Wednesday with Walton – December 18, 2024
Brian and Blake return to The Cardinal Nation’s Top 50 Prospect Countdown, currently in progress. This week’s focus is on prospects from no. 35 to no. 16. Discussed are newly drafted pitchers Andrew Dutkanych and Brian Holiday, 2023 signed outfielders Travis Honeyman...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: The Cardinals Must Play Nolan Gorman At 3rd Base In 2025. Then Leave Him Alone.
Assuming that the Cardinals complete a trade to find Nolan Arenado a new baseball address, the move will open the third-base position for a dude to be named later. But it’s really more than that. Arenado’s exit will open two infield spots for younger Cardinals. By...
Bernie: Milwaukee’s Trade of Closer Devin Williams Has Nothing To Do With A Potential Trade of Cardinals Closer Ryan Helsley.
The Milwaukee Brewers on Friday traded their excellent closer Devin Williams to the Yankees. This wasn’t surprising because Williams becomes a free agent after the season, and there was no chance for Milwaukee to re-sign him. So the Milwaukee front office wanted to...
Wednesday with Walton – December 11, 2024
This week, Brian and Blake review a very busy Rule 5 Draft day for the Cardinals, with four players joining the organization and seven others departing, including former 40-man roster pitcher Connor Thomas.
Bernie Bits: Pujols Catching Heat As Manager, Molina Doing Well, The Revitalized Blues, MLB Pitching Market + Notes!
BERNIE BITS I’m trying to recover and restore many of the loose-end thoughts that are floating around in my brain. So let’s see if I can reconnect the headwires … 1. Hey, what about the Dominican Winter League? Two Cardinals legends, Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina,...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: If The Cardinals Keep Arenado, Can He Make A Comeback Offensively?
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Suppose the Cardinals can’t come up with an agreeable trade that would send third baseman Nolan Arenado to a new baseball home? Even if the Cardinals identify an acceptable trade, that doesn’t mean it will happen. Arenado’s contract has a firm...
Bernie Bits: Notes! On Ryan Helsley, Jim Montgomery, Nolan Arenado, Yadier Molina, And Chaim Bloom.
BERNIE BITS 1. John Mozeliak on Ryan Helsley: speaking to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Cardinals’ president of baseball operations spoke about the possibility of trading Helsley, who set a franchise record with 49 saves last season. But first, here is...
Chatting with Randy Karraker and Danny Mac – December 4, 2024
Talking Blues hockey, Mizzou football, and Cardinals baseball today with Randy Karraker. Thoughts on Montgomery's first few games as coach for the Blues. Also, the Tigers football season as a whole and where the program goes from here as well as Cardinals baseball hot...
Wednesday with Walton – December 4, 2024
This week, Brian and Blake review a new free agent signing, Ryan Vilade, the first Cardinals Director of Pitching, Matt Pierpont, and the results of several dozen players competing in winter ball in the Caribbean, including Matt Koperniak, Luis Gastelum and Brian...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: Making A List. Checking It Twice.
Baseball’s traditional winter meeting gets underway Monday in Dallas. The annual carnival will be crowded and noisy. Your St. Louis Cardinals will do a lot of listening, a lot of talking, exchange many text messages and palaver their way to a trade or two. And if the...