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....
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...
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...
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...
Today we start by talking about the starter for both Saturday’s spring opener and likely, the season’s home opener. Flaherty has and continues to work diligently to stay, in his words, consistent. Many of the pitchers this year have listened to Chris Carpenter, Jason...
Miles Mikolas is out for a while with an issue that Derrick Goold has learned a lot about this week. He tells us about the PRP injection and why this injury, although associated, doesn’t mean Tommy John surgery is in the future. Tommy John surgery can seem as...
Cardinals full squad workouts are off and running and so is Derrick Goold. He’s fired up today to talk more about Miles Mikolas’ injury, Gorman vs. Liberatore, the 26th man and more. Also, he’s on the team that thinks the 3 batter minimum is confusing and just a...
