Locked On Cardinals - Daily Podcast On The St. Louis Cardinals - Cardinals Trade Carlson To Tampa Bay, Pham Slams The Rangers

Starting point is 00:00:00 The Cardinals make a last minute deal to move Dylan Carlson to Tampa Bay in exchange for a reliever. Plus, Tommy Fam makes a grand appearance in his first at Bat Back with the team. You are Locked-on Cardinals, your daily St. Louis Cardinals podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day. Hey there, Cardals fans. I'm J.D. Haffron, and I'm a national radio sports anchor, born and raised in the Lou and a lifetime Cardinals fan, and I'm your host for Lockdown Cardinals, part of the Lockdown Podcast Network covering your team every day. You can follow me on Twitter, X at JD Sports Radio.

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Starting point is 00:00:57 the easiest and most exciting way to play daily fantasy sports. Go to PrisPix.com slash Lock on MLB and used the code all overcase, locked on MLB, for a first deposit match up to $100. First off, what a night. What a night for the Cardinals at Bush Stadium.

Starting point is 00:01:17 An 8 to one whooping of the Rangers capped off by the incredible pinch hit grand slam by Tommy Fam and his first at bat back with the team. Unbelievable. Unbelievable. Grown men were weeping over

Starting point is 00:01:33 what we saw Bush Stadium tonight. We'll talk more about that game a little bit later on, but like what a moment. What a freaking moment. Just it reminds you of when the Cardinals were special. The last two years, they haven't been special. Last time I felt special as a Cardinal fan was with Yadi and Albert and Wayno in that final year together in 2022. This was a special. moment. This was pretty cool. So again, we'll talk more about a little bit later on. There was a lot of action on the transaction wire on Tuesday in Major League Baseball. Teams continue to swap players and money all searching for that perfect recipe for their franchise so that they can have success in the future. Some of the moves that were meant to

Starting point is 00:02:23 improve their current rosters for what's going on in 2024. Others were made to improve their roster, at least hopefully in the future past this season. Now, the Cardinals made a move at the very end of the trade deadline on Tuesday night, and they were able to come to an agreement on a deal with Tampa Bay that sends outfielder Dylan Carlson to the raise in exchange for right-handed veteran relief pitcher Sean Armstrong, thus bringing an end to the Carlson era of baseball in St. Louis, which unfortunately had a lot more downs than it did ups. Dylan Carlson ends his tenure with the Cardinals as a 239, hitter. 34 home runs, 161 RBIs, 11 stolen bases, 700 OPS, OPS plus of 95.

Starting point is 00:03:12 A below average hitter. What was once a very promising career for the Cardinals was destroyed by injuries, which cost him so many games. He played 149 in that rookie year in 2021 when he was really, really good. That dropped to 128 the next year, then 76, then 156. Then 159. 59 this year before Mo finally pulled the plug. And this is not a knock on Dylan. I don't want it to come off like that because you can't control and predict injuries. Nobody can't.

Starting point is 00:03:46 The guy just could not stay on the field enough to be the guy that we saw in 2021 when he finished third in the rookie of the year award voting. And it sucks because you have these hopes that a prospect that you groomed, that you drafted, that you groomed, and watched grow for years in your system. And when he finally gets up to the pros, he fails. Not because of effort, not because of attitude, but because of injuries. That's tough. That's a tough pill to swallow.

Starting point is 00:04:22 It couldn't have been easy for John Moseylock and the Cardinals to decide, look, we just, we got to move on. We got to do it. Personally, I never heard anything bad about Dylan Carlson. I never heard him complaining or sulking about anything that was happening with his playing time or where he had to play that day. He tried. He genuinely tried. It just did not work out.

Starting point is 00:04:53 It happens to teams with their prospects all the time. And because we focus on the Cardinals, you know, we hammer John Moseon. And we hammer the player development when guys don't pan out. But like, just go back and look at first overall picks over the years. And look at how many of them go on to do what people expect them to do and how many of them fail miserable. It happens a lot. I genuinely hope that he stays healthy. I hope his career.

