When we talk about the Cardinals of reaching another postseason but making a deeper push, there’s one group of players that will go a long way in accomplishing the mission. Second-year Cardinals. I’m referring to the young players going into their second big-league...
I’m always in the mood for baseball scuttlebutt and the offseason and bits of informed speculation that involve the Cardinals. Thankfully, the hard-working Ken Rosenthal (The Athletic) came through earlier this week. Rosenthal wrote that the Cardinals and Marlins have...
Every baseball player goes into a new season with something to prove. It doesn’t matter if he’s a star. It doesn’t matter if he’s a bench piece. Doesn’t matter if he’s a starting pitcher, a reliever, or a specialist. I was thinking about this the other day, and...
As regular readers know, Cardinals management frustrates me on several fronts. Not that anyone cares, especially the front office. There’s no reason for management to sweat. In 2023, the Cards will draw their 3 million-plus fans to Busch Stadium, slap around the...
The Cardinals got their catcher, Willson Contreras, who will provide offense at a deadwood spot that ranked near the bottom of the majors in production. How incapacitated were Yadier Molina and Andrew Knizner offensively? Consider this historical perspective: The...
Time to get back to work on my 2022 reports for individual Cardinal players. NEXT UP: Juan Yepez. A corner outfielder or designated hitter who made occasional appearances at first and third base in 2022. OVERVIEW: Yepez, 24, opened the season at Triple A Memphis and...
The Cardinals are awfully quiet in the marketplace. Perhaps that will change by the time you read this. But for now, you don’t hear much about their activities, and even the usual gossip mills are coming up dry. The standard speculation is out there: they need a...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals and their fans will miss Albert Pujols for many reasons. He was great for morale. He was a bonanza for business. He made the fans happy. He inspired his teammates. He mentored young players. He connected the past to the present to...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals gave us a fun season … the regular season … before getting chucked out of the NL playoffs by the bouncers from Philadelphia. Two games. Gone. Bye. In actual time of play, the St. Louis postseason lasted only 6 hours and 43 minutes. We...
