Cardinals rookies Marvin Harrison Jr., Darius Robinson throw out 1st pitch at D-backs
The Arizona Cardinals’ rookie class took to Chase Field to watch the Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Angels 11-1 on Thursday.
Before the game, Cardinals first-round picks Marvin Harrison Jr. and Darius Robinson delivered the ceremonial first pitches.
Harrison said on the TV broadcast he believed he threw a strike to Joc Pederson. Robinson knew his pitch to Geraldo Perdomo was out of the zone, but he felt the imaginary hitter would have swung through it.
Most importantly, no one bounced the pitch or went viral for any ball that got away.
Isaiah Adams, Trey Benson, Jaden Davis, Christian Jones, Elijah Jones, Max Melton, Myles Murphy, Tejhaun Palmer, Tip Reiman, Joe Shimko, Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, Xavier Thomas and Xavier Weaver were also in attendance.
Organized team activities and minicamp are done, so the Cardinals rookies had a chance to bond off the field to kick off a break from team workouts before training camp later this summer.
Phoenix Mercury stars Brittney Griner, Natasha Cloud and Kahleah Copper will throw out the first pitches on Friday, as the D-backs celebrate their seventh annual Pride Night.
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Mozeliak States Cardinals Intend to Buy at Deadline
John Mozeliak said the Cardinals will be looking to improve the roster at the annual Cardinals Bloggers Q&A. However, it doesn’t sound like he’s looking to make a big acquisition but instead looking to make some minor improvements.
The Cardinals’ President of Baseball Operations went on to say they were looking for some small wins. Undoubtedly, that’s not what fans want to hear. The team is struggling with an underperforming offense and a rotation compromised of one ace, three pitchers that are third or fourth in the rotation types, and no reliable fifth starter.
Mozeliak Looking For Small Wins
When discussing trade deadline plans, Mozeliak had this to say. “We are sort of in that shop mode on how we can look to get better, even if they’re just small wins. I would define small wins as maybe trying to find someone who can give us innings in that 5th role. Is there some right-handed bat that could play center field from time to time? That would be helpful as well.”
It’s unlikely this will be received well by a large portion of the Cardinals’ fan base. Some want to tear it all down and rebuild, and others would prefer some big win now moves. However, Mozeliak’s plan for the Cardinals is to look for some small improvements and hope it’s enough to make the playoffs in a mediocre National League. Currently, there are ten National League teams with winning percentages under .500, and it’s looking like Mozeliak is falling back in the same routine of underwhelming additions. Making moves that barely move the needle and hoping to sneak into the playoffs.
