Adam Wainwright’s Velocity Issues, Prospects on the Roster, and Paul DeJong on today’s Redbird Droppings After a little Cardinal hiatus, I’m back with some random Cardinal thoughts. I’ll be looking at the early struggles of Adam Wainwright, can Jordan Walker and Masyn Winn make the roster, and what to do with Paul DeJong. Adam Wainwright…
19 CARDINALS PLAYERS NAMED TO 2023 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC ROSTERS 2022 NL MVP Paul Goldschmidt, Nolan Arenado, Adam Wainwright & Miles Mikolas Will Compete For Team USA ST. LOUIS, Mo., February 10, 2023 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced, in conjunction with the unveiling of the final rosters last evening on MLB Network, that 19…
Weekend Highlighted by Winter Warm-Up, Cardinals Caravan, & Writers’ Dinner ST. LOUIS, Mo., January 12, 2023 – The 26th Cardinals Care Winter Warm-Up and the Cardinals Caravan highlight a busy Cardinals-themed holiday weekend that kicks off the 2023 season. Winter Warm-Up—the largest fundraising event for the Cardinals Care charitable fund—will be held at Busch Stadium…
We have a little over a month until Spring Training starts up, and there are still quite a few moves the Cardinals need to make. The front office was up front about a catcher being the main priority; they accomplished their goal back over a month ago by signing Willson Contreras. It’s a good deal,…
Here is the new salary matrix for the Cardinals; they have $141,300,000 committed to 2023 before final arbitration numbers (I’m using the projections from MLB Trade Rumors) and contract renewals. The matrix also includes all future salaries and shows club control for young players. This will be updated all season long. I’ll add any new…
Paul Goldschmidt, Nolan Arenado, Adam Wainwright Scheduled to Appear All Proceeds From Annual Cardinals Care Event To Support Local Children ST. LOUIS, Mo., December 8, 2022 – Autograph tickets for the 2023 Cardinals Care Winter Warm-Up will go on sale Monday, December 12 at 12 PM CT at cardinals.com/WWU. All autograph tickets will be issued…
The Winter Meetings start today and I expect the Cardinals to leave with their catcher and little else. The team still wants Jose Quintana. And a look at some links from around the web. Catching a CatcherLate Sunday night, rumors started to come out that Oakland Athletics’ catcher Sean Murphy was on the move. Originally,…
Initial Schedule Contains Over 40 Different Giveaway Items Including Nine Bobblehead Dates and 20+ Wearable Cardinals Items ST. LOUIS, Mo., November 16, 2022 – The St. Louis Cardinals today released its initial 2023 promotional schedule with over 40 giveaways for ticketed fans at cardinals.com/promotions. This year’s promotional schedule features nine bobblehead giveaways including a Nolan…
The Cardinals made the mid-week splash during a quiet week. Coaching changes, Adam Wainwright returning, and more this time. The Coaching CarouselIf there was one thing I didn’t see changing much, it was the coaching staff. The first move was the one I was expecting: Skip Schumaker was named the manager for the Miami Marlins…
Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post Dispatch is reporting that the St. Louis Cardinals have re-signed long-time pitcher Adam Wainwright. No word yet on length or dollar amount, but I’m expecting a 1 year deal in the $12-15M range. Wainwright is coming off an average season that started very strong, but ended with a…
Red Bird Droppings is my new column looking at Cardinals’ news and rumors; I’m hoping to run this 2 or 3 times per week, depending on the news. It’ll be quick hit style, with lots of other links to check out. Qualifying Offer SetJoel Sherman of the New York Post is reporting the Qualifying Offer…
