Comments on: What Would Rasmus Fetch? http://gashousegraphs.com/2010/09/09/what-would-rasmus-fetch/ Sun, 19 May 2013 03:52:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Rasmus, Manny, Phillies | 2010 World Series HQ http://gashousegraphs.com/2010/09/09/what-would-rasmus-fetch/#comment-323 Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Rasmus, Manny, Phillies | 2010 World Series HQ Tue, 21 Sep 2010 04:15:04 +0000 http://playahardnine.wordpress.com/?p=1653#comment-323 [...] Play A Hard Nine examines Colby Rasmus‘ trade value following his fall-out with the Cardinals. [...]

]]> By: Geppetto http://gashousegraphs.com/2010/09/09/what-would-rasmus-fetch/#comment-322 Geppetto Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:11:52 +0000 http://playahardnine.wordpress.com/?p=1653#comment-322 The Cardinals have played slightly below .500 ball since late May. Now this team is only 4 games above .500 and sinking fast after getting swept at home against a pathetic Cubs team. This team has lacked any consistent hitting in every spot of the lineup except for Pujols, Holliday, and Molina. Rasmus certainly has potential, but he strikes out far too many times and never seems to be bothered by it! This trend of continually expanding the strike zone has continued over the past two seasons! When is he ever going to mature?
Tony certainly can’t be blamed for the team that was given him. His middle infielders have become almost automatic outs all season and Feliz at 3rd can’t hit his way out of a wet paper bag! Lopez needs to sit and Miles is lucky to hit the ball 200 feet. Bench players like Winn and Stavinoha certainly don’t strike fear into the hearts of anyone. If this team wants to keep their good pitchers and sign Albert Pujols long term then DeWallet has to ante up to at least $100 million/year!

]]> By: stevesommer05 http://gashousegraphs.com/2010/09/09/what-would-rasmus-fetch/#comment-321 stevesommer05 Sat, 11 Sep 2010 01:47:20 +0000 http://playahardnine.wordpress.com/?p=1653#comment-321 I had him at something like 21 WAR over 5 years for the BtB 50 best of the next 5 years (good for 28th overall), so your 4 year estimate is pretty good. Maybe just a hair low.

]]> By: Jake http://gashousegraphs.com/2010/09/09/what-would-rasmus-fetch/#comment-320 Jake Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:38:48 +0000 http://playahardnine.wordpress.com/?p=1653#comment-320 The cardinals could get an Angel Pagan type player

]]> By: erik http://gashousegraphs.com/2010/09/09/what-would-rasmus-fetch/#comment-319 erik Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:50:16 +0000 http://playahardnine.wordpress.com/?p=1653#comment-319 @mb21 You’re looking at the team who traded for Pedro Feliz.

]]> By: mb21 http://gashousegraphs.com/2010/09/09/what-would-rasmus-fetch/#comment-318 mb21 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:39:44 +0000 http://playahardnine.wordpress.com/?p=1653#comment-318 I would guess that’s exactly what happens, but it’s hard to know what a team will do in the Cardinals situation. Teams do have a tendency to overreact when seasons have not gone as planned like this year for the Cardinals. Or maybe that’s just the Cubs who overreact to every single thing possible.

]]> By: erik http://gashousegraphs.com/2010/09/09/what-would-rasmus-fetch/#comment-317 erik Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:20:36 +0000 http://playahardnine.wordpress.com/?p=1653#comment-317 Right, what I was implying that to appease Albert and convince him to come back beyond next year, then if you have to trade Rasmus then I guess you have to trade Rasmus. Hopefully cooler heads will prevail, of course.

]]> By: mb21 http://gashousegraphs.com/2010/09/09/what-would-rasmus-fetch/#comment-316 mb21 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:31:11 +0000 http://playahardnine.wordpress.com/?p=1653#comment-316 I’m a Cubs fan so I’m ignorant when it comes to news about Pujols’ free agency after the 2011 season. I get that if Pujols wants Tony around then you keep Tony. However, if I was the Cardinals I would only give Pujols what he wants if he were signed beyond 2011. I’m not going to trade Rasmus or hire or fire managers and coaches because some player under contract for one more season wants me to.

So I guess I’m wondering, is the organization going to please Pujols even though he may only be on the team for one more year? That seems shortsighted. That seems like something the Cubs would not; not the Cardinals.

]]> By: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Rasmus, Manny, Phillies « Acrylic Sports http://gashousegraphs.com/2010/09/09/what-would-rasmus-fetch/#comment-315 Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Rasmus, Manny, Phillies « Acrylic Sports Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:13:01 +0000 http://playahardnine.wordpress.com/?p=1653#comment-315 [...] Play A Hard Nine examines Colby Rasmus‘ trade value following his fall-out with the Cardinals. [...]

]]> By: Eddie The Bear http://gashousegraphs.com/2010/09/09/what-would-rasmus-fetch/#comment-314 Eddie The Bear Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:54:22 +0000 http://playahardnine.wordpress.com/?p=1653#comment-314 I could tell last year that TLR didn’t like Rasmus after the clip of him throwing his hat in Game 2 of the NLDS after Colby was nailed at third, even after driving in at least one run (I forget how many now). He never would have done it if one of his pets like Felipe Lopez had done the same.

That said, I do find it interesting that the Mozeliak/Luhnow system of protecting the “dry powder” at darn near all costs seems to be at odds with the grim reality that if the A1 Untouchable Faberge Egg butts up against the desire to (potentially) keep TLR, and by proxy Pujols, happy, something has to give.

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