Starting point is 00:05:28 Dylan Carlson's still 25 years old. This is not some guy who's. in the twilight of his career now. He's still 25. But I hope he stays healthy. And I hope he gets the playing time that he needs to be the player that many thought he could be. Nobody's wishing ill will towards Dylan Carlson. But it was just time to move on.

Starting point is 00:05:50 Nobody wanted to quit on him. The Cardinals, John Moseilock, coaching set, gave him opportunities over and over and over. He couldn't stay healthy. He couldn't stay healthy long enough to put together a string of games to prove that he was a good enough ball player, that he belonged on this team anymore. And there just comes a time when you've got to cut your losses and just move on. And that day was Tuesday for the Cardinals. John Moseilock spoke about this where, you know, it doesn't make him feel good to have to trade Dylan Carlson. but he pointed out that it's not fair to Dylan anymore.

Starting point is 00:06:36 Like he essentially became a fifth or sixth outfielder in this system. Time to move on. Time to move on and see if there are greener pastures, not only for Dylan, but for the Cardinals as well. Because they got something in return. They were able to get a piece of the puzzle that we've talked about coming into the trade deadline for weeks. What they need?

Starting point is 00:06:58 Starting pitcher. A right-handed bat. that can hit left-handers in the outfield, and then a relief pitcher. Today, they were able to finally get that final piece of the puzzle, and it's a right-handed relief pitcher who will hopefully be able to take some pressure off of Andrew Kittridge and Ryan Fernandez in the bullpen, Sean Armstrong. Now, Armstrong's numbers in 2024 are not going to wow you by any means. In fact, they're going to disappoint you, to be honest with you.

Starting point is 00:07:30 He's two and two with a 5.40 ERA. He's got an ERA plus of 73, which is not good. A whip of 1.607, which is not good. His FIP is under four, which is good, which is something I'm sure the cardals looked at. But when you see those initial numbers, not quite exactly what you were hoping for. Now, also remember that what you're trading to the Tampa Bay Rays

Starting point is 00:07:55 essentially is a project for them because Dylan Carlson sitting 198 with no home runs has not looked good in the field, has not looked good at the plate, not a whole lot of good things about Dylan Carlson right now. They're hoping they can unlock the potential that the Cardinals saw in him many years ago. As far as what Sean Armstrong offers, it's kind of the same thing for the Cardinals, who are hoping that they can turn back the clock to last year.

Starting point is 00:08:32 and get the Sean Armstrong that was pitching for the raise in 2023. This guy was 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA. He had an ERA plus of 299, a whip of 0.904 in, I believe it was 39 games. If you're getting that guy, or even if you get someone that is in between last year and this year, then that's a pretty good asset for this team. things that I've noticed going through his profile and through his stats at baseball savant.com, I noticed that the Velo is down a tick from last year. Average four seamer last year was 94.5.

Starting point is 00:09:09 This year he's down to 93.2. Was throwing more cutters and sinkers last year. This year, for some reason, whatever it may be, it's a lot more four seam fastballs. And he's not getting as many people out doing it that way. Hopefully they can get him back to what he was doing last year that made so successful because when you look at his analytics on baseball savon from 2023, it is drenched in red, which is a good thing. So hopefully that is the guy that the Cardinals are able to unlock for them in their bullpen this year as opposed to the guy that's been pitching for Tampa Bay

Starting point is 00:09:48 for the better part of this season. That's the hope. He's also a free agent at the end of the year, So you're not locked into any sort of financial commitment with them. Same goes with Andrew Kittridge. He was also acquired from the raise. So, you know, they're hoping they get good things out of Sean Armstrong and that he can take the burden off of an Andrew Kittridge and Ryan Fernandez. You know, and then you're using him instead of going with a Chris Roycroft or a Kyle Leahy. No offense against them, but if you can upgrade from those spots,

