Here’s my unofficial “We’re Looking At You” list for 2022: 1) President of baseball operations John Mozeliak: Fired a successful manager to hire the youngest manager in baseball, rookie Oli Marmol. It may have been the right thing to do – but it’s also a risk that can...
The Cardinals have a gold-plated defense, an emerging offense, and savvy instincts when running the bases. But one area of the team is a source of considerable anxiety. That, of course, would be pitching. Starting pitching. Relief pitching. Before we look ahead to the...
We’re down to a week to go before the Cardinals line up for their season opener at home against the Pirates. There will be pomp and circumstance and a family reunion highlighted by the homecoming of Albert Pujols. The town will be painted red. There will be Adam...
Before the 2021 season the Cardinals were thin on starting pitching. Multiple rotation pieces were vulnerable to injury, and the shortened 2020 season added additional risk to pitcher health. The lack of depth was obvious, but a confident front office had no concerns....
If it’s OK with you, I’ll take a pass on offering a review of the CBA negotiations and the peace agreement between MLB’s owners and players. The entire process was fatiguing and frustrating, and baseball is boring enough during normal times. So why waste additional...
Perhaps the MLB owners and players association will engage in sincere and fruitful discussions this week and work out a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement. Or perhaps the Owners vs. Players divide will expand instead of narrow. We’ll find out soon enough....
Major League Baseball will return at some point in 2022. Until then, I’ll keep my mind and typing fingers busy by taking an advance look at the 2022 Cardinals. The roster isn’t completely set, and we don’t know if the front office will go outside the organization for...
BERNIE BITS Five things I want to see from the Blues over their final 38 games of the regular season … 1) Improve on the road. This is important because the Blues will play 21 of their final 38 games away from Enterprise Center. At 9-8-3 they’re barely above average...
Greetings. Unless the Cardinals are planning a late-winter surprise, their 2022 starting rotation appears to be set. I’m referring to the core. The five locked-in starters. Adam Wainwright. Jack Flaherty. Miles Mikolas. Steven Matz. Dakota Hudson. That’s the...
