1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:08,879 Speaker 1: All right, a very special Sunday morning edition of the 2 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 1: show for you all. Welcome back to Cardinal Territory. I'm 3 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:14,239 Speaker 1: your host, Katie Wu flying solo today. Have no fear, 4 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:16,759 Speaker 1: though Bernie Nicholas will be back with me after today's 5 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 1: game to break down the Cardinals race series. Saint Louis 6 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 1: going for the series victory. On this early Sunday game, 7 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: first pitch, eleven, ten Central Standard time, Matthew Libertora takes 8 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: the mound against right hander Ryan Peppio, former Dodger. 9 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:32,480 Speaker 2: I believe and hey, going forward to this road trip 10 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 2: would certainly be a win. 11 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:36,200 Speaker 1: Heading into the next week, which is full of NL 12 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: Central matchups, the Cards have a quick homestand back at 13 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: Bush starting Monday, four games against the Pirates, and then 14 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 1: straight to Cincinnati for an even quicker road trip, just 15 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: three games at Great American Ballpark, a chance to pick 16 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: up some ground in the wild card race if we're 17 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:53,199 Speaker 1: still doing that, you know. I actually saw tweet on 18 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: Twitter that was like, look, I'm not saying the Cardinals 19 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: are good. I'm not saying the Cardinals are entertaining, but 20 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: I am saying the Cardinals are still mathematically in it. 21 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: And I was like, yeah, that's kind of real. Yes, 22 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 1: the Cardinals are a whopping at this point of recording, 23 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:09,400 Speaker 1: seventeen point five games back in the division behind the Brewers, 24 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 1: which is insane. They are five games out of the 25 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 1: last wildcard spot in the National League. It's not late 26 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: enough in the season to definitively declare them out of 27 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 1: this playoff picture entirely. But we know what we're watching here, 28 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 1: all right, Okay, let's talk some pitching. Let's break down 29 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: some of the performances from our first two starters of 30 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:33,680 Speaker 1: this series. And if you're wondering why there was this 31 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 1: random off day on a Saturday yesterday, it was not 32 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: originally planned this way. 33 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:39,839 Speaker 2: The Cardinals were supposed to have. 34 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:42,759 Speaker 1: Three days in Miami Wednday, Tuesday, Wednesday, have the off 35 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,759 Speaker 1: day in Tampa on Thursday, and then player traditional weekend 36 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: series Friday, Saturday Sunday at George Stein Bernner Fields, as 37 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: traditional as it can be to play a Major League 38 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: Baseball game in a minor league stadium. But I digress, 39 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 1: But what happened was when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers released 40 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:02,559 Speaker 1: their preseason schedule, they had a game across the street. 41 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 1: I'm not in Tampa obviously, but apparently where the Tampa 42 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 1: Bay Bucks play, it's very close to Steime Bernerfield. That 43 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: game was scheduled for Saturday, so the Cardinals and Rays 44 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: were flexed to the original off day, which was Thursday. 45 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:18,519 Speaker 1: The Bucks play Saturday, hence the random off day over 46 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:20,640 Speaker 1: the weekend. Bad time for an off day apparently, though. 47 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: I guess it rained all day in Saint Petersburg. So 48 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 1: so sorry for my friends out there who very much 49 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 1: deserved a Saturday day off. 50 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 2: We don't get very many of those, maybe next time. 51 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:34,359 Speaker 1: Okay, back to it all right, Let's look at Thursday starter. First, 52 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 1: Sunny Gray, nothing special, but he gave him a shot. 53 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:39,359 Speaker 1: Five innings pitched, six hits, three arned runs, one homer, 54 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 1: a walk, six strikeouts. 