Cards call up Ankiel
 

St. Louis cards call up outfielder Ankiel.

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Ankiel was hitting .267 with 32 homers and 89 runs batted in 102 games at Triple-A Memphis. He also struck out 90 times and had an on-base percentage of .314. Defensively, he had seven errors.

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Great story, but not one that is going to end well, methinks...

Re: Cards call up Ankiel
 

It's about time, he's been tearing up the minors for two years now.

Re: Cards call up Ankiel
 

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It's about time, he's been tearing up the minors for two years now.

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Don't you mean "creating mucho mucho outs"? That's good if he was still a pitcher, but not so good as a hitter.

His OBP has been .295 in AA and .316 in AAA, what is it going to be in the Majors? Way below .300? Ankiel is 28 and in his prime so how much improvement does he have left?

Re: Cards call up Ankiel
 

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It's about time, he's been tearing up the minors for two years now.

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Don't you mean "creating mucho mucho outs"? That's good if he was still a pitcher, but not so good as a hitter.

His OBP has been .295 in AA and .316 in AAA, what is it going to be in the Majors? Way below .300? Ankiel is 28 and in his prime so how much improvement does he have left?

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considering he only recently became a full-time hitter, I don't think you can use standard projections like that.

also, his SLG this year was .570, that's pretty damn good. sure his OBP sucks, but a guy who a .270/.316/.570 guy has good value

Re: Cards call up Ankiel
 

Is he going to have a nervous breakdown the first time overthrows the cutoff man in a big game?

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Is he going to have a nervous breakdown the first time overthrows the cutoff man in a big game?

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dunno, but I bet he has a gun!

Re: Cards call up Ankiel
 

I really hope he is successful. He was such a bright star as a young pitcher it was painful to watch him fall apart like that. I, for one, hope he finds a lot of success.

Re: Cards call up Ankiel
 

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I really hope he is successful. He was such a bright star as a young pitcher it was painful to watch him fall apart like that. I, for one, hope he finds a lot of success.

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yes, not sure how you could not root for this guy.

it would have been really easy for him to spiral downward into a really bad place, but he pulled himself together really well.

also, he must be a ridiculously good athlete

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I really hope he is successful. He was such a bright star as a young pitcher it was painful to watch him fall apart like that. I, for one, hope he finds a lot of success.

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this kid worked hard (and was lucky) to be able to make it back...also the way he fell apart sucked bad...hopefully he comes back and becomes a solid player

Re: Cards call up Ankiel
 

Oh good, it's like Rob Deer is back only this time, the kid used to pitch.