Are the San Francisco Giants a more dangerous postseason contender after signing free-agent third baseman Matt Chapman? Probably so. They can join the muddle with other National League wild-card contenders. Making assumptions can be a featherbrained exercise, but for...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW As we know, the Cardinals signed right-handed starting pitcher Kyle Gibson to a one-year deal that will pay him $12 million in 2023. There’s a team option for 2025, but for now let’s just concentrate on what Gibson can do for the Cardinals next...
Here’s Part Two of my online browsing for free-agent starting pitchers. In my first piece, I looked at an assortment of right-handers. There are a few more out there who should be mentioned and I hope to get to that. Today is reserved for a scan of lefty free-agent...
You may have heard that Cardinals have an urgent need for starting pitching. So let’s satisfy our curiosity by browsing through the aisles of the free-agent megastore to look at some of the available starting pitchers. This isn’t meant to be a complete list....
It’s interesting to monitor the overreaction to the cost of starting pitching during the grand-opening phase of the offseason free-agent market. The deals for Eduardo Rodriguez, Noah Syndergaard, Justin Verlander set off alarms … as did the Blues Jays’ seven-year,...
BERNIE BITS 1) I find it interesting that all but one coach from Mike Shildt’s staff were committed to staying on and working with new manager Oli Marmol. True, multiple coaches were under contract for 2022 including pitching coach Mike Maddux and batting coach Jeff...
Hello. I’m not a fan of “The Cardinals Should Sign” this guy or that guy type of column. I’m all for having fun and playing fantasy baseball GM, but too many of these “Sign This Guy Now!” pieces are disconnected from reality. The authors tend to blissfully ignore the...
The Cardinals already are having a good offseason. Why? Because the NL Central is weakening. — The Cincinnati Reds are in another salary-dump mode. They’ve traded veteran catcher Tucker Barnhart, a two-time Gold Glove winner, to the Tigers. They declined to...