55 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 2: Cool. 56 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: Cardinals win seven four behind a big day at the 57 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 1: plate for Alec Burlison. He was a late scratch Friday 58 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 1: with some right wrist discomfort soreness. Hopefully the off day 59 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: helps and he's back in there on Sunday. Cardinals obviously 60 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 1: cannot afford to lose any more starters. No Donovan, no 61 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: Victor Scott. Aronado's still on the aisle, and I believe 62 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: he swung about for the first time on Friday, so 63 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:04,640 Speaker 1: technically has rezume baseball activity, but still remains a little 64 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: bit aways Friday, Miles Michaelis not good. Two and two 65 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 1: thirds innings, ten hits, four and runs, two homers, a 66 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 1: walk and a strikeout. The road home splits are kind 67 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:17,800 Speaker 1: of crazy for Miles Michaelis. He's made twelve starts at 68 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 1: the friendly confines in bus Stadium. He has a three 69 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: seven oh ERA that'll work sixty five and two thirds innings, 70 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 1: seventeen walks compared to forty strikeouts for a guy that 71 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: doesn't have a lot of swing and miss. 72 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 2: Okay, yeah, you'll take that. On the road, though, has 73 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 2: not been the case. 74 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: In his thirteen road games, Miles has allowed let's see, 75 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: forty five earned runs over fifty nine and two thirds innings. 76 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 2: That's good for a six seven to nine ERA. Not 77 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 2: what you want. He's actually walked less batters. 78 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: Fourteen compared to seventeen at home, and struck out just 79 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: one more at forty one. It is strange to me 80 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: why it's such a jarring difference at home versus on 81 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: the road, But I think we all have a lot 82 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 1: more confidence in Miles when he's pitching at home and 83 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: on the road. 84 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 2: We kind of just watched with their eyes closed a 85 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 2: little bit. 86 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: I don't know now here, what if I told you 87 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: here on our Cardinal Territory podcast that I'm not sure 88 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 1: either of these pictures. 89 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 2: Will be back in twenty twenty six. 90 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: Now, granted, that's probably a no brainer for Miles Michaelis, 91 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 1: who's in the final year of the two year extension 92 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: he signed in twenty twenty three. He's making almost eighteen 93 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 1: million dollars this year. The Cardinals certainly will have you 94 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: bringing him back. Definitely, not at that at that price 95 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 1: point for an organization looking to build and pointing towards 96 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: the future, I'm not quite sure where the thirty seven 97 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:35,679 Speaker 1: year old Miles Michaelis fits on their plans. I would 98 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 1: be shocked if he is in the Cardinals' uniform next year. 99 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: And I would also be surprised if Sonny Gray was 100 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: wearing the birds on the bat. And I'll preface this, 101 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 1: but this is my speculation. I'm just wondering out loud here. 102 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: Sonny Gray is also in the final year of the 103 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:50,840 Speaker 1: three year deal he signed as a free agent heading 104 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 1: into the twenty twenty four season. If you do recall, 105 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: the Cardinals when they signed him, had kind of a 106 00:04:57,160 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: broken down contract where it escalated severely. 107 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 2: After each year. So he was only making of the. 108 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 1: Seventy five million dollar contract, not including the thirty million 109 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: dollar club option for twenty twenty seven, and he's only 110 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 1: making ten million dollars in twenty twenty four, and then 111 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: it became twenty five this season, and we thirty five. 112 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:15,599 Speaker 2: And twenty twenty six. 113 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: I personally cannot see Cardinals ownership or the new front 114 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 1: office stomaching thirty five million dollars for one player in 115 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:23,920 Speaker 1: a year. 116 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 2: That's going to be about rebuilding and the future. And 117 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 2: it gets a little. 118 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 1: Complicated here because Sunny Gray, as we all know, does 119 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 1: have a full note trade clause. But I do wonder, 120 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 1: as he approaches his final year and he's getting a 121 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 1: little older too, if he misses the desire of competing, 122 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:40,919 Speaker 1: if he wants to play in meaningful games again, because 123 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: I'm not sure that those games will happen in twenty 124 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:46,599 Speaker 1: twenty six here in Saint Louis, So I do wonder 125 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:50,359 Speaker 1: if there's maybe mutual incentive again speculation, but hear me 126 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:54,920 Speaker 1: out for Sunny Gray to waive his no trade clause 127 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 1: for a team that he would consider going to, and 128 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 1: I don't know what those teams are, and we don't 129 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:00,040 Speaker 1: even know if this is on the table, because that 130 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 1: would help the Cardinals financially move some money off the 131 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 1: books and allow Sonny to go and play for a 132 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 1: competitive organization and play some meaningful games. 