ST. LOUIS – Desperate to restock their pitching staff with more swing-and-miss stuff and hurlers who can work deep into games, the Cardinals on Monday dug into their more successful past and agreed to a deal with 2011 World Series champion Lance Lynn, sources told MLB.com. The club has not
  • RedWeasel@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    10 months ago

    I be more confident if yadi was still behind the plate or in the dugout. He really got a lot of potential out of the pitchers. I think this last season really showed that with us having the same bullpen but a different catcher and therefore different approach.

    • themoken
      4·
      10 months ago

      Totally agree. Yadi was basically another pitching coach behind the plate and knew each pitcher well. Contreras is just an okay catcher that can hit.

      Personally, I think we’ll drop Marmol for Yadi as soon as he’s ready but that might be wishful thinking.

      • RedWeasel@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        While I think he would be a fine manager, but I wonder if him working as a pitching coach may have a bigger impact on a daily basis.

        • themoken
          3·
          10 months ago

          I could be wrong but I think he’s eyeing club manager, based on his work in Venezuela and the PR team. I’d take him as a pitching coach in a second though.