The Cardinals have used 13 rookies so far.

[Super Mario]

This amazes me.

It amazes me more that they are still competing for first place in the division.

That number is ridiculous for a team playing at this level this early in the season.

 

[George_Calfas]

Tyler Greene was called up yesterday, lets hope the bats can get going.

 

[Super Mario]

Tyler Greene was called up yesterday, lets hope the bats can get going.

Jess Todd was called up for like a day, then sent back down, and Blake Hawksworth made his MLB debut last night I believe. I haven't watched the last 2 games.


Here are the 13 if I am not mistaken.

Colby Rasmus
Nick Stavinoha
Jess Todd
Blake Hawksworth
Tyler Greene
Brian Barden
Joe Thurston
Jason Motte
Shane Robinson
David Freese
Mitch Boggs
PJ Walters
Chris Perez

 

[George_Calfas]

[quote="George_Calfas":3eo2hv47]Tyler Greene was called up yesterday, lets hope the bats can get going.

Jess Todd was called up for like a day, then sent back down, and Blake Hawksworth made his MLB debut last night I believe. I haven't watched the last 2 games.


Here are the 13 if I am not mistaken.

Colby Rasmus
Nick Stavinoha
Jess Todd
Blake Hawksworth
Tyler Greene
Brian Barden
Joe Thurston
Jason Motte
Shane Robinson
David Freese
Mitch Boggs
PJ Walters
Chris Perez[/quote:3eo2hv47]

What makes these a bit different is some of them played in a few games in past years/last year.

Still 13 young players is crazy, I see this as a good step, the farm system is really starting to build and develop players and the team has made good trades to get in young talent.

 

[Super Mario]

And it is only going to get better when Wallace arrives at 3B. It is going to be great watching Colby, Wallace and Pujols tear it up for years together. And I believe we are going to get Matt Holiday too. Pujols, Yadi, Holiday, Rasmus, Wallace. Scary dude.

 

[trevordchi]

That is a crazy # of rookies this early in the season. Any of them have a shot to actually stick around besides Rasmus?

 

[200lbhockeyplayer]

Joe Thurston really isn't considered a "rookie".

He made his MLB debut in 2002, and played in only 59 games from 2002-2008. And judging by his stats this season, he'll always be a AAAA player.

 

[Super Mario]

Yeah, Motte and Perez are going to make a great 8/9 combo whenever one of them steps up and takes over the closers role. Haven`t even seen Jon Jay yet. He will stick around I believe too. Some of the young pitchers are supposed to be solid. Robinson, Thurston, Stavinoha, I don`t really see them sticking. And if Thurston isn`t considered a rookie, who am I missing? I went to baseball-reference.com and reviewed the roster and those are the 13 I came up with. I DO know the correct number IS 13 though.

 

[MacK]

Joe Thurston really isn't considered a "rookie".

He made his MLB debut in 2002, and played in only 59 games from 2002-2008. And judging by his stats this season, he'll always be a AAAA player.

I never considered him a rookie either, but I believe he was co-NL ROM of April.

 

[Super Mario]

Good call Mack. Wasn`t that Thurston and Barden who got that in April?

 

[rookieaddict]

I don't understand the Hawksworth move. We can't option him, so when we want to send him down he's gotta clear waivers. Just don't see the logic

 

[Super Mario]

They did the same thing with Blaine Boyer in sending him down. I believe he had to clear waivers too.

 

[MacK]

Good call Mack. Wasn`t that Thurston and Barden who got that in April?

Correct.

As for Blaine Boyer, he hasn't cleared waivers yet, has he? When you DFA a player, there's 10 days that allows a team to deal him, release him, or send him through waivers. Once cleared through waivers, you can option him to AAA, but the player could still refuse the assignment and become a free agent.

 

[Super Mario]

I haven`t heard anything about Boyer yet. I can`t really imagine anyone wanting him though. If he refuses he is stupid.