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...
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,...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW After filling in the bottom section of the starting rotation with the free-agent signings of Lance Lynn and Kyle Gibson, Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak put a star on top by winning the open-market bidding for Sonny Gray....
THE REDBIRD REVIEW After signing free-agent starting pitcher Lance Lynn, the Cardinals quickly pivoted to make a deal with Kyle Gibson. Gibson, 36, will receive $12 million in 2024 with a club option for 2025. Lynn also has a club option for ‘25. The moves for Lynn...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Though Lance Lynn was hammered for an astonishing 48 total home runs in 2023, the Cardinals didn’t knock it out of the park by signing the old friend to a one-year contract that guarantees him $11 million in 2024. That said, if the big righthander...
Two weeks ago I wrote about the possibility of Yadier Molina rejoining the Cardinals as a coach. Not to rehash all of the particulars, but there are plenty of valuable and meaningful reasons for the hire including his impact on game planning and the pitching staff,...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW I’m in the mood to do something different. The Cardinals’ 2023 season was demoralizing, but I don’t know how many times I can rehash the pitiful experience of it all. For now, I want to focus on something more positive. Something happier. Something...
