THE REDBIRD REVIEW After weeks of getting knocked around by hitters and punishing himself mentally, Adam Wainwright had a solid showing against the Mets on Thursday night. As these things go, this was certainly an improvement on his recent work. That’s intended as a...
In his latest grim beatdown by an opponent, Adam Wainwright was flattened by the Royals on Friday night. This was the saddest start of them all for Waino to this point of 2023, but don’t expect anything to change. Manager Oli Marmol is hopelessly devoted to the...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals’ downfall in 2023 was mostly caused by poor offseason planning, pitiful pitching and deplorable defense. The team’s offense could only do so much to compensate for the catastrophic failures. But with 48 games remaining on the schedule,...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Four-plus months into their disastrous 2023 season, the Cardinals are still playing the WBC card in a pathetic attempt to justify the second-worst winning percentage (.434) among National League teams. Prompted by WBC-related questions from...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW I’m a fan of Eric Longenhagen, the maniacal prospect evaluator at FanGraphs. And when I say maniacal, please understand that it’s a compliment. In addition to analyzing every trade made at the MLB deadline from a prospect perspective, Longenhagen...
The REDBIRD REVIEW Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas may have been trying to do the right thing, at least in his mind, by sticking up for teammate Willson Contreras after the catcher was skulled on a backswing by Cubs hitter Ian Happ. We can call Happ careless for...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW I think it would be an overstatement to say that John Mozeliak’s legacy is totally on the line as he begins the process of resetting the Cardinals to pull them from a downward trend. But the president of baseball operations is in a tenuous spot,...
BIRD BYTES 1) Adam Wainwright delivered his best start of the season during his five innings of craftwork in Monday’s 10-6 win at Arizona. I didn’t know what to expect from Wainwright after he made the decision to rush back to the mound after a brief 20-day break from...
The Cardinals are turning to Adam Wainwright to make Monday’s start at Arizona. Several weeks from his 42nd birthday, Waino will be pitching only 20 days after being shut down by a shoulder strain. A couple of cortisone injections, two bullpen sessions, no injury...
