THE REDBIRD REVIEW One down, 161 to go. Goodness, it’s wonderful to have baseball back. Scoreboard: Cardinals jumped into the season at Cincinnati, attacking for six first-inning runs in their 11-6 victory over the Reds. For only the 10th time since 1901, a...
On the eve of Opening Day: 30 Cardinals, 30 Questions. POSITION PLAYERS Catcher Yadier Molina: At age 38 can the revered catcher provide significant contributions offensively? In the last two seasons Molina slugged .388 with an 85 OPS+. (The league average is 100...
BERNIE BITS: THE ALL-CARDINALS EDITION As spring training winds down, it’s a fine time to check in on several Cardinals players to see how they’re doing and what it might mean for 2021. (Quick note: for hitters the wRC+ metric is park-adjusted runs created....
The Cardinals have a deep bullpen, loaded with talent and flexibility. And they’re going to need it. The philosophies in Major League Baseball continue to evolve, and we’ve seen more of the pitching workload gradually transfer to relievers. That trend almost certainly...
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS, ONE SENTENCE AT A TIME! 1–I’m sorry … but I chuckle a lil’ bit at media and fans who holler “Pump the Brakes!” on being positive about Tyler O’Neill’s robust spring-training showing, only to lead a Cooperstown campaign for Lane Thomas based...
BIRD BYTES: Nothing deep here, but I’m thinking about the Cardinals’ bullpen for 2021 and the smoke they’ll spark from the mound. It’s an imposing group of hard throwers and strikeout punchers. Provided that all of these fine individuals remain healthy and strong,...
Continuing my ongoing series on intriguing and potentially important Cardinals for 2021. Today I look at the abundantly talented pitcher, Alex Reyes. I don’t know if I’d call it a debate, but it’s been fun to watch folks line up to boost one candidate or another to...
According to informed speculation that’s floating about, the Cardinals have interest in free-agent starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi. The righthander from nearby Highland, IL turns 31 in March. Odorizzi is coming off an outlier-type of season, starting only four games...
Our friend Derrick Goold got at least some of The Best Fans In Baseball reaching for inhalers with this teaser in Thursday’s Post-Dispatch and STLtoday: “Adam Wainwright has received several competitive offers, and one of the current offers is from the San Diego...
