Brendan Donovan

just he's a great player he's not a leader pitchers can't be the clubhouse leaders in the same way that the position player can donovan's not it he can't stay on the field we need to go find a leader we had gino he was a phenomenal clubhouse leader we need somebody like that as much as we need a right-hand bat as much as we need a another piece in the bullpen we need veteran leadership in our clubhouse

again so two questions on that one i do agree with the idea that that was something that they were missing this year but isn't the expectation that cal is not going to hit 160 next year and that brendan donovan's going to play more If you're looking at those two guys and saying they are leaders, I don't know whether they are or not, but I don't know enough about Donovan to know.

But if you're saying those guys are leaders, the two things that you say are keeping them from it probably shouldn't be the case next year.

I would hope not.

Jerky? Yeah, something like that.

But next year, so part of the Brendan Donovan trade at the beginning of this year was trading Brendan Donovan for a switch pitcher who is currently in AAA Memphis, and his name is Gerangelo Saintja, spelled C-J-I-N-T-E.

It looks like Saint, but it's Saintja.

Anyway, Cooper was a first-round draft pick, and people were comparing him early on to Chris Sale just because of his arm slot.

So, uh, we'll see.

I'm, I'm interested to see, like, just, just kind of the defensive layout for him because Brendan Donovan will be under contract next year as well, and you imagine that, you know, he could play some outfield, could play some third, could also play some second, but you have Cole Young there.

I, I can't wait to see how they're going to reshuffle things, 'cause I think after the season, as you mentioned, it's clear that some things are going to need to be shuffled around a little bit.

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Jimmy Crooks two for five with a double, hit his 15th dinger of the season at AAA.

Uh, Colton Ledbetter, another guy, beautiful swing, acquired in that three-team trade involving Seattle and Tampa Bay for Brendan Donovan.

He goes three for six in this game, hits his 12th home run of the year, and also drives in three from the leadoff spot.

Cardinals are now six back in the wild card.

Yeah, he's right.

He's he's our new Brendan Donovan.

Brendan Donovan's first year.

He played second right field, left field, third, first D8 shortstop.

He was a super utility guy that they said, we can't keep him in the minors anymore.

And then the next season he was their third baseman and second baseman.

So this is just Thomas and JC's the rest of this season.

You're going to be for me, Brendan Donovan.

And then the next season, he was their third baseman and second baseman.

So this is just Thomas Adjaci's The rest of this season, you're going to be Fermin, Brendan Donovan, and if you continue to hit, you're going to play third base next year, and you're going to be their everyday third baseman.

And if you keep going the way that Brendan Donovan was, you've got an established role on this roster, and it's never a bad thing to have multiple super utility guys on your team like a Fermin and like a Thomas Adjaye.

So I think it's beneficial for the Cardinals to have a guy like this.

Yeah, I mean, he's earned those reps, and this was the thing I would say with Nathan Church when they called him Victor Scott.