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Anthony Franco
4:22
Yeah none of those would surprise me. Think Joc might have played his way beyond the kind of contract the Cards would do but it's not crazy
Jeff Albert
4:23
Is there any potential of a replacement for me in the coming offseason?
Anthony Franco
4:24
Got a few questions about Albert, so I'll address it. Seems like there's a fair amount of frustration with him among you guys, but it's hard for me to see a change after they finished with the 5th-best team wRC+ in the majors
4:26
Obviously a lot of that is Goldy/Arenado but they had 10 players with 200+ plate appearances and average or better numbers. I can't speak to what Albert does behind the scenes, but the general offensive results are strong
Gary F.
4:26
Who is Jeff Albert?
Anthony Franco
4:26
Sorry, should've clarified. Hitting coach
AJ
4:27
Zack Thompson's role next year?
Anthony Franco
4:27
Seems like he's trending towards the multi-inning relief arm role
4:28
More talented than a prototypical mop up guy, someone who can take some high-leverage innings, but not a guy they want trying to turn over a lineup three times as a traditional starter
John
4:28
Mayson Winn ETA??
Anthony Franco
4:29
Probably early 2024. Could play his way onto the roster late next season but they should give him at least a few months in Memphis first
Card of choice
4:29
Any chance the Cards could talk Atlanta out of one of their catchers?
Anthony Franco
4:30
Manny Pina sure, but I don't see the Braves moving d'Arnaud or Contreras
Particularly to one of their top competitors in the NL
hunterrichert
4:30
Does Hicks get non-tendered?
Anthony Franco
4:31
I'd be surprised. $1.6MM isn't much, and he still throws the hell out of the ball and gets a bunch of grounders. Expect he'll be back in a bullpen role if healthy
Woody
4:33
Do the cards have any shot of trading for woodruff? Would be the ace strikeout pitcher the cardinals need
Pitching
4:33
Pitching, pitching and more pitching. Where’s the next ace coming from?
Anthony Franco
4:33
I don't think it's going to be Woodruff, no. Man that'd be a choice on Milwaukee's part
4:34
If they are going to leverage the system for an upper-tier starter, could see Shane Bieber in that mix. Wouldn't say Pablo López counts as an ace but he's a really good #2, and the Cards have the kind of upper level offensive depth that could appeal to Miami there
4:35
Ok that's all I have time for
Thanks for all the questions, happy to take additional questions on Twitter @affranco10
4:36
I'm also doing a chat exclusive to Front Office subscribers tomorrow. Won't be focused on any single team but I get to the vast majority of those questions overall
Here's the link to our membership page if that's of interest
4:37
Hope you all have a great evening!
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