133 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 2: Again, we'll see. But if that's the case, then what 134 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:13,360 Speaker 2: the heck will the Cardinals rotation look like next year? 135 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:15,360 Speaker 1: I think we can pretty much plan for mys Michael's 136 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:17,279 Speaker 1: to be out of it. Let's say Sonny Gray isn't 137 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: here next year either, Well, you're looking at Matthew Libertre, 138 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 1: Michael McGreevey, Andre Polante and who knows, Well, the Cardinals 139 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 1: have to go to the free agent market and get 140 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: a mid tier rotation starter maybe probably because I don't 141 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 1: really see anyone in triple A to co Roby had 142 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 1: Tommy John surgery, Quinn Matthews has looked all right, He'll 143 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: probably get a shot in spring training, Tank Kent has 144 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:44,720 Speaker 1: been hurt. Cooper Jerby the twenty twenty two first round pick, 145 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: Tommy John surgery Sama versa Tommy John surgery. 146 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 2: So not a lot of options in Triple A. But 147 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 2: we know this. Longtime listeners of the. 148 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:53,159 Speaker 1: Podcast know that this has been a problem for the Cardinals, 149 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 1: not just the season, but multiple seasons before. So if 150 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:58,839 Speaker 1: the Cardinals do trade Sunny Gray, they're almost going to 151 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: have to go to either the trade or the free 152 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:04,840 Speaker 1: agent market to add some arms because they don't have any. 153 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:07,359 Speaker 1: And let's not act like what we've seen out of 154 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 1: Antre Polante in particularly in the second half, gives us 155 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 1: a ton of confidence going forward. Now I don't want 156 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: to write him off completely. The whole point of this 157 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 1: year was to give guys an entire season, not just 158 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 1: a couple of months, not just a first or a 159 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 1: second half, unless you're Michael McGreevey I digress, but an 160 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 1: entire season to show what they have and that means 161 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 1: riding out the highs and the low So while Andre 162 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 1: Polante's second half has not been good, Matthew Liberto, our 163 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 1: second half has been just okay. 164 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 2: Much too early to. 165 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 1: Write them off for the twenty twenty six plans. If 166 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 1: the Cardinals go and pursue a starting pitcher via trade, 167 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 1: be a free agency where they're going to have to 168 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 1: especially if they trade Sonny Gray, pump the Brakes. Cardinals fans, 169 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 1: don't expect it to be a marquee signing. Expect a 170 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 1: lot of bulk moves. Dare I say expect some John 171 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: mozaylock signings esque. I know he won't be doing the ones. 172 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: He won't be doing the signing that'll be hind bluem obviously, 173 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 1: But what the Cardinals will be looking for is depth, 174 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: not a blockbuster arm. So that's my precursor to whatever 175 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 1: pitching problems we have right now will probably look nothing 176 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 1: compared to next year. Just something to keep in mind 177 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 1: as we go forward again. Matthew Libertoor taking that start 178 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: on Sunday, had a much better start against the Marlins 179 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 1: last series. Held that Velo completed five innings for the 180 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: first time since the All Star Break. You could kind 181 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: of feel the confidence and the relief talking to him postgame. 182 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 2: I personally have loved what we see out of Michael McGreevy. 183 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 1: I'm excited to see his start on Monday, and we'll 184 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 1: just kind of go from there, with Polante needing to 185 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:35,200 Speaker 1: show some improvement as well. The rotation looks right now 186 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:37,680 Speaker 1: like it might be a problem, but I cannot stress 187 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 1: enough that we do not know what this Cardinals rotation 188 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 1: is going to look like Come Pictures and Catchers on 189 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 1: August twenty third. We can only evaluate the internal options 190 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 1: right now, and right now, I think if I'm a fan, 191 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 1: I'm feeling confident about McGreevy and mostly confident. 192 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 2: About Libertor, and a lot nervous about everything else. 193 00:08:56,200 --> 00:09:01,680 Speaker 1: All right, Oh look, I'm a company woman today wrapping 194 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 1: my Foul Territory merch Did you guys know, by the way, 195 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:06,599 Speaker 1: that we have Cardinal Territory merch You should. 