Starting point is 00:10:24 obviously you're going to do it, and that's what the Cardinals are hoping for and hoping they've done on Tuesday. All right, coming up next, a lot of moves were made within the organization. We've got to talk about what the Cardinals are going to do and how they've moved some things around to try to get everybody to fit on 40 man and down the 26-man roster. And kind of a surprise start coming up on Wednesday with one of the Cardinals's top 30 prospects who's going to get the ball. So we'll talk about him next on Lockdown Cardinals. Order supplies from the website that's made for the skilled trades. Find thousands of parts from hundreds of brands and just a couple clicks at supplyhouse.com. Supplyhouse.com gives you 24-7 access to a huge selection of plumbing,

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Starting point is 00:12:39 A reminder, you can catch every pitch of the Cardinals' hometown broadcast with SiriusXM. Just download the SXM app and search the word Cardinals. And thank you for making Locktong Cardinals your first listen every day. Leave your comments on YouTube as well as on Twitter X. Anytime you want, your feedback is always welcome and encourage. When we're talking about these trades that have gone down with the Cardinals, not everybody loves them, not everybody hates them. A lot of people are just kind of like in the middle,

Starting point is 00:13:04 which is kind of what you expect from St. Louis Cardinals' trades at the trade deadline. None of them are usually wow you type of deals. But at the same time, they are things that the Cardinals needed. They needed the starting pitcher. Got it in Eric Feddy. They needed the bat in the outfield that can hit lefties. Got that in Tommy fan. you also got the attitude with Tommy fam as well brings as we've heard before the sandpaper to the team now you're getting the right-handed relief pitcher who last year was incredible hasn't been that way in 2024 but you're hoping that whatever has gone wrong this year they'll be able to fix it in Sean Armstrong so you got the three things that you needed they might not be the upper echelon names that some people were hoping for but these are very St. Louis cardinal moves and hopefully they will

Starting point is 00:13:53 will improve this team enough that they will be able to make it into the playoff. So news and notes from Tuesday, we know the team had to make some moves to accommodate the acquisitions of Tommy Fam and Eric Fetty. Since Tommy Edmund was on the IEL, not actually on the 40-man roster, the team had to find two spots. Okay. So they did designate Giovanni Gallegos, but they ended up filling that spot with Kyle Leahy.

Starting point is 00:14:18 So they were unable to find a trade partner with Giovanni. So the Cardinals are going to pass him through waivers now to see if anybody wants to take on his salary. I'm not betting anybody does. If it doesn't happen, then the Cardinals are likely just to release him and pay the $500,000 buyout on an option and a remainder of a $6 million salary. So they're out that money right there. The next move that they made was a designated minor league catcher Nick Raposo for assignment. 26 years old was sitting 193 with seven home runs and 28 ribbies in 192. to Ed Bats.

Starting point is 00:14:54 That will make room for Tommy Fam, who was on the roster on Tuesday night and played a big part in their victory over the Rangers. We'll get to more of that later. So they're going to have to make another move for Fetty when he arrives. Katie Wu mentioned earlier in the day on Tuesday that the Cardinals are calling up 2021 first round pick Michael McGreevy, and he's going to get the spot start on Wednesday against Texas.

Starting point is 00:15:21 Now, she says that with the team playing 16 straight games, the thought process is that the organization wants to work in an extra rest day for the rotation. A reminder, the Cardinals don't have a lot of kids in the rotation. You know, all these guys are 32 years of age or older. So an extra rest day, not such a bad idea. They're going to do the six-man rotation one time through and see how everything shakes out after that. This will also require a spot because McGreevy is not currently. on the 40-man roster either. So some moves are still going to have to be made.

Starting point is 00:15:56 But I want to focus on who and what is Michael McGreevy. Who is this guy that is going to be pitching for the Cardinals on Wednesday as they go for a serious win against the Rangers? Six foot four, 220-pounder. He's 24 years old, former first-round pick, like I mentioned, out of UC Santa Barbara. But things have not gone great for him in his career thus far, at least not what you would think a first-year. round pick should be.

