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ambill10 · 06-05-2009, 03:56 AM

I'm new to the game, so bear with me and let me know if I'm off with this stuff...

St. Louis Cardinals Starting Pitching Issues:

All Cardinals SP have very low fastball ratings (Carpenter-58, Lohse-52, Pineiro-80, Wainwright-56, Wellemeyer-29). I cross referenced some other teams and these seem very low for a ML rotation. Also, none of them possess a sinker. Under Dave Duncan's coaching all pitchers generally throw sinkers, with the exception of Wellemeyer in this group IRL.

Chris Carpenter needs a better fastball/sinker and his changeup should be a little better. As is, Carpenter has 107 Stuff. Johan Santana is at 166 Stuff. Carpenter is made of glass, but when he is healthy he stuff is near the top of the NL.

Kyle Lohse has the wrong salary for 2009. He should be at $7,125,000 for this season according to Cot's instead of the $8,375,000 he is in the current roster set. His fastball is 52 and he doesn't have a sinker.

Joel Pineiro has no sinker in the game. His sinker is his bread & butter pitch IRL with his slider being second best. The curve and change are just there keep people off balance essentially - Link.

Adam Wainwright has club options in the last two years on his contract IRL, but not even for the final year in the game. He has the bad fastball and no sinker problem, but his slider is probably a little over-rated.

Todd Wellemeyer has his best pitch being a curveball, a pitch he doesn't even throw IRL. The game has Wellemeyer walking too few and striking out too many by about 20 each way probably. The biggest problem is his awful fastball and great (imaginary) curveball.

I'll do the bullpen next with bats and farmhands to follow at some point...

06-05-2009, 03:56 AM	#103 (permalink)
ambill10 Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 75 Thanked 15x in 8 posts	I'm new to the game, so bear with me and let me know if I'm off with this stuff... St. Louis Cardinals Starting Pitching Issues: All Cardinals SP have very low fastball ratings (Carpenter-58, Lohse-52, Pineiro-80, Wainwright-56, Wellemeyer-29). I cross referenced some other teams and these seem very low for a ML rotation. Also, none of them possess a sinker. Under Dave Duncan's coaching all pitchers generally throw sinkers, with the exception of Wellemeyer in this group IRL. Chris Carpenter needs a better fastball/sinker and his changeup should be a little better. As is, Carpenter has 107 Stuff. Johan Santana is at 166 Stuff. Carpenter is made of glass, but when he is healthy he stuff is near the top of the NL. Kyle Lohse has the wrong salary for 2009. He should be at $7,125,000 for this season according to Cot's instead of the $8,375,000 he is in the current roster set. His fastball is 52 and he doesn't have a sinker. Joel Pineiro has no sinker in the game. His sinker is his bread & butter pitch IRL with his slider being second best. The curve and change are just there keep people off balance essentially - Link. Adam Wainwright has club options in the last two years on his contract IRL, but not even for the final year in the game. He has the bad fastball and no sinker problem, but his slider is probably a little over-rated. Todd Wellemeyer has his best pitch being a curveball, a pitch he doesn't even throw IRL. The game has Wellemeyer walking too few and striking out too many by about 20 each way probably. The biggest problem is his awful fastball and great (imaginary) curveball. I'll do the bullpen next with bats and farmhands to follow at some point...