Kolek planning to go pro
Rolen keeps improving his percentages and is on a path to perhaps get in. He’s ninth all time in Third Base WAR. The first seven are in the HOF, and the eight, Adrian Beltre will be when eligible.
Maybe, but I don’t think so. Last year Rolen was on 35% of ballots. The largest one-year increase ever is 26% (Luis Aparicio in ‘83). I don’t see Rolen showing up on 40% more ballots than last year.
Rolen’s public vote jumped to 66.4% last year. He has been moving a positive direction to eventually have a path.
I legitimately don’t know what the public vote is, but Rolen had the hugest increase (17.6%) to get to 52.9% this year. Trending in the right direction, but a long way off.
Not a fan of seeing Arenado in the NL Central.
None of the players traded were among Baseball America’s Top 10 St.Louis prospects. That’s amazing.
Gee, I am!!!Once again, normalcy is returned to the NL Central. The incredible shrinking Cubby Bear is a shell of his former self, as he goes on an expense diet and looks to finish only ahead of the Paltry Pirate.The Brewer and the Red will put up a fight, but inevitably will be no match for the ferocious Redbird in 2021. Class of the division -- obviously. Class of the League -- Maybe (lookout little Dodger). World Champions -- Let's hope
Being the best in the NL Central is a little like being the cleanest dirty shirt in the hamper. Of course anything can happen in a short playoff series, but to think the Cardinals are on the same plane as the Dodgers or Padres is fantasy. And if the Mets sign Bauer....
Lenny, I%u2019m pretty optimistic about this one. Arnando is the piece the Cardinals lost when Marcel Ozuna signed with the Atlanta Braves. The middle of the order will be nasty with Arnando, Goldschmidt, Molina and maybe Carpenter.The challenge they now have is whether Dylan Carlson and Harrison Bader can hit for any kind of average. If they hit anywhere near .270, the Cardinals could be very hard to beat. About the only concern I have is mild concern about relief pitching. This should be a good year for the Cardinals.
Wouldn't call either of these two nasty middle of the order hitters...Unless nasty is more of a negative.
Man, seeing a GM trade a possibly first ballot HOF-we and a a briefcase with $50mm in it for not even anyone in the cardinal’s too 4 prospects makes me question my Jesuit high school education. It’s like they were trying to get rid of Arenado
The L.A. Dodgers won their first WS Title in 42 years with a 43 win COVID-19 shortened season team, not their 106 or 104 win teams etc...they even lost some playoff series to the Cardinals in that drought.
1988 was 32 years ago, and Dodgers broke that drought with a .717 regular season winning percentage, which would’ve tied the most victories in a 162 game season.
Not sure how that changes the point. If your point is it takes a.717 win percentage to win the World Series, obviously that's not the case. The Dodgers have had eleven 90 win or more teams in that decades long span that didn't win the World Series, including a few 100 plus win teams.Only 14 times in the past 51 years has the team with the best record won the World Series. (I included the shortened season Dodgers of 2020). Go back to the original point. Teams don't have to have the best records to win the World Series. It's nice, and it can and does happen 22% of the time. Wilcard teams winning the World Series have a higher winning percentage than the the overall best record team.In order to have a decent chance to win the World Series, you have to be good enough to get into the playoffs. One doesn't have to spend the most money or have the best record. The playoffs are a different entity altogether.