Kris Bryant has been incredibly impressive. He should be on the Cubs MLB roster right away. I expect him and Soler to both finish in the top 3 for ROY. Big time talents.
Jacob Wilson and Grichuk have been good so far for the Cards. I talked about Wilson in the past being a guy that could play 1B against lefties. He's a classic Cardinals player. He can play all of the infield positions (shouldn't need to play SS, where he would struggle) and the corner outfield spots. I think he will start the year at AAA (maybe even AA), but he is going to have an impact on the big league club this year. Grichuk should start in CF every day until Jay is back. Then it might make sense to have him play every day in CF at AAA.
Poor Tommy Pham. The guy was playing real well and got injured...again. He just can't stay healthy.
It's going to be real interesting to see what the Cards do with their rotation. You obviously have Waino, Lynn, Wacha, and Lackey, assuming all are healthy on opening day. What do you do with that last spot? I really, really want to see Carlos Martinez pitching every 5th day. He's must see baseball. Incredibly talented. But you almost have to put Garcia in the rotation if he is healthy. He's not going to Memphis, and you can't put him in the bullpen. I think you just have to put him in the rotation until he gets hurt again. He has nasty stuff. Then you have Marco Gonzales. I'd guess they will have him as the ace in Memphis and ready to head to STL whenever an injury occurs. You'll never see it happen for a full season, but this Cards team could easily carry a 6 man rotation.
Jacob Wilson and Grichuk have been good so far for the Cards. I talked about Wilson in the past being a guy that could play 1B against lefties. He's a classic Cardinals player. He can play all of the infield positions (shouldn't need to play SS, where he would struggle) and the corner outfield spots. I think he will start the year at AAA (maybe even AA), but he is going to have an impact on the big league club this year. Grichuk should start in CF every day until Jay is back. Then it might make sense to have him play every day in CF at AAA.
Poor Tommy Pham. The guy was playing real well and got injured...again. He just can't stay healthy.
It's going to be real interesting to see what the Cards do with their rotation. You obviously have Waino, Lynn, Wacha, and Lackey, assuming all are healthy on opening day. What do you do with that last spot? I really, really want to see Carlos Martinez pitching every 5th day. He's must see baseball. Incredibly talented. But you almost have to put Garcia in the rotation if he is healthy. He's not going to Memphis, and you can't put him in the bullpen. I think you just have to put him in the rotation until he gets hurt again. He has nasty stuff. Then you have Marco Gonzales. I'd guess they will have him as the ace in Memphis and ready to head to STL whenever an injury occurs. You'll never see it happen for a full season, but this Cards team could easily carry a 6 man rotation.
