THE REDBIRD REVIEW Depending on what you read on the interwebs – and be careful out there – the St. Louis Cardinals are up to something big … or maybe up to nothing much at all. The Cardinals are: 1) Secretly pursuing the elite free-agent Japanese starting pitcher...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The St. Louis rotation took another hit on Monday when the team placed lefty Steven Matz went on the Injured List with a strained lat muscle. The setback came after Matz had made a terrific return to the rotation after a demotion to the bullpen....
The Cardinals on Sunday began the first phase of their two-part plan to revitalize their starting pitching. The second phase will take place next offseason in the build-up for 2024. That’s when the St. Louis front office – if properly motivated, which certainly is...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals probably aren’t cursed, but they’re definitely leaving their fans cursing. A farce of a season became even more ludicrous Wednesday when closer Jordan Hicks, appointed to protect a one-run lead, shot an airball that floated over the...
BIRD BYTES Good afternoon! * Earlier today I looked at the injury accounting that Spotrac does so well so I could provide an update on outfielder Tyler O’Neill’s injury history: 2018: missed 22 days (groin.) 2019: missed 41 days (wrist, elbow.) 2021: missed 24 days...
Two weeks to go until Opening Day for the Cardinals. With the fellers cantering through the final days of spring training, I’ve been thinking about what we’ve seen so far. Reasons to be excited. Reasons to be disappointed. And also understanding that things can change...
Too many of my columns are overly long, and I don’t want you to work so hard when reading them. I plan to compensate by dropping in some shorties on a regular basis. Let’s go skimming … Here are my early-spring impressions of the five-member rotation. As a bonus, I’ll...
BERNIE BITS — Update: The Blues still stink on ice. In their six games since making the trade that sent Ryan O’Reilly to Toronto, the Blues haven’t won a game but did collect two points via overtime. They’re 0 for 22 on the power play. At five-on-five they’ve had a 41...
The best part of spring training is knowing that the Cardinals have so many talented young players, busy at work. They’re trying to improve. They’re trying to make a positive impression. They’re trying to find the way to St. Louis – in 2023, or soon after. Jordan...
