THE REDBIRD REVEW Sportsbook at Ballpark Village? In a close victory Tuesday, Missouri voters narrowly approved a ballot initiative to legalize sports betting in the state. According to media reports, the straight yes-or-no measure passed by a slim margin of about...
As the executive who has been hired to guide the Cardinals out of their lapsed, retrograde state and into a smarter and more forward-thinking future, Chaim Bloom is off to a magnificent start. With his first official move, Bloom put his insignia on the St. Louis...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW As John Mozeliak prepares for his final season as the president of baseball operations for the St. Louis Cardinals, I wanted to take some time to review his overall performance in his important role. This isn’t designed to be an all-encompassing...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW In their medium-splash news conference on Monday, the Cardinals didn’t make any giant waves. But in reality, the arrival of Chaim Bloom can turn out to be a very big deal. The Cardinals announced Bloom’s appointment to succeed John Mozeliak...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals are Bill DeWitt Jr.’s franchise, and he can do what he wants. But it’s a mistake to keep John Mozeliak in place as the president of baseball operations for 2025. Mozeliak planned to retire after next season, anyway. And DeWitt...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Thanks to excellent reporting from Katie Woo at The Athletic, we’re able to have a clearer vision of where the Cardinals are going when the offseason begins. Two-part answer: 1. The Cards are moving forward in the long overdue and desperately...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Before the season, the sportsbooks and analytics sites checked in with win-total projections for the 2024 Cardinals. Here’s a representative sampling, based on thousands of simulations: PECOTA: 85 wins. Baseball Prospectus: 84.3 wins FanGraphs: 83.7...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The small-market, big-brained Milwaukee Brewers did it again, overcoming the odds and the expectations and wealthier franchises to win the NL Central title. Fans in St. Louis should be used to this by now. I’ve written about this before and I’m...
Remember when the St. Louis Cardinals were among the industry leaders for their successful drafting and development of young prospects? Me too. I was doing some morning reading earlier today, browsing The Athletic. Something caught my attention. The piece described...
