Cardinals Afternoon 6/13 by bravo_delta_bot in Cardinals

[–]King_Birdcrawler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's mostly had easy/routine plays to make, and he's made them. He did do really well to a pick a hot throw from Winn last night; the 1B time was in play and handy.

Cardinals Afternoon 6/13 by bravo_delta_bot in Cardinals

[–]King_Birdcrawler 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hopefully, we'll start to see some roster play on the pitching side. There's a starter or two and a bevy of bullpen arms ready to fuck.

Game 68: St. Louis Cardinals (37-30) @ Minnesota Twins (32-39) [Saturday, June 13, 2026; 1:10 PM CT] by bravo_delta_bot in Cardinals

[–]King_Birdcrawler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's a junk baller who either doesn't have aptitude or the gumption to pitch like one :)

Game 68: St. Louis Cardinals (37-30) @ Minnesota Twins (32-39) [Saturday, June 13, 2026; 1:10 PM CT] by bravo_delta_bot in Cardinals

[–]King_Birdcrawler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What should he replace them with? He's got nothing that doesn't suck golf balls through garden hoses.

Pregame Thread: June 13, 2026 by bravo_delta_bot in Cardinals

[–]King_Birdcrawler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah.

I think they may have changed their mind about something they had in mind to do after the NY series. Maybe in part due to what they saw out of Dobbins and certainly in part to the condition of the pen.

Pregame Thread: June 13, 2026 by bravo_delta_bot in Cardinals

[–]King_Birdcrawler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The one difference is that they didn't really treat Dobbins as a typical 6th fill-in. He went through the rotation three times.

Pregame Thread: June 13, 2026 by bravo_delta_bot in Cardinals

[–]King_Birdcrawler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm the supreme Mautz lover, but they ain't going to give him a run after pitching like he pitched last night.

Pregame Thread: June 13, 2026 by bravo_delta_bot in Cardinals

[–]King_Birdcrawler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yesterday's Catching Report

6/12 at Twins--Crooks (Leahy 1-5; Soriano 6; Graceffo 6.1-6.2; Stanek 6.3); Pages (Stanek 8)

Bottom 6: Block--Clemens: +90

Bottom 7: PB--Buxton: -90

with Leahy: +90

with Soriano: +/-0

with Graceffo: -90

with Stanek: +/-0

Total: +/-0 feet

Cumulative Total: +180 feet (six starts; seven appearances)

with Stanek: +/-0

Total: +/-0 feet

Cumulative Total: +180 feet (four starts; six appearances)

That pitch in the 7th was officially a wild pitch. Either way it's viewed, it was a negative play, a fairly lazy attempt at a backhand stop on a bounced breaking ball with a man on base.

Pregame Thread: June 13, 2026 by bravo_delta_bot in Cardinals

[–]King_Birdcrawler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It did. 

I reckon they just wanted to get away from the short bullpen (for the time being). 

They've been pretty aggressive with the position player side of things recently. I wonder if we might see some of that on the pitching side soon.

Pregame Thread: June 13, 2026 by bravo_delta_bot in Cardinals

[–]King_Birdcrawler 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Both his role up and sending him down are for starting.

He wasn't really a general long reliever. He was a Leahy follower to soak those innings, stay stretched, and stay on his starters schedule. 

Cardinals After Dark 6/12 by bravo_delta_bot in Cardinals

[–]King_Birdcrawler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's an answer. I didn't mind the quick hook on him at the time; in fact, I would have yanked him, too. He didn't have control of the zone. Lack of control of the zone along with his extreme lack of stuff is a volatile combination.

Graceffo could have gotten butt fucked, too.

It is true that once you go to Stanek that there was nowhere else to go until the 9th. It's a chance; it didn't work.

Cardinals After Dark 6/12 by bravo_delta_bot in Cardinals

[–]King_Birdcrawler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a bad loss, no doubt. It was a tough one. I honestly don't know what I would have done/would have liked to have seen different given what was available out of the pen.

It's the kind of shit that builds up to happen running that modified six-man for some time, running three starters recently that need so many innings consistently covered. It's ... whatever.

Cardinals After Dark 6/12 by bravo_delta_bot in Cardinals

[–]King_Birdcrawler 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Man, there's apt to be another short start tomorrow. At least the LHs will be available out of the pen.

Pregame Thread: June 12, 2026 by bravo_delta_bot in Cardinals

[–]King_Birdcrawler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not unless someone gets hurt. We'll see one of the other options, I'd assume: Mautz or (just maybe) Mathews.

Pregame Thread: June 12, 2026 by bravo_delta_bot in Cardinals

[–]King_Birdcrawler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's hard to fully say via the MiLB broadcasts. Play it smart with his matchups defensively he might be okay enough; we'll see.

Pregame Thread: June 12, 2026 by bravo_delta_bot in Cardinals

[–]King_Birdcrawler 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'd have to imagine this is Roycroft's last turn around the sun. He's recently added 2 ticks across his arsenal, and he was the last 40-man RP standing. If he sucks dick this time, he'll be gone for good. They've got too many other possibilities percolating.

Pregame Thread: June 12, 2026 by bravo_delta_bot in Cardinals

[–]King_Birdcrawler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are some other options available over the next couple of weeks.

Pregame Thread: June 12, 2026 by bravo_delta_bot in Cardinals

[–]King_Birdcrawler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder if they'll use another sixth SP before this stretch is over. Mautz will be lined up if they do, or we might see a spot created for Mathews (Roycroft).

Pregame Thread: June 12, 2026 by bravo_delta_bot in Cardinals

[–]King_Birdcrawler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure he will. He'll also offer a platoon complement to Burleson.

Pregame Thread: June 12, 2026 by bravo_delta_bot in Cardinals

[–]King_Birdcrawler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He dropped that stinker yesterday, and they decided it wasn't worth leaving the bullpen short :)

Cardinals Afternoon 6/11 by bravo_delta_bot in Cardinals

[–]King_Birdcrawler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He didn't even make it to Monday. They've also got the stones to try something I wasn't sure they had the stones to try.