Redbird Droppings: Blocked
Not much in the headlines right now for the Cardinals; just more drama in the Nolan Arenado saga. There are also a few rumors around Paul Goldschmidt. And some former Cardinals are on the move.
Redbird Droppings: Winter Meetings Day 1 Early Rumors
We’ve learned a little in the first few hours of the Winter Meetings. Tyler O’Neill is officially available while other outfielders are getting attention. The Cardinals may still look at starters. And the Marlins learned nothing from the Cardinals.
Monday Afternoon GM: No Low Hanging Fruit This Time
This is a jumbo column after missing last week; I would have been in trouble writing during a vacation. It was at least a baseball vacation, where we caught games in Cleveland, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. But on to the Cardinals. I’m not going to even do a brief recap of the games (here’s the Cardinals…
Monday Afternoon GM: A Little Behind
So I missed last week, so here is 2 weeks worth of stories, news, and numbers. I’ll make it quick; 4 games against the Pirates, 3 at the Red Sox, 4 at the Brewers, and 3 games against the Cubs over the last 2 weeks. They walked out with a 7-7 record: 3-1 against the…
Cardinals Trim Spring Roster to 37
CARDINALS TRIM SPRING ROSTER TO 37; BOSIOKOVIC, SÁNCHEZ & YEPEZ SENT TO MINORS JUPITER, Fla., March 31, 2022 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced prior to tonight’s game that they have re-assigned right-handed pitcher Jacob Bosiokovic to the minors and optioned catcher Ali Sanchez and first baseman Juan Yepez to the Memphis (AAA) roster. Today’s…
Constructing a Postseason Roster for the Cardinals
Now that the Cardinals have clinched a playoff spot, it’s safe to look at who would be available to the team in October. 2 things to remember is the roster construction can change between rounds, and only players on the 40-man roster prior to September 1st are eligible for postseason play (except if they are…
Cardinals Add Brandon Dickson and Ali Sanchez to Expanded Roster
CARDINALS ADD BRANDON DICKSON & ALI SANCHEZ; RYAN HELSLEY TO 60-DAY I.L. AS MLB ROSTERS EXPAND TO 28 PLAYERS CINCINNATI, Ohio, September 1, 2021 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced that they have selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Brandon Dickson from Memphis (AAA) and recalled catcher Ali Sanchez from the Memphis roster prior to…
Cardinals Put Yadier Molina on Injured List
CARDINALS PUT YADIER MOLINA ON INJURED LIST; CATCHER ALI SÁNCHEZ RECALLED FROM ALTERNATE TRAINING SITE  ST. LOUIS, MO., April 27, 2021 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced prior to this evening’s game that they have placed catcher Yadier Molina (right foot tendon strain) on the 10-day Injured List and recalled catcher Ali Sanchez (pronounced AH-lee)…
Press Release: Cardinals Agree to Terms and Sign 21 Pre-Arbitration Players for 2021
JUPITER, Fla., March 13, 2021 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have agreed to terms and signed one-year contracts for the 2021 season with 24 players. Agreeing to terms among the team’s 0 to 3 Major League service time players were pitchers Genesis Cabrera, Seth Elledge, Junior Fernandez, Giovanny Gallegos, Ryan Helsley,…
2021 Cardinal Projections: Yadier Molina
Like I’ve done for the last few years, I’m working through my Cardinals projections for the upcoming season. The process this year is trickier; normally I take a 3 year average of the players stats for a portion of the projections, but this past season saw the 60 game season, so there was a little…
5 Things to Watch This Spring for the Cardinals
Today is the day we fans have been waiting for: pitchers and catchers are reporting to spring training today. There are already reports that Nolan Arenado, Paul DeJong, and others have reported as well. As camp gets going, here are the 5 storylines to watch with the team. Who is going to finish games? There…