Trade: [STL/SD] Jon Jay for Jedd Gyorko

[Falco Lombardi]

The fact that someone gave Gyorko that contract is baffling

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

The fact that someone gave Gyorko that contract is baffling

It made sense at the time, I think. Top prospect who had a pretty good rookie year with a lot of optimism he'd get even better. It's easy to look at what Andrelton Simmons is getting and say they're no-brainer moves, but this is the downside.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

The fact that someone gave Gyorko that contract is baffling

Same sort of deal as Jose Tabata...young player on the upswing with good results early on.

It's a risk/reward contract template for both sides. Sometimes the team wins (Starling Marte) and sometimes the player keeps being paid for being a mediocrity (Tabata).

 

[Brodeur]

The fact that someone gave Gyorko that contract is baffling

Previous management gambled that he'd continue to progress. He was coming off of two good minor league seasons and a reasonable rookie MLB campaign.

If anything, I'll miss quoting Idiocracy once a game. Jedd's up, he's got two D's for a double dose of this pimpin'.

 

[Pwnasaurus]

The greatest trade in the history of alliteration?

 

[darko]

There was that one year where I really liked Gyorko and thought he was going to have a really solid career...maybe the Cardinals can bring that back out of him.

As it stands that's a brutal contract for a bad player. Hard to say the Cardinals don't deserve the benefit of the doubt in terms of talent recognition, though.

Had me fooled too.

 

[darko]

Same sort of deal as Jose Tabata...young player on the upswing with good results early on.

It's a risk/reward contract template for both sides. Sometimes the team wins (Starling Marte) and sometimes the player keeps being paid for being a mediocrity (Tabata).

Pretty much. You gamble that the player will not fall flat on his face. At times it works and at times it doesn't.

 

[darko]

This can't be true? If so,

Haha it is true.

Gyorko has 49. Carpenter has 47 and Holliday 46.

 

[bluesfan94]

Haha it is true.

Gyorko has 49. Carpenter has 47 and Holliday 46.

It helps that Holliday was hurt for the majority of this year, but still a remarkable stat.

 

[StatesideSensFan]

Well, listening to MLB Network Radio, it sounded like Gyorko is kind of stubborn and refused to make the necessary adjustments that 99.99% of players are required to make.

Will be interesting to see if any of the Cardinals staff can get through to the guy.

 

[Voight]

There was that one year where I really liked Gyorko and thought he was going to have a really solid career...maybe the Cardinals can bring that back out of him.

As it stands that's a brutal contract for a bad player. Hard to say the Cardinals don't deserve the benefit of the doubt in terms of talent recognition, though.

2013, his rookie year had him on my fantasy team and thought wow, this guys gonna be good.

 

[Voight]

This can't be true? If so,

They haven't been a big home-run team since Pujols left, hasn't helped that Holliday is getting older either.

 

[BigMac1212]

Is Busch Stadium III a hitter's park, pitcher's park, or neutral?

 

[Falco Lombardi]

Is Busch Stadium III a hitter's park, pitcher's park, or neutral?

Neutral to pitcher friendly

 

[Bad News Bears]

The Gyorko store called...

 

[Pwnasaurus]

Slugging almost .500 this year, 20-25 HR very likely. ROFL.