The Cardinals will be leaving the summery weather of Jupiter to head back to their Midwest home for the regular-season opener at Busch Stadium on March 30. And this ritual transfer is happening fast, with only 17 days between now and Game 1 of the 2023 season....
It’s time for an updated version of the Cardinals’ outfielder rankings. My second edition of the spring. These are through Friday morning, March 10. All stats were through March 9. 1. Lars Nootbaar: I had him at the top spot in my first rankings, and there’s no reason...
With the World Baseball Classic underway, 13 Cardinals from their 40-man roster are away from camp to compete in the WBC. In Jupiter there’s another competition going. This fray involves a bunch of Cardinals that can benefit from the extra playing time created by...
In 2022, first-year manager Oli Marmol did a superb job of coordinating the traffic at the designated hitter spot. At the end of the regular season the St. Louis DH crew led the National League in homers (29) and ranked sixth or better in the majors in RBI, slugging...
Before we look ahead to what’s next for Jordan Walker, let’s look back in time to another young St. Louis outfielder to show how the Cardinals have evolved. And in a good way. Two springtimes ago, the Cardinals’ top outfield prospect was Justin Williams. Remember him?...
No area of the 2023 Cardinals is more intriguing than the outfield. The allocation of playing time is undetermined, and there are plenty of options available for manager Oli Marmol. There’s no true star in this group, but potential abounds. Let’s introduce the...
It’s difficult for me to shut off my brain. A lot of this has to do with writing. Specifically, baseball writing. What do I want to write about? What did I forget to write about? What do I need to write? Is there a fresh angle on a Cardinals-related topic? With all of...
For weeks I’ve been chirping an opinion that was often met with dissent and some disbelief. In my view, the Cardinals had a very good offense in 2022, and I’m confident their lineup will be even better in 2023. But I can only write so many “don’t worry so much about...
Over at FanGraphs, our friend Dan Szymborski has released the Cardinals’ annual ZiPS forecast for 2023. Dan developed the projection system, which generates considerable curiosity and discussion among front offices, statheads, and baseball intelligentsia. And the damn...
