Let’s get after it again with another 2022 performance review of individual Cardinal players. I’m making some progress, and this latest report card won’t take long for me or you. NEXT UP: Shortstop Paul DeJong. OVERVIEW: Pauly’s offense has been in decline for three...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Paul DeJong was paid $4 million by the Cardinals in 2021. He has a $6 million guaranteed salary for 2022. Next season DeJong’s guaranteed pay jumps to $9 million. So that will be an outlay of $19 million guaranteed dollars by the Cardinals over a...
The All-Star Pause ends Friday for the Cardinals, as they open a weekend series at Cincinnati. It’s important for the Redbirds to take flight without delay; nine of their first 11 games of the second half will be played against teams with losing records. I’m doing...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW After wheezing through a bunch of games with a poky offense, the Cardinals have perked up and are breathing again. And they’re doing it without putting too much on the shoulders of All-Stars Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado. Though both Goldy and...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Give the Cardinals credit for pulling themselves out of a pit to salvage some respect at the end of a savage 11-game stretch against the Phillies and Braves. After getting kicked around to go 1-5 in the first six encounters, the Cardinals showed...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW After winning the first two games of the series against the Marlins, the Cardinals will try to complete the sweep on Wednesday night at Busch Stadium. Standing in the way is a large and imposing obstacle. His name is Sandy Alcantara, and Miami’s...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals let one get one away on Tuesday night at Tampa Bay, losing 4-2 in 10 innings on a blown save by Drew VerHagen. This was a bad one. The Cardinals fell to the Rays despite: – Outhitting the Rays 9-3 and limiting the home team to one hit...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW: The Cardinals and Brewers opened a four-game engagement at Busch Stadium on Thursday night, with the visitors toting a 4-3 victory back to their hotel. And with the win Milwaukee opened a 4 and ½ game lead over St. Louis in the NL Central...
Oli Marmol has managed only 35 big-league games, and it’s too soon to make a definitive appraisal. But I like what I’m seeing in one important area: Marmol doesn’t fool around in making lineup changes. Unlike predecessors Mike Matheny and Mike Shildt, Marmol isn’t...