Starting point is 00:16:23 All right. If he was like a fifth or sixth rounder, you're probably not all that unhappy with what Michael McGreevy's career has been so far. But as a first round pick, I think it's safe to say that what he's done so far in the minor leagues has been a bit disappointing in his career. He's 27 and 20 over 82 starts, got a 4.26 ERA,

Starting point is 00:16:43 343 strikeouts and 414 in the third innings. His whips at 1.3.4. Opponents are hitting 275 against the. him in his career. This season at AAA Memphis, he's five and seven with a 4.45 ERA, 96 punchees and 109 in the third innings. The whips at 1.34. He did fire six shutout innings in his last start on July the 24th. So maybe that's something they can build upon. Currently listed as the number 15 prospect in the Cardinals organization, according to MLB pipeline. Here's what their synopsis on Michael McGreevy is. They say he's ranked second in Division 1 with 10 and a half.

Starting point is 00:17:21 half K's compare his K to walk ratio during his final spring at UC Santa Barbara, struck out 150, 15 batters, walked only 11 hitters in a 101 and two-thirds inning. So you can see why the Cardinals were interested in him in the first round. They select them 18th overall, gave him 2.75 million bonus as a potential quick mover. He did pitch the bulk of his second full season at AAA Memphis with 134 to third innings that ranked 11th most at the miners top level. Overall results weren't stellar, finished with a 4.49 ERA, 1.47 whip, an 18% strikeout rate. In some ways, McGreevy feels like a pitcher out of another era.

Starting point is 00:18:02 His sinking passball averaged only 91.5 miles per hour in 2023, but it did help him post a 52.4% ground ball rate best among AAA qualifiers. However, it, along with a four seamer around the same below, rarely missed bats, and that's a tough look in this age when whiffs are king. His best swing and miss and chase rates came on his mid-80 slider, thanks to its nice depth. 78 to 81 mile per hour curveball and upper 80s change-up were below average, third and fourth options. And lefties took advantage slugging 503 with an 887 OPS against McGreevy last season. The 6'4 hurlers control remained as good as ever, even in AAA with the tighter ABS zone, and he'll likely never get in his own way when it comes to walks. Because of that, he can eat innings and bunches.

Starting point is 00:18:51 That's valuable. McGreevy currently lacks the stuff to be more than a number five pitcher, and he may end up as a ground heavy bulk option or up and down arm. So, not exactly what I would call a ringing endorsement, but we'll see what happens when he gets on the Mounted Bush Stadium on Wednesday, when teams don't have a lot of tape against him. maybe he can give you three to four innings before, you know, the lineup turns over for a third time. And that's usually when trouble seems to happen for most starting pitchers.

Starting point is 00:19:30 So we'll see what happens. Interesting that this is who they're decided to go with. Not like a Zach Thompson, who's been on the team already. They're going to go with Michael McGreeby. So anxious to see what he's got to offer. We'll see what he can do. Throwing strikes obviously is key. Something that drives me nuts is walks.

Starting point is 00:19:51 So hopefully he won't be too nervous. We'll get the ball over the play and not get hammered by a Texas Rangers lineup, which obviously features a lot of very powerful bats. There were a slew of other moves within the organization on Tuesday, including this year's first round pick, J.J. Weatherholt, got assigned to Class A Palm Beach, recorded his first professional hit on Tuesday night in the game, 107.4 mile per hour screamer up the middle. They like to hear that.

Starting point is 00:20:19 Went one for two in the game with a walk and a strikeout. He did start at shortstop, which the Cardinal said. That's where they're going to start his career at. Most people project him to be a second basement at some point. But for now, he's going to be playing shortstop. Last year's first round pick, Chase Davis, who's starting to put things together a bit, is getting promoted.

Starting point is 00:20:38 Heading to high A Peoria was in tonight's game. I believe he knocked in two runs. He was hitting 232 with eight, home runs and 48 RBIs and 74 games down at Palm Beach. But since June 1st, hitting 286 with a weighted runs created plus of 156, 100 is average, a case you're wondering. So obviously things were starting to move in the right direction for Chase Davis after a not great start to his career last year in the minor leagues where he just had no power,

Starting point is 00:21:09 which was odd considering he was such a powerful bad in college. One other notable move was the release of outfielder Moises Gomez. Yes, that same Moises Gomez who just a couple of years ago in 2022 smack 39 home runs in the Cardinals organization between AA and AAA hit 30 more last year. But this year was really, really bad. 194 hitter, three home runs, 11 RBIs in 45 games. So the Moises Gomez era is over. How will you remember it? Well, you remember him as a guy like I will that the Cardinals had a chance to probably trade at some point when the hype was big and he had popped all those home runs.

