I was curious to see how rookie starting pitcher Michael McGreevy would do in his big-league debut, getting the assignment for Wednesday’s game against the Rangers. McGreevy, the 18th overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, is still only 24 but it seemingly took him...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals were a winner in the trading-deadline shuffle. Based on Wins Above Replacement (WAR) prorated over 162 games, the Cards came out near the top in an evaluation made by esteemed baseball analyst Neil Paine. Here are the top 11 MLB teams...
BIRD BYTES Notes on a hot summer day. I’ll type with a lemonade at my side. 1) New Cardinals starting pitcher Erick Fedde had 2.7 Wins Above Replacement for the White Sox before the trade to St. Louis. This is using the FanGraphs version of WAR. Anyway, Fedde’s...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals had many bouquets tossed their way Monday after acquiring starting pitcher Erick Fedde and outfielder Tommy Pham from the White Sox. It was part of a three-team transaction with Tommy Edman trading in Cardinal red for Dodger blue. The...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Welcome home, Tommy Pham. It’s hard to believe that Pham is 36 years old. But as a developing Cardinal prospect who got knocked down by injuries and a serious vision problem, Pham took the long road to the majors. And now he’s taken a long road back...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Here’s my sort of, but not really “Instant Reaction” to the Cardinals’ move to barter Tommy Edman in a three-team trade that brought them right-handed starting pitcher Erick Fedde and outfielder Tommy Pham — stream of consciousness style. My...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW (Please note: This column was about 90 percent written when the word came down about the Cardinals making a three-team deal that would send Tommy Edman to the Dodgers. In return, the Cardinals will receive starting pitcher Erick Fedde and outfielder...
WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S Warning: I’m in a salty mood. What a gross 10-8 loss by the Cardinals to the Nationals on Friday night. The Cards scored eight runs but were terrible in too many other ways. And they flat-out gave away a game for a variety of annoying...
BIRD BYTES Hello again on this pleasant Friday. How about some easy-reading Bird Bytes from Bernie? 1) The Cardinals can’t have another bad homestand. They’ll have the Nationals for three, followed by the Rangers for three, and then it’s onto Wrigley Field for four....
