The offseason is winding down for the Cardinals. The St. Louis pitchers and catchers report to spring-training headquarters in Jupiter on Feb. 15. The position players check in on Feb. 20, and the first exhibition game (vs. Washington) is set for Feb. 25. It’s...
Let’s put the trade speculation and discussion to the side, and save the prospect talk for a later time. Just for the purposes of having a more disciplined assessment of what’s already here, let’s close out the file on the remaining free agents. And if the Cardinals...
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...
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...
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...
A percentage of Cardinals fans are frothing at the mouth over the possibility of acquiring Bryan Reynolds from the Pittsburgh Pirates. The center fielder has requested a trade, and there’d be plenty of interest around the majors should the Pirates front office make...
Hello, there. Here’s my latest in-depth report on individual Cardinal players for 2022, including a look at what the information may tell us about setting expectation levels for 2023. NEXT UP: Right-handed pitcher Dakota Hudson. OVERVIEW: Hudson broke into the majors...
I hope you had a pleasant New Year’s Weekend. It’s back to work for me, and I’m good with that because I enjoy what I do for a living. Today I resume my look at individual Cardinal players, how they performed in 2022, and what it may tell us about what to expect in...
Hey, there. Here’s the latest in my series of reports on individual Cardinal players for 2022. I’ve completed the position players and are progressing through the pitching staff, having covered Adam Wainwright, Jack Flaherty, Miles Mikolas and Steven Matz. NEXT UP:...
