# Redbird Droppings: Winter Meetings Day 3 – Draft Order, Willson Contreras, Jose Quintana

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- Published: 2022-12-07T10:02:01-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

Another quiet day for the Cardinals at the Winter Meetings, just that jaw-dropping Guillermo Zuniga signing (scouting report). There was a little news on Willson Contreras, Jose Quintana leaves the market, and MLB set the draft order. An Offer to ContrerasThere have been a few reports of the Cardinals offering a contract to Willson Contreras. First it was reported that the Cardinals have offered a multi-year deal, along with the Astros and a mystery team; Contreras was rumored to be wanting a 4-year commitment. Derrick Goold clarified that the offer was more “informal” and that they are still talking with teams about trading for a catcher. John Denton adds more to the Contreras rumors: One snag between the #STLCards & free-agent Willson Contreras: According to a source, the Cards were willing to meet the financial ask, but they're hesitant about going beyond 3 years on a deal. So far, a 4th year on the contract is a deal breaker on both sides. Who blinks first?— John Denton (@JohnDenton555) December 7, 2022 I think they are keeping the lines of communication open with Contreras, but are hoping to pull of a trade before he’s off the market. If the Astros or the mystery team get aggressive, the Cardinals might have to adjust and make their play here. Update: The Cardinals and Contreras are close to a deal per Ken Rosenthal. It should be done soon. The Cardinals will forfeit their 3rd round draft pick if/when the deal is completed. The Cardinals may shift to trades to fill in the rest of the roster and would expected to be out on Dansby Swanson. Side note: The Diamondbacks have talked to the A’s about Sean Murphy, adding another team to the growing list of those interested in the catcher. Thank You For Your Services, Mr QuintanaJose Quintana is off the board; the Mets have signed the pitcher to a 2 year, $26M contract. The Cardinals might not have been able to go that high for Quintana, but $13M a year is a steal if he’s the same pitcher the Cardinals rented last season. The Cardinals were interested in a reunion, but they’ll have to look elsewhere now. Granted, they might stand pat with the abundance of rotation options they have one the roster already. MLB Draft OrderMLB held their lottery for the draft order last night; the Cardinals will pick at #21, which was not impacted by the lottery. Here’s the full order: Pirates Nationals Tigers Rangers Twins A’s Reds Royals Rockies Marlins Angels Diamondbacks Cubs Red Sox White Sox Giants Orioles Brewers Rays Blue Jays Cardinals Mets Mariners Guardians Braves Dodgers Padres Yankees Phillies Astros More Ex-Cardinal MarlinsSkip Schumaker is building an ex-Cardinal coaching staff in Miami. The former bench coach already brought in Jon Jay, and it was announced yesterday that John Mabry would join the staff as an assistant hitting coach. There have to be groans in Miami right now; if you look at Mabry’s tenure as hitting coach under Mike Matheny, you’ll see the Cardinals offense was very one-sided and bad for his years on the staff. I believe he had more to do with Matt Carpenters fall-off then Jeff Albert; Marp went from a slap hitter with limited power to a power hitter who sacrificed some average by 2018 when Mabry was fired. His best season was 2013, when he didn’t have Mabry adjusting things. Around the Web Other thoughts on Contreras: Clutchpoint, Call to the Pen, Larry Brown Sports. The Film Room has Oli Marmol‘s thoughts on 2022. Does the Cold Wire have the Cardinals free agency plan? Redbird Rants has more on Day 3. Here is the Exit Interview of Oli Marmol from the Cards Conclave. Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Like this:Like Loading… Related