THE REDBIRD REVIEW To rehabilitate last season’s decrepit .438 winning percentage, the Cardinals put their resources and attention on starting pitching. Swell. But the disaster fund must be put to other uses after president of baseball operations John Mozeliak signed...
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...
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...
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...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW After Thursday’s matinee loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, the Cardinals have only nine games remaining in a season gone wrong. What have we learned – or reaffirmed – about the Cardinals in September? I submit these nine things for your consideration....
THE REDBIRD REVIEW That’s Baseball! Few among us would have put money down on the probability of the Cardinals taking three straight series on the road, winning six of nine games, against Atlanta, Cincinnati and Baltimore. The marooned, last-place Cardinals entered...
The Cardinals will try to win their series with the Orioles on Thursday night. It’s definitely a challenge, but the Redbirds are 5-3 so far on a three-city road trip that matched them against winning teams in Atlanta, Cincinnati, and Baltimore. Can the Cards make it...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW In the process of engraving his 199th career victory, Adam Wainwright brought forth a pitching performance that made his first 198 wins possible. Did he throw hard? Not particularly. Did he create breezes in the batter’s box with a bunch of swings...
