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...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals have set up headquarters at Wrigley Field, where they’ll play five games in four days. The action begins tonight at 7:05 p.m. The Cardinals are perky these days, having gone 9-3 in their last 12 games including the three-game brooming...
Bird Bytes: 1) As you’ve heard by now, the Phillies signed Kyle Schwarber to a four-year contract that has an average annual salary of just under $20 million. For the life of me, I never understood why any St. Louis media person or fan believed the Cardinals would be...
BERNIE BITS At least one too-early projection system is down on your St. Louis Cardinals. That would be from good, ol’ PECOTA over at Baseball Prospectus. In posting the lockout-state projections the editors at BP advised us to relax. “Take them for what they...
Welcome To The Redbird Review Late in this oh-my-lawd of a Tuesday night, the Cardinals were casually boxing up a win, leading the inert Cubs by five runs, needing only three perfunctory outs to seal a 6-1 victory. Well, someone forgot the sealant. The Cardinals...
Not to be rude or anything, but what happened to the Chicago Cubs dynasty? After ending the famous 107-year baseball famine by winning the World Series in 2016, I thought the Cubs were supposed to collect a treasure chest of championship rings, take over the NL...
Hey, there. Hope your Friday is going well. Hours before the first pitch of the first Cards-Cubs game of 2021, here are a few things to catch you up on the Cubs. Just trying to be a helpful citizen. 1–The Offense Is Improving: After a dreadful opening month the...
Despite being battered by a staggering spate of injuries, the Milwaukee Brewers enter the new week atop the NL Central with a 17-11 record. The Crew’s .607 winning percentage is tied with San Francisco for best in the National League. And many players can share credit...
At the time I type this, the Cardinals’ season opener is about 48 hours away. It will be great to have baseball back again. The sport has problems, but try to put that aside and enjoy the season. Collectively we’ve been through a lot over the last year or...
