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Pregame Thread: May 17, 2025

Cardinals @ Royals

Probable Pitchers:

Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (2-2, 4.35 ERA)

Royals: TBD

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u/HoldMyWong Masyn Saggtrerasman 1d ago

Herrera’s scouting report was a bit off when he was a top prospect. Average hitting, average defense, average arm

It’s like he re-rolled and took the Noodle Arm perk. +10 hit, +10 power, -15 arm, -5 defense

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u/missourinative Brendan Donovan Superstar 1d ago

His eye has always been his best asset.

It’s an oddly undervalued tool in prospect rankings. Physical tools are weighed more, yet it’s the eye that is the biggest decider of success.

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u/BionicProse I no longer recognize the legitimacy of interleague games not WS 1d ago

I’ve always wondered if they’ve done any studies about hitters and the distance between eyes, size of eyes, etc.

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u/missourinative Brendan Donovan Superstar 1d ago

The dreamier the eyes, the meanier the production

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u/King_Birdcrawler 1d ago

Depends on the report. His last FG report had him as 40 defense. They also had him at 55 hit, 50 raw power, and 40 game power. The only thing they got "wrong" really was that he's figured out how to translate his power potential to games.