Agreed. Think this video is being completely taken out of context. Though it would be smart on the Cardinals part to play this up to drive the price for their #1 pick.
Kelly was the #3 prospect in their org, not the #3 catcher (as of Summer 2018 rankings). Now that Kelly has accrued enough time at the majors, he's not going to appear on the new rankings that are coming out.
Agree that some of the moves Hazen made last season were hit and miss, but you can't...
Going into last season, Kelly was ranked as the #2 catching prospect in all of baseball. Obviously we have Varsho down in the minors who I'm really high on, but we'll have to wait and see.
Not a huge Weaver fan but he's only 25.
Obviously we won't know for a few years how this plays out. I do...
The DBacks have a lot of talent at the low-mid levels of the minors that are a couple years away. They needed talent at the major league level or high minor league levels to fill in the gap.
Weaver will slot into the rotation and is only 25.
Kelly is their top pitching prospect.
Young is...
^This
As an ASU fan I have no problem with it. If we were playing in the Rose Bowl I'd feel differently, but N'Keal wouldn't sit out a game of that caliber anyways. Kid is a fierce competitor and hard worker. Anyone who judges him based on skipping the Vegas Bowl doesn't understand him or the...
Didn’t JB come out earlier this year and say the Arizona heat/climate made his condition much more difficult to manage? If true, I imagine the Cards would have known this as well and felt it was in the best interest of BOTH parties to move on?
I think we’re all happy JB has found success...
Curious on why they released him (head case, injuries)? Would like to see the Cards give him a shot, though I’d rather it be on the Practice Squad instead of the active 53.
I've seen Haseley picked in a lot of mock drafts for us. Makes sense if they feel they won't be able to retain Pollock. We'll see how it plays out. Need to reload all areas of the farm system so BPA should be modus operandi.
It will also be interesting to see the first draft under this new...
Was just about to mention him. Agree that he's more of a 5th round guy and is definitely a project, but the upside is there. Also has kick returning capabilities which is a plus.
Agree with most of the sentiments above. As much as we need an Ace right now, I don't think the cost and term for some of these guys is justified especially when we have a few good arms on the cusp of breaking into the majors.
I think the DBacks end up with Maeda (5yrs/$80M) and/or Lackey...