196 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 2: Check it out. 197 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:08,440 Speaker 1: If you're watching it on YouTube, there's a link to 198 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 1: the store right under the video. 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It 210 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:41,000 Speaker 1: is time for our DraftKings player Spotlight. 211 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 2: Player to watch. Let's get to it all right. 212 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 1: We've seen him lately in more headlines, more stories. Both 213 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 1: reporters in Tampa Bay and John DETTNEVMAB dot Com and 214 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: Derek Gold of the Saint Louis Post Dispatch have done 215 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:03,559 Speaker 1: store worries on Lars new Bar our Player Spotlight. Let's 216 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: go ahead and look up Lars Newbar and the reason 217 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 1: why he is in there. 218 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:09,839 Speaker 2: We talked with Oli Marmel, myself. 219 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:12,560 Speaker 1: And Daniel Guerrero, who were the reporters in in Miami 220 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 1: a little bit about newpar earlier in the week, just 221 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 1: about what is the fair expectation for him going forward, 222 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:19,199 Speaker 1: and the answer that Ali Marble gave us was the 223 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:22,440 Speaker 1: same that he gave John and Derek in consistency. We 224 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:24,760 Speaker 1: all know that the big concern for Lars Newfar this 225 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:28,520 Speaker 1: year was the injury tendency. New Bar knock on wood 226 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 1: has hit the ile, stint has hit the il. It's 227 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:34,440 Speaker 1: one stint roughly three weeks including the All Star break, 228 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 1: with some rib discomfort. But he's done a nice job 229 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 1: of staying on the field. I think you know missing two, 230 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:40,959 Speaker 1: three weeks out of the entirety of one hundred and 231 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 1: sixty two game season. I think the Cardinals would gladly 232 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 1: take that from Newfar, who has missed much more. He 233 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 1: has not completed a season in which he's recorded more 234 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:50,360 Speaker 1: than one hundred and twenty games played throughout his. 235 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:53,400 Speaker 2: Four year career. So Newbar one has to finish the 236 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:57,679 Speaker 2: season healthy. Two should start producing a little bit more consistently. 237 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 1: When you look at Lars new bars Baseball Savant page, 238 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 1: his stackcast metrics, it's a analytics nerds dream, all right. 239 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 1: His average exit below ninety one point seven. That's in 240 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 1: the top fifteen percent of the league hard hit percentage 241 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:14,560 Speaker 1: fifty two percent of the time. He's hitting the ball 242 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:15,960 Speaker 1: hard fifty two percent of the time. 243 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 2: That is a dream. Again, you love that. 244 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:21,440 Speaker 1: That is better than that's in the ninety third percentile 245 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 1: of all hitters in baseball. He remains having a very 246 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 1: strong play discipline. He has an eighty five percent chase 247 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 1: rate and a five percent of twenty point eight walk 248 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:35,840 Speaker 1: rate eleven percent, you'll take all of those. He's striking 249 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:37,839 Speaker 1: out twenty one point six percent of the time. That's 250 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:40,319 Speaker 1: right around La Gabage. So all of these on new 251 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 1: Bar's savant page. His baseball metrics all point to him 252 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: having a much better offensive profile than he does right now. 253 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 1: Right now, he's hitting two forty one with a three 254 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 1: thirty one on base percentage and a three ninety slugging 255 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 1: good for a seven to twenty one OPS. That to 256 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 1: me puts you right around fourth outfielder status for a 257 00:11:58,160 --> 00:11:59,200 Speaker 1: competitive organization. 258 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 2: And I've wont said, and I think Bernie agrees with me. 259 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:03,400 Speaker 1: We've had to talk about this earlier in the season, 260 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:06,560 Speaker 1: that Lars Newbar is a player that good teams can 261 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:08,080 Speaker 1: burn around or build around. 262 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 2: Excuse me, not burn that's what the Cardinals are doing. 