Comments on: Daily Prospect Report 10/17/07

By: IndyCards

IndyCards — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:47:51 +0000

Mark Riggins is The Cubs Roving Pitching Coach Now. Can’t find that on the Redbirds Sites.

By: joe

joe — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:09:44 +0000

Strauss broke this news last week.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/04BC59AAB91BE699862573730012DFEE?OpenDocument

By: houstoncardinal

houstoncardinal — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:06:45 +0000

I’m wondering who “reassigned” Miller. Did this come from our interim GM? It surely wasn’t Luhnow, was it? Could it have come from Lamping? I doubt it.

Is he being punished for the stuff b/t him and Duncan re: Reyes? Reyes won’t be back at Memphis as he’s out of options so there’s no reason to expect that to continue. Is this a condition of LaRussa’s returning to the club? A lot of questions that generally reflect the overall direction of the organization (or lack thereof)!

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:38:35 +0000

Yes, TLR may be an issue for Antonneli or it could be positive - we don’t know what he thinks of LARussa do we?

If I’m a GM candidate, I’d be licking my chops over all the money that comes off the books after next year giving you a lot of flexibility in what would be really your 1st year (since you’re coming in late this year and Mozliak has already spent your wad for this year.) You’d also be looking at taking over just as the farm is on the up swing. We’re probably still in the bottom half farm wise overall still but if you were to remove the AAA void which should go away after this year, we’re probably a little higher (12-15?).

The big question for Antonneli or any candidate I think is the issue of whether they will truly have control over Luhnow. Is he going to really work for you (and not just on paper) and not for DeWitt?

Another significant aspect has to be the loyalty DeWitt has shown in the past. He hasn’t knee jerked over weak seasons in the past. He fired Walt after this season but I think it was less about the actual results than overall direction, internal fighting, and Walt embarrassing him by leaking his unhappiness to the press.

I think there are very few jobs that can compete with the STL one.

By: BigJawnMize

BigJawnMize — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:42:02 +0000

Though if he is on board he will probably only have 1 year of Larussa. I am wondering what team with a likely GM opening you would deem as better than the Cardinals? In the NL West we have the Giants. AL west we have Seattle. NL Central we maybe have the Cubs position. He has already turned down the Royals AL Central, so that leaves the White Sox. The AL and NL East maybe the Mets, Nats, and Marlins. Out of that group what destinations are better than St.Louis? Mets and the Chicago teams maybe. It seems like none of the GM openings would come without their share of problems, that is the reason most of the GM positions are open. The organizations in the best shape this off-season have been promoting executives from within. Maybe Antonetti can predict the future better than I can.

By: azruavatar

azruavatar — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:22:13 +0000

Antonetti is going to get to pick whatever GM job he wants in the next 5 years. He’s everyone’s top candidate. I don’t think I see him taking on a manager like TLR or a club like the Cardinals with a weak major league team and somewhat barren farm system.

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:03:57 +0000

Ingram and Mortenson get some luv.

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071017&content_id=311298&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp

By: Lou Schuler

Lou Schuler — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:49:47 +0000

I had the same thought about Antonetti being the top candidate.

However, I’m still rooting for Cleveland. If they win their first WS since 1948, that’ll pretty much leave the Cubs alone in the “half century of futility” category, won’t it?

And I’m glad to see the Rocks get into their first WS.

That leaves just four franchises w/o a WS appearance:

* Senators/Rangers, expansion class of ‘61

* Expos/Nationals, class of ‘69

* Mariners, class of ‘77

* D-Rays, class of ‘98

Sometimes we forget how lucky we are as fans. The ’70s and early ’90s blew, but we’re one of the few franchises that wins titles in every generation.

If Antonetti is our guy, you have to think our history makes the job both intriguing and intimidating. He knows going in that the fans expect championships. We’re patient, but our standards are pretty high.

And if Cleveland wins the WS this year, you have to think that bumps up the offer from DeWitt by a substantial amount. Which, of course, only adds to the pressure he’ll have coming in.

By: BigJawnMize

BigJawnMize — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:52:07 +0000

I noticed that the Post had an article on how the GM search is going. They mentioned that it was delayed until after the world series. Could this be an indication that they are really intersted in Antonetti but don’t have access to him until Cleveland is eliminated? I hate to say it because I want Cleveland to win, but go Sox!

By: Hugo

Hugo — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:23:50 +0000

I don’t see this as punishment for Miller. He won’t be the Memphis coach but he will be the roving coach which allows him to see more of the organization. If anything this could be them giving him more power, allow Miller to start pushing his philosophies more. Though the opposite could be true too.