Starting point is 00:21:54 And they never moved him for whatever reason, even though they had all these guys ahead of him in the outfield. And now you're getting nothing for him. So kind of unfortunate. But let's get to tonight's game. Tuesday night's game, we're going to talk about that next because it was. a Hollywood script type of moment at Bush Stadium in the game between the Rangers, and I've got some takeaways from it. So we'll talk about Tuesday nights when next on Lockedong Cardinals.

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Starting point is 00:24:45 after that. It has been great recently for the Cardinals, but Tuesday night was a different story. The trade deadline was done. Moves had been made. Tommy Fan was in the clubhouse, Dylan Carlson is no longer there, and it was back to focusing on baseball, focusing on things going on on the field. Don't have to worry about what's happening up in Mo's office anymore. Everything's over. Lance Lynn gets to start against Max Scherzer on Tuesday night, a guy that many of us were hopeful. It might be a target of the Cardinals at the deadline until Scherzer came out and said, yeah, I'm not waving my trade.

Starting point is 00:25:27 My no trade clause, it's not going to happen. I don't want to move again. And the Rangers decided not to sell. They made a couple of deals, but they decided that they're not going to move some of the guys that teams were going to be interested in. Instead, they're going to move forward with their team and are hopeful that they can make a push for a playoff spot. First pitch of the game on Tuesday night against Max Scherzer, pretty good one for the

Starting point is 00:25:52 Cardinals ripped into the visitor's bullpen and left field by shortstop Mason win. Not something that has been done all that often at Bush Stadium 3, where the very first pitch of the game is hit for a home run by the lead off hitter for the Cardinals. So it kind of set the tone, gave the Cardinals a one to not think lead. Now, that didn't last long because White Langford ends up hitting a towering fly ball over the left field wall to tie things up against Lance Lynn in the next inning. but the Cardinals are able to bounce right back. The grizzled veterans, Matt Carpenter and Brandon Crawford,

Starting point is 00:26:26 ended up hitting back-to-back doubles in the second. Carpenters was a little blooper down the left field line. Crawford's a legit one into right field. Lars Newbar added an RBI double in the third, scoring Alec Berluson, who was on base a few times in this one as well, in the fifth inning. Then the Cardinals got a lead-off, Bunt, single by Michael Ciani.

Starting point is 00:26:45 My guy starts things off. He didn't steal second base, something I'm really hoping. that the card will start doing more. They need to start putting more pressure on the batteries for other teams. They just do. And I realize that you got to get guys on base that can steal bases to put that pressure on.

Starting point is 00:27:04 But hopefully with Siani getting the job in center field, they've moved Carlson, they've moved Edmund, doesn't have to worry about anybody anymore. Siani is your guy. Hopefully that gives him a boost of confidence and he could start running more. I would love to see Mason win. running a little bit more. But Michael Siani ends up stealing second base, gets over to third on a

Starting point is 00:27:25 ground ball by Mason Wynn. And then his scores on an RBI single by Alex Burlinson, your guy with the infield pulled in. That makes it four to one. So get him on, get them over, get them in. Simple baseball. Simple stuff right there. Then things got really interesting. Contrera singles to make it first and second with one out. New goes down on strikes, which we really need. I know we got the RBI double earlier in the game, but I mentioned this earlier on Twitter X that Lars Newpar really needs to not only stay healthy. Obviously, that's a big part of it all, but he needs to step up. Okay. For a couple of years now, we've said, Lars Newbar can be this guy and the analytics are great. And it hasn't happened. It really hasn't. And it's kind of,

Starting point is 00:28:16 it boggs me a little bit that I feel like he's kind of on that Dylan Carlson trajectory. He's a guy that he wasn't a top prospect like Dylan Carlson was when he got drafted, but he's been a guy that's moved up through the system that Picardos had a lot of faith in. But the biggest thing that he's done so far is the World Baseball Classic, leading off for Team Japan and winning that with Shohei, you know, like with all those guys, you know, Otani and Yamamoto and all, you know, this amazing team the team Japan had. That's like been his biggest thing. The injuries continue to be a problem and I just need him to come through more.