263 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:12,199 Speaker 2: That was a joke. That was a joke. They're not 264 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:15,880 Speaker 2: burning it down, They're just rebuilding with new Bar. 265 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:18,719 Speaker 1: He might not play every day on a competitive team 266 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:21,120 Speaker 1: if you're looking at a team like the Dodgers or 267 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 1: the Phillies, but he's a key part because good teams 268 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:26,559 Speaker 1: have players like Newbar that can come in do the 269 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 1: lefty righting matchup. He's a strong outfielder, he can he 270 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:32,760 Speaker 1: really profiles well in the corners. I think the Cardinals 271 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 1: are good at building supplementary pieces. They don't have the star. 272 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 1: Like we've talked about on the show, they have a 273 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 1: ton of supplementary pieces that don't necessarily fit. Unfortunately, Lars Newbar, 274 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 1: because those pieces are so redundant, his future is going 275 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 1: to be in jeopardy as well, mainly because he's already 276 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:51,320 Speaker 1: in his first year of arbitration. He has two years 277 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:53,680 Speaker 1: left before he'll be a free agent. Well, the Cardinals 278 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 1: be a competitive franchise in the next two years, who's 279 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 1: to say they probably aren't going to be next year. 280 00:12:58,320 --> 00:12:59,720 Speaker 2: So that's why I think the. 281 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 1: Pure is on new Bar this next month to fit 282 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:06,440 Speaker 1: to post for one and to produce, to perform a 283 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 1: lot of alliteration right there. But because Newpar is going 284 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:11,640 Speaker 1: to play for his future, this next month is going 285 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:14,200 Speaker 1: to be about the future. We have talked about the 286 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 1: runway with Nolan Gorman and Jordan Walker to an exhausting point. 287 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:20,480 Speaker 1: They were players A, one A and one B in 288 00:13:20,559 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: terms of this whole transition season. Lars Newpar was player 289 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:26,320 Speaker 1: one C. We just didn't talk about him as much. 290 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 1: But as we find ourselves towards the final five weeks 291 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 1: of the season, thirty plus games to go, Whi's crazy, 292 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:36,280 Speaker 1: It's it's pretty clear that newpar is going to be 293 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:38,520 Speaker 1: playing for his future as a Cardinal with this last month, 294 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 1: so let's see what he can do there. 295 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 2: He's going to get some consistent. 296 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 1: Time, especially with Victor Scott out, so we'll see new 297 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 1: Bar and center a little bit more than the Cardinals 298 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:48,720 Speaker 1: have planned, but Nathan Church will still get the bulk 299 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:50,680 Speaker 1: of the reps there. Shout out Nathan Church first career 300 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:53,080 Speaker 1: hit and first career home run. Really cool to see 301 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:56,320 Speaker 1: his family celebrating in the stands. Love those moments. But 302 00:13:56,360 --> 00:13:58,800 Speaker 1: for new Bar, hate to say it, but the pressure 303 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 1: is kind of on for him to produce the final 304 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 1: month of the season and showed the organization why he 305 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:04,679 Speaker 1: is worth building around. 306 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 2: So that's our DraftKings player spotlight. 307 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 1: Lars new Bar, no Bernie to give you any picks today, 308 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:14,680 Speaker 1: and I as we know, can't give you any, but 309 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:17,200 Speaker 1: I will say if you go to the DraftKings Pick 310 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:19,400 Speaker 1: six dot DraftKings dot Com right now, they'll have all 311 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 1: the picks for Sunday's game, completely unrelated to picks. The 312 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 1: game that I'm most interested in watching and that actually 313 00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 1: does include Cardinals, raise Is Padres, Dodgers out in a 314 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 1: West big showdown, probably. 315 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 2: The most fun rivalry right now. 316 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:34,440 Speaker 1: Look, I'm a West Coast girl, so Dodgers Giants are 317 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 1: always going to be the premier rivalry along with Yankees, 318 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 1: Red Sox, Cardinals, Cubs. All right, but the Dodgers Padres 319 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 1: are a very fun current rivalry right now, given what's 320 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 1: at stake, and given to how much those teams don't 321 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 1: like each other. 322 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 2: Dave Roberts Mike Schild going. 323 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:50,280 Speaker 1: At it earlier in the season, So go ahead check 324 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 1: out the matchups. 325 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 2: On pick six. 326 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:55,640 Speaker 1: You can download the DraftKings Pick six app right now 327 00:14:55,680 --> 00:14:56,760 Speaker 1: and use code foul. 328 00:14:56,920 --> 00:14:58,040 Speaker 2: That's code foul. 329 00:14:57,800 --> 00:14:59,800 Speaker 1: To register a new account and get fifty dollars in 330 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 1: US picks instantly ride the upside, where a few bucks 331 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,520 Speaker 1: can turn into a bag only on DraftKings Pick six. 332 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 2: The crown is yours. 333 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:10,360 Speaker 1: This current deal ends August twenty fourth at eleven to 334 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 1: fifty nine pm Eastern, So go ahead and check it out. 335 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 1: All right, we'll be right back with you, guys. 