THE REDBIRD REVIEW The St. Louis Cardinals don’t begin their Grapefruit League schedule until Feb. 22, but off the field they’re getting clobbered by critics who have strong opinions about the team’s slothful offseason. Before I get to what national media are saying,...
The Cardinals are entering the gates of Jupiter, straight into spring training, for seven weeks of drills, hard work, sunshine, blue skies, exhibition games. The return of baseball is still a big deal in me ol’ mind and heart. In the spirit of the obligatory...
For the Cardinals to improve offensively in 2025, a lot of positive things must kick in to get the lineup rolling. By now you’re familiar with the basic list of what we’d like to see in 2025: – Jordan Walker and Nolan Gorman get substantially better and live up...
Trade or no trade, I’m done making predictions about the fate of Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado. And even if there is a deal in place to relocate Arenado to a new home, I’m not sure when this transaction would materialize. Before, during or after spring...
REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals are getting some love from the prospect evaluators. Baseball Prospectus and Baseball America have spoken, and Cardinals prospects have shown up on the Top 100 list for 2025. Baseball Prospectus goes with a Top 101 list instead of 100 … so...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW If you’re still wondering why the Cardinals have prioritized the modernization and restoration of the team’s ailing minor-league and player-development system and all of the infrastructure contained it it … Well, I’m happy to provide some...
The Cardinals, straying from their successful pedigree, have come up short over the past two seasons, ranking 22nd among the 30 major–league teams in winning percentage and failing to reach the playoffs for the last two years. I don’t know. Perhaps missing the...
Last year around this time, I wrote a column about former Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty, making the case for why he obviously belongs in the team’s esteemed Hall of Fame. Jocketty’s invitation is long overdue. You can read that by clicking here. That...
BERNIE’S REDBIRD REVIEW I want to write about the Cardinals’ future and frame it in a way that gives us a better understanding of why their new approach makes sense. This grew into a much longer column … sorry ! … but I will try to make it easier to read...