Starting point is 00:28:59 I need them to be more clutch. We love Lars Newport. We love his attitude. We love his energy. And hopefully he can stay healthy and things will go better for him. But that's kind of what happened to Dylan Carlson. You remember, he'd be productive and then he would get hurt. And then you have to start all over again.

Starting point is 00:29:14 And that's kind of been what Lars Newport has been going to. through as well. So I hope it doesn't end up the same way that things have gone for Dylan Carlson and who's no longer with the organization now. But anyway, back to it. Contrera singles to make it first and second one out. New goes down on strikes. Goldie walks, loads up for the Matt Carpenter spot in the lineup. But instead of Matt Carpenter coming out of that dugout, it is Tommy fan because the Rangers have a left-hander on the mound. Tommy gets the standing ovation from the crowd, which was great. 2-2. Count.

Starting point is 00:29:52 Tommy Pham against the lefty. What does he do? Smashes a change-up that was up in the zone, and he hits a line shot in a right-center field. At first off the bat, I did not think that was going to be a ball that goes over the wall. I thought it was going to be probably a basis clearing double, but it keeps going and going. Clears the wall in right field.

Starting point is 00:30:15 pinch hit grand slam in his first bat back in a Cardinal's uniform. Just absolutely wild. Unbelievable stuff. And this is why they traded for him. He has a flair for the dramatics, has done very, very well in postseason play with many teams, and he can mash left-handed pitching. He described the moment afterwards as his best moment here,

Starting point is 00:30:41 talking about St. Louis, and one of the top moments of his career. rear. It was magical. Talked about having goosebumps. Had the butterflies, I think is what he said. I shouldn't say goosebumps. Butterfly is what he said. Had butterflies coming up to the plate, you know, said the fans are what makes this play special. And he hits the home run. You had Newt and Siani losing their minds in celebration. Energy, you do not see all that often from this Cardinals team, which I am so happy we got to see tonight. Paul Goldschman, who does not react to anything?

Starting point is 00:31:21 His 2000 hit was a home run, and he just kind of shrug it off, is in the dugout roaring with his approval for what he just saw from Tommy Pham during Pham's curtain call, yelling out loud, huge smile on his face. Ali with a massive smile on his face. Matt Carpenter, ear-to-ear grin. It was exactly what this team needed, and hopefully we will see a whole lot more of it in the near future. These are the kinds of moments that make Cardinal baseball special,

Starting point is 00:32:04 and we just have not had a lot of them in the last two years. And it's incredible that, and it's, it's first it back, back with the team, something special happens. Again, I haven't felt a special moment like this, really, since the Albert Pooleholds run for 700 in 2022. There have been some cool moments, a little walk-off home runs by like Nolan Gorman and some other guys. But this was different. This was different. And you can tell with the reactions from the players that,

Starting point is 00:32:42 It felt different to them too. Very, very cool. And I hope we get to see more moments like this. And see, I'm not only from Tommy fan, but also from Eric Fetty, who they announced will make his cardal debut on Friday against the Chicago Cubs when they're in town. So just cool stuff, great stuff, enjoyed it thoroughly.

Starting point is 00:33:04 Awesome. Awesome. Got a chance to win the series on Wednesday. It's a day game, 115 start, St. Louis time. Michael McGreeby, former first round pick, we'll get the bump, we'll get the ball on the bump, I should say, against left-hander Andrew Keeney, who is 4-10 on the year for the Rangers. He has not been very good.

Starting point is 00:33:23 He is left-handed, which means Tommy Fam will be in the lineup, barring any sort of catastrophic thing leading up to the game. He'll be in the lineup for the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday. I'm looking forward to watching it. I hope you do too. I want to thank you for making Lockton Cardinals, your first listen every day. If you haven't already,

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Locked On Cardinals - Daily Podcast On The St. Louis Cardinals - Cardinals Trade Carlson To Tampa Bay, Pham Slams The Rangers

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