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What's up with Jordan Walker? 363 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 1: We talked about players that need to take an opportunity 364 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:39,040 Speaker 1: or take advantage of this final opportunity of the season. 365 00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:40,920 Speaker 2: Jordan Walker is right up there. If I read you 366 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 2: his stats on the season, I'm not quite sure he'll 367 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 2: be super impressed. Let's get to it. On the year. 368 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 2: Coming into play on Sunday, Jordan Walker is hitting uh 369 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 2: where is his average? 370 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 1: Jordan Walker is hitting two twenty nine with a two 371 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:57,600 Speaker 1: to eighty five on base percentage and a three twenty 372 00:16:57,640 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 1: slug that's good for a six oh five ops a 373 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 1: seventy one ops plus. He has just four homers and 374 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:06,680 Speaker 1: he has missed about a month of play with multiple 375 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:09,560 Speaker 1: il stints. It has not been the year that the 376 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 1: Cardinals or Jordan himself have been hoping to see out 377 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:13,960 Speaker 1: of him. This was supposed to be a big jump 378 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:18,359 Speaker 1: forward for Jordan Walker. On Bernie Show Tuesdays on KMOX 379 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 1: the Gas House Gang, he has Ali Marmalon for thirty 380 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:23,359 Speaker 1: minutes along with Chris Ronji Tom Ackerman. 381 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 2: It's a really good show. 382 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 1: I know we talk about it a lot here, but 383 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:28,480 Speaker 1: I strongly strongly, strongly encourage Cardinals fans to go check 384 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 1: that out. It's every Tuesday at noon Central. Because you 385 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:36,199 Speaker 1: get such an expansive excuse me, look into how the 386 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 1: manager of the Cardinals is viewing all these players. And 387 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:40,520 Speaker 1: credit to Ali Marmle, he's as transparent as he is 388 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 1: on the show, as he is with us. 389 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:44,680 Speaker 2: In his room every morning, every afternoon, whatever. 390 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:49,520 Speaker 1: And he's talked about Jordan Walker. This is long winded explanation, 391 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:51,920 Speaker 1: but I'm getting there. He talked about Jordan Walker last 392 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:55,800 Speaker 1: week and said, you know, we're seeing things that are encouraging. 393 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 2: He's buying back in. 394 00:17:56,840 --> 00:17:59,640 Speaker 1: But it has been kind of a slow process. He 395 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:03,879 Speaker 1: has played. We look at his August. Let's look at 396 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 1: his August. Let's take a small sample size. All right, 397 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:08,639 Speaker 1: I'm seeing a lot of Oh, Jordan Walker is not 398 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:11,560 Speaker 1: playing every day. He's not getting the runway stop that 399 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 1: Jordan Walker has played in fifteen games in August. 400 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 2: Okay, it's August twenty third, with a couple of op days, 401 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:20,360 Speaker 2: He's played in fifteen games. That's the overwhelming majority. 402 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:23,840 Speaker 1: He's sitting in those fifteen games two twenty six with 403 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:29,639 Speaker 1: a five seventy ops one double one homer seventeen strikeouts. Okay, 404 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: that's very similar to his overall production on the year, 405 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 1: and it is not nearly good enough for the Cardinals, 406 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:39,720 Speaker 1: who are hoping to develop a right handed hitter besides 407 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 1: Ivon Herrera this year. It has not been good enough 408 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:43,880 Speaker 1: for Jordan Walker this year. And I'm not saying we're 409 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:45,359 Speaker 1: giving up on him, because we're not. This is a 410 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:48,000 Speaker 1: pro Jordan Walker podcast. It has been since spring training. 411 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:51,879 Speaker 1: But this September, I'm not sure. While Newport has a 412 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 1: significant amount of pressure, like we just said, I don't 413 00:18:55,119 --> 00:18:56,879 Speaker 1: know if anyone's facing. 414 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:57,919 Speaker 2: More than Jordan Walker. 415 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:00,400 Speaker 1: And the only reason I would maybe say new Bar 416 00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:02,480 Speaker 1: is again because of the arbitration and the fact that 417 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:04,960 Speaker 1: he's more of a trade candidate because of that than Walker. 418 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:08,199 Speaker 1: But Walker simply has to take advantage of September. I 419 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 1: don't want to hear that he's not starting every day 420 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:12,560 Speaker 1: so he's not getting his fair share of runway. 421 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 2: Do you know how many games Jordan Walker has played 422 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:18,760 Speaker 2: this year? Okay, we'll go play appearances. 