This week, Brian and Kyle begin with the Sonny Gray trade, and why it one day may be called the “Brandon Clarke” trade. The focus on hitting in Tuesday’s Player Development and Performance hires and promotions is noted. The recent (re)signings of Yohel Pozo, Sem...

Brian and Kyle open with the Rule 5 protection decisions which brought Leonardo Bernal, Joshua Baez, Brycen Mautz and Cooper Hjerpe onto the 40-man roster. Next up is the first three prospects in TCN’s new Top 50 prospect countdown, Mason Burns, Matthew Miura and Ryan...

Brian and Kyle discuss the Cardinals Arizona Fall League Fall Stars, Chen-Wei Lin, Miguel Ugueto and Darlin Saladin. They note the new Cardinals top 10 prospect list from Baseball America, focusing on differences between their list and TCN’s. The quantity of roster...

In the first of two episodes with Brian at the Arizona Fall League, he and Kyle mention a pair of underrated Cardinals there, Darlin Saladin and Miguel Ugueto. The two recognize Gold Glove Award winners Leonardo Bernal and Masyn Winn and touch again on upcoming 40-man...

Brian and Kyle discuss Cardinals Rule 5 eligible players, putting them in three tiers – locks, maybes and maybe nots. They touched on the pros and cons of a long-term contract early in JJ Wetherholt’s career. A summary of early participants in winter ball was...

Brian and Kyle discuss Cardinals arbitration eligible players, considering possible multi-year contracts and effect on tradability. They return to Jordan Walker in the context of his final option year and if that impacts the plan for him for 2026. Two emerging...