Derrick caught up with Marcell Ozuna before the game yesterday against the Braves. Ozuna talked about the absence of attention from the Cardinals which left him no choice but to sign elsewhere. His time with the Cardinals seemed mired with inattention from the club....
A Cardinal for eight and a half years but a fan for much longer. Keith Hernandez is on the Cardinals Hall of Fame ballot once again this year. Will he get in? We get Keith Hernandez’s thoughts on the Astros scandal. He says that instant replay in baseball maybe made...
Genesis Cabrera made an impressive start against the Astros and, as Derrick put it, he owned them. How was Cabrera different than last year? Are we seeing any clarity in the outfield decision? Justin Williams has been good at the plate but hasn’t thrown much from the...
We get Derrick Goolds thoughts oon Gomber- He says his pitches had good action, good movement and good cut. A few issues with command, but Goold likes the way Gomber pitches. He’s never surrenders to an inning. All in all, a good outing on Tuesday. Not easy to say...
Many of the players in the first 4 games of Cardinals spring training are featured in this year’s prospect book by Brian Walton of thecardinalnation.com. He has followed these guys for a long time and thinks some are a better fit than others for the 2020 roster. We...
Looking forward to the pitching in today’s game against the WS champion Nationals. Austin Gomber gets the start. He missed most last year with an elusive injury. Derrick says, this year, Gomber has much better defense around him so that could be a boon. Knizner said...
Derrick Goold covered the spring training opener of the Astros against the Nationals. He tells us about how interesting that was today. No “regulars” in the line-up for the Astros and that’s against the rules. Dusty Baker was asked about it and...
Two games in and pitching has looked pretty good. John Mozeliak talks to us today about what he likes about camp so far. So what is different for this camp compared to others? With so many players, has strategy changed about evaluating players. Mo says this quantity...
First game tomorrow and we talk the starter, Jack Flaherty’s, focus and drive. Goold calls him a “precision monster” and we talk about Flaherty’s preparation being similar to Kobe Bryant. What is the plan for Dakota Hudson cutting down on...