423 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:20,880 Speaker 1: How many played appearances Jordan Walker has had this year? 424 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:23,320 Speaker 1: Two hundred and ninety eight. All right, He's on pace 425 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:25,600 Speaker 1: for probably about three hundred and seventy five of those 426 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 1: to finish the season. That is plenty of time and 427 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 1: a plenty substantial enough factor to declare what his season 428 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 1: was and what's fair to count on him going forward. 429 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:36,640 Speaker 2: No, he's not in the starting lineup every day. 430 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 1: You know who else isn't in the starting lineup every 431 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:41,919 Speaker 1: day or hasn't been until Arnada got injured, Nolan Gorman, 432 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 1: Lar's new bar. Okay, these guys, minus the exception of 433 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:48,760 Speaker 1: Alec Burlason and Ivon Herrera, who have played their way 434 00:19:48,840 --> 00:19:51,639 Speaker 1: into consistent playing time every day. Your none of these 435 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 1: guys are going to be in the lineup every single 436 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 1: day because it's mathematically impossible. We've talked about this throughout 437 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 1: the entire season. We're seeing at work a little bit 438 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 1: more now because Arnada's on the il, which allows Borman 439 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 1: to play at thirds. The j City get consistent playing time, 440 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:05,520 Speaker 1: and I do think that we're seeing some gradual improvements 441 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:08,880 Speaker 1: with the jac's pitch selection and approach. But just because 442 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 1: Jordan Walker is playing let's say, five out of seven 443 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:12,760 Speaker 1: games or four out of six games a week, does 444 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 1: not mean that he's not getting enough runway or not 445 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:16,119 Speaker 1: getting enough playing time. 446 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:17,720 Speaker 2: He's had plenty of that. 447 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:19,919 Speaker 1: He's getting the most that he can given how the 448 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:21,960 Speaker 1: roster is constructed. And if you want more playing time 449 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:24,480 Speaker 1: for Jordan Walker, let's look at the roster construction and 450 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:26,199 Speaker 1: place the blame there. It was never set up for 451 00:20:26,240 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 1: this runway season where either front office went out and 452 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:31,879 Speaker 1: promised things that they could not do mathematically. Okay, what 453 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:34,199 Speaker 1: is in Jordan Walker's control and what is in the 454 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:37,880 Speaker 1: Cardinals control is making sure that he's in the best 455 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 1: position to succeed in September. And that is a two 456 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:44,200 Speaker 1: way street. It is not just on Olie Marmel, Bran Brown, 457 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 1: John Jay to make sure Jordan Walker succeeds. It's also 458 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:49,320 Speaker 1: on Jordan Walker to make those adjustments, to listen to 459 00:20:49,359 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 1: the feedback from the coaches, to decide what works for 460 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 1: him from a prepping aspect, from an in game performance aspect, 461 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:58,720 Speaker 1: from a played approach aspect, that's on Jordan to decide. 462 00:20:58,720 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 2: That's on Jordan to listen to. 463 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:02,680 Speaker 1: I think we're seeing him buy into that a little 464 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:04,840 Speaker 1: bit more, definitely more than we have in prior seasons. 465 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:07,720 Speaker 1: But he has to finish strong otherwise him Bloom in 466 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:10,120 Speaker 1: the front office will have very difficult decisions to make 467 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:13,520 Speaker 1: when it comes to Jordan Walker's future. So let's manifest 468 00:21:13,520 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 1: some good things for these Cardinals as they looked for 469 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:19,200 Speaker 1: some answers on what their career looks like for twenty 470 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:22,920 Speaker 1: twenty six and beyond. Jordan Walker, Lars Newbar, the spotlight 471 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 1: is indeed on you. That's all I got from you 472 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:29,040 Speaker 1: for the Sunday morning edition of Cardinal Territory. Again, like 473 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 1: I said earlier, Bernie Michlsson and I'll be back to 474 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:33,720 Speaker 1: break down what is hopefully a series win. Keep our 475 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 1: fingers crossed, and then we'll have some discussions about what 476 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:39,440 Speaker 1: the week of the Nlcentral looks like as we head 477 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:43,120 Speaker 1: into the final month of the season. That is crazy, guys, 478 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 1: I can't believe we have one month left together. The 479 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:47,800 Speaker 1: good news for you is this Tampa Bay series was 480 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:50,679 Speaker 1: my last off series of the season, so you and 481 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:52,120 Speaker 1: I were stuck with each other pals. 482 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:55,160 Speaker 2: Can't wait? All right, I'm Katie wo this is Cardinal's Territory. 483 00:21:55,359 --> 00:21:57,359 Speaker 2: Have a good Sunday. We will talk after the game.