THE WATCH LIST With the Cardinals going with a “play the kids” season in 2025, the emphasis on youth and discovery will be front and center in the way we watch St. Louis baseball in the new year. If the Cardinals are indeed serious about this, then we will see some of...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The 2024 Cardinals are winding down, with only four games remaining in a disappointing season that wasn’t all bad. They’ll complete their series at Colorado on Thursday afternoon, then jet to San Francisco for a three-game weekend. And that will be...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Even during a .500 season and the postseason out of reach, the Cardinals have provided a few pleasant stories. And this isn’t about feel-good stories that aren’t hooked to the outcome of baseball games. These are the type of stories that can carry...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Greetings. In the latest Review, I’ll be addressing a range of topics that include Michael Siani, Paul Goldschmidt, Matthew Liberatore, Steven Matz, Sonny Gray, and more. ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT: The Cardinals outlasted the Brewers for a 7-4 victory...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW For an esteemed St. Louis Cardinals franchise that’s frequently played successful, championship-contending baseball for two-plus decades, the 2023 season is a shock to the system. The Cardinals (38-52) aren’t used to this. At the All-Star break...
Willson Contreras returns to Wrigley Field as a demoted catcher. After starting only 23 games at the position for the Cardinals, he’s been abruptly transferred to the DH spot. There are no set plans to move him back behind the plate in a starting role. Contreras, who...
We haven’t talked about starting pitching for a little while, so let’s revisit the Cardinals’ plans for their rotation and take a look at the projections from FanGraphs and Baseball Prospectus. This won’t surprise you, but the outlook isn’t encouraging. Many Cardinals...
BERNIE BITS Step right on up and take a peek at what I’m writing for you: do the Cardinals have a top-five MLB front office? … are the wacky Blues a better team without Ryan O’Reilly and Vladimir Tarasenko? … does Scott Rolen make it to Cooperstown this year? …...
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...
