Steve Zesch retired from Cardinals Publications this week after 29 years of creating and preserving St. Louis Cardinals history in the form of calendars, magazines, and scorecards sold at Busch Stadium. Nearly 200 of those scorecards are tucked in binders in my home...
Brian and Kyle are joined by guest analyst Kareem Haq in an extended podcast covering all aspects of the St. Louis Cardinals’ 2025 draft. They begin with how the first round played out, before and after St. Louis’ fifth overall selection. Many of the organization’s 21...
Hancel Rincon spent the winter months tinkering with his changeup. Signed by the Cardinals as a teenager from the Dominican Republic in 2019, Rincon, 23, led all qualified Minor League pitchers with a 0.97 WHIP in 2023 and went 9-7 with a 3.80 ERA and 105 strikeouts...
Brian and Kyle discuss JJ Wetherholt’s promotion to Memphis, then recap the Cardinals organization’s June Player and Pitcher of the Month, Deniel Ortiz and Hancel Rincon, as well as other candidates. They close with a view of how the first five selections in the 2025...
Kyle is back as he and Brian discuss St. Louis’ Tuesday roster moves with a focus on Ralston, Showalter and Burns. JJ Wetherholt is going to the Futures Game, but several other good candidates were bypassed. The Florida State League Player of the Week (Deniel Ortiz)...
JJ Wetherholt was named to the 2025 National League Futures Game roster on Monday and the scene at Truist Park in Atlanta on July 12 fits nicely into a season that’s gone according to script for the Cards’ top prospect. But if the Future’s Game foreshadows...
Stepping in as guest analyst for his second week, Kareem Haq focuses on potential Cardinals draft picks for their fifth overall selection. It is St. Louis’ first of four picks in the top 90. Among the players discussed include three college left-handed pitchers, Kade...
Stepping in as guest analyst for the next two weeks, Kareem Haq joins with a focus on his emerging hitting and pitching prospects. Before getting into players, Kareem explains the Statcast data elements he most relies upon and why. Next up are Leonardo Bernal, Rainiel...
I can’t lie; it’s been a rough couple of weeks here in what was formerly known as baseball heaven. We followers of Fredbird have suffered through seven losses in eight games. Three of those coming at the hands of the insufferable makers of the worst beer in North...
