I’ve been asked the question: what do all of the big-money signings by the Los Angeles Dodgers mean for the St. Louis Cardinals? The answer: not much. The Cardinals were never going to be a factor in the high-end section of free agency. The good-hearted but happily...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Let’s take a break from agonizing over St. Louis pitching and shift our attention to the shape of the Cardinals’ offense for 2024. Unless I’ve missed something the Cardinals appear to be virtually set with their personnel. President of baseball...
Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers made history – and left a lot of people buzzing and fussing – by agreeing to a contract that will pay the modern-day Babe Ruth $700 million over 10 seasons. Unless you were one of the unfortunate souls who fell for the bogus...
When Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak prioritized innings in his reconstruction of the team’s starting pitching, he knew what he was doing. And Mozeliak absolutely did the right thing, because innings matter. Innings matter very much. The...
Greetings. I’ve been doing a series on the best Cardinals players at each position during Bill DeWitt Jr.’s 28 seasons as the franchise owner and chairman. This covers an era that began in 1996 and continued through 2023. Despite the team’s 71-91...
BERNIE BITS 1. Oli Marmol is preparing for this third year as manager of the Cardinals. But Oli’s contract expires after the 2024 season, and I’d be a little surprised if the team lets him wander into a lame-duck season. That would work against Marmol’s fervent desire...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW After signing free-agent starting pitchers Sonny Gray, Lance Lynn and Kyle Gibson, the St. Louis front office will focus on rebuilding a bullpen that went down in a blaze of gory in 2023. President of baseball operations John Mozeliak did a good –...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Fans and media are pleading with the St. Louis front office to add another high-end rotation piece before the 2024 season. It can be a free-agent signing. It can be a trade. But the Cardinals need more strength at the top to pair with new...
Good morning to you on this “sonny” Tuesday. I put together a variety of national-media opinions on the St. Louis signing of starting pitcher Sonny Gray. I also included some assessments of Gray written by baseball analysts before the start of free agency. Eno Sarris,...
