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....
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Now that the World Series matchup is set – Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Texas Rangers – let’s have another “Can The Cardinals Learn Anything?” session. We did this earlier in the postseason and it’s time for a sequel. I’ll leave out the “Hit Ball Far In...
The deadline trade that sent Jordan Montgomery from St. Louis turned out great for the Rangers and wonderfully for Monty. As for the Cardinals, they’re hoping the deal will eventually pay off, but that depends on the two prospects obtained in the deal: starting...
Given the bleak circumstances with their starting pitching, the Cardinals sure could use someone like Jordan Montgomery. If only the Redbirds could have a guy like that. Maybe they should look into it. Oh, that’s right. Monty was a Cardinal. The Cards did have him....
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Here’s my second pile of performance-based report cards for individual Cardinals in 2023. Today, it’s all about the pitchers. Starting pitchers. Relief pitchers. Unknown pitchers. Traded pitchers. And, unfortunately, a lot of disappointing pitchers....
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Should the Cardinals move forward with Oli Marmol as their manager in 2024? Well, considering that president of baseball operations John Mozeliak has already said that Marmol will be back next season, the question is irrelevant. Now, if you’re...
BERNIE BITS Opening Remarks: All Hail St. Louis City SC. Perfect. St. Louis City SC is perfect. I’m not talking about their record (15-10-5) on the pitch. But in the much larger view, I can’t think of a way that their inaugural season could have gone better. The 2023...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW What’s gotten into the Cardinals? I don’t know, but maybe they’re eating their spinach. (Shout-out to Popeye the Sailor Man. Google it, kids.) I do know this: the Cardinals went into Atlanta and became the first and only opponent to pound out 10+...
