Hello, again. It’s time for me to dive back into my review of individual Cardinal players for 2022, and what their performance can tell us about what to expect in 2023. I’ve reviewed all of the position players, the regular starting pitchers and most of the relievers....
Over at FanGraphs, our friend Dan Szymborski has released the Cardinals’ annual ZiPS forecast for 2023. Dan developed the projection system, which generates considerable curiosity and discussion among front offices, statheads, and baseball intelligentsia. And the damn...
When we talk about the Cardinals of reaching another postseason but making a deeper push, there’s one group of players that will go a long way in accomplishing the mission. Second-year Cardinals. I’m referring to the young players going into their second big-league...
Greetings. Here’s my latest season report on individual Cardinals for 2022. I’m making my way through the pitching staff. The purpose here is to review how the pitcher did in 2022, and what the performance can tell us about his outlook for 2023. I’ll include a season...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals gave us a fun season … the regular season … before getting chucked out of the NL playoffs by the bouncers from Philadelphia. Two games. Gone. Bye. In actual time of play, the St. Louis postseason lasted only 6 hours and 43 minutes. We...
It’s around 11 a.m. on Saturday morning, and I’m still struggling to process Oli Marmol’s thinking during the Cardinals’ devastating Game 1 loss to the Phillies at Busch Stadium. The first-year manager, so smart and cool-headed during the regular season, entered his...
Perfect. The towering presence on the mound, the monolith behind home plate. Adam Wainwright. Yadier Molina. Two legendary figures in all of their glory, setting a major-league record, entering their names into baseball history. There was so much to absorb, and nearly...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The rival Brewers are in town for a two-game, quick-stop series against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Much has changed, including the NL Central standings, since Milwaukee’s last visit to St. Louis. When the teams played a three-game series at...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The 2022 season is speeding by us. The Cardinals have only 24 games remaining on their schedule. Nine days from now, Summer officially will turn into Fall. On the second day of October, Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina will play their final...
