Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak wants to leave the Baseball Winter Meetings in San Diego with a new catcher to succeed the retired Yadier Molina. Mo and crew can find a catcher. That isn’t the issue. Many are out there via trade or free-agent...
BIRD BYTES The annual MLB winter meetings open this weekend in San Diego, as high-ranking members of the 30 baseball front offices huddle with each other and player agents to explore options and weigh the risks and rewards of potential free-agent signings and trades....
In the pursuit of a higher-caliber catcher, the Cardinals can go for a free agent or make a substantive trade. Prospects aside, the Redbirds would likely draw plenty of trade interest in several of their young hitters who bat from the left side. The three I have in...
BERNIE BITS Could Our Town’s Bradley Beal be on the move, to the Los Angeles Lakers? I doubt it. And I’ll explain. But the Washington Wizards star shooting guard is drawing speculation in the trade-rumor mill. Speaking on “The Crossover” podcast, Sports Illustrated...
The Cardinals are in the market for a catcher. Hopefully they’ll be smart about this and view the opening as an opportunity to upgrade their offense. Defense must be a consideration, which doesn’t really need to be stated. But in this case the defensive requirement...
