that many games in a season. I thought you knew this stuff.

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Piscotty is a 26 year old "prospect" for a reason. He's decent but let's not act like he is going to blossom into Roberto Clemente

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Nobody has acted like that, but hyperbole is the sure sign of a winning argument. Piscotty is not a prospect and I have no idea why you put that in quotes. He was an old prospect b/c he went to college and graduated (with an engineering degree from Stanford). He spent one full year in the minors. At Piscotty's "old" age, Zobrist had played 52 major league games with a .572 OPS.

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Zobrist is a better player bubba.

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He may be, b/c he plays 2B, but that wasn't the question. Enjoy it while it lasts. If it lasts.

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Albert Almora, CF

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I am anxious to see this guy play. Could be Kevin Kiermaier lite.

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Enjoy it while it lasts. If it lasts.

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You're exposing yourself.

To suggest moving Oh out of closer is laughable.

Seigrist isn't a lefty specialist. He's arguably more effective vs right handed hitters.

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Tell that to his manager. Mike Matheny is not going to be able to figure out how to use two power lefty relievers, and w/o a reliable RH setup man, you will see things like 5 out save attempts on opening day.

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enter the league the same age as Willson Contreras?

But let me guess, since hes a cub thats the right time, but since hes a cardinal that makes him old?

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Contreras didn't become a full time catcher until 2013. He was a 3B.

And i wouldn't make excuses for him failing down the stretch cause he was a rookie. You gonna compare players but say he was a better hitter just if you take out his last month. what in the frick

Weird response.

I see you didn't touch the RH set-up man counterpoint - I'll assume you realized you were wrong.

Under 100 pitches and in full command, it's not ridiculous that C Mart was trusted to go after the 7-8-9 in 8th.

Having Oh as the one ready to come in is the smart move because he'd be facing the heart (1-2-3) of the cubs order.

There really is no debate to be had when it comes to bringing in Oh in that spot.

The only debate that could be had is whether or not C Mart should have started the 8th. I personally would have taken him out but it's undeniable given the above info that it wasn't an outrageous decision to leave him in.