In 2018, the Rays went from exploring the potential of the Opener to using it on a regular basis. Generally, the opener worked for them. They were just 19-17 in games with the opener, but their runs allowed were below the AL average in each inning but the 7th. Looking at how they used the…
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…
65 PLAYERS INVITED FOR 24TH YEAR OF TRAINING IN JUPITER, FLA ST. LOUIS, MO., February 11, 2021 – The St. Louis Cardinals will be opening their 24th year of Spring Training in Jupiter, Fla. when the team’s pitchers and catchers report on Wednesday, February 17. The Cardinals full squad will conduct their first workouts on…
The Cardinals offense is in need of help; that’s nothing new, though. Over the last 18 months, fans have been salivating at the thought of adding Nolan Arenado; he’s an impact bat at a position of need. Apparently, those talks have restarted again, along with the possibility that Arenado would rework his opt out clause….
I will get questions from time to time via email or Facebook about the Cardinals. I’ve gotten a few recently and thought I’d address them here. What do you think is the best course of action for the 2021 team? Joe C. There are plenty of options for the Cardinals this off-season, but I don’t…
I was listening to Ben Fred Friday on Scoops with Danny Mac when Ben Frederickson said that you could make a competitive team with players that have left the NL Central this winter. It got me thinking, how would this team compare to the 2020 Cardinals? So I’ve put together a 25-man roster of NL…
Rumors has swirled recently that the Cleveland Indians will be trading All Star Shortstop Francisco Lindor this winter, and every site is telling you why the Cardinals should trade for him. MLB.com even went as far as throwing together a decent package that could bring him to St. Louis: Harrison Bader, Tommy Edman, Johan Oviedo,…
Each year, I look at the WAR for individual Cardinal players and look at how they were acquired to see where the Cardinals are struggling to find players. This year is done, but the exercise is pretty meaningless compared to a normal season; I found a few different reasons for this. First, the short season…
The Cardinals got the short end of the playoff seeding; while it’s a miracle they got a 5 seed (Covid-19 outbreak, roster shuffling, etc), they face the #4 Padres, who had the second best record in the NL. The teams never faced each other this year, but had a history of playoff matchups: the Padres…
If you go onto Cardinal Facebook Pages, you’ll notice that there are a few common complaints around the team right now. The team is not good, they didn’t make moves at the deadline, they let the wrong players go, they can’t scout players. While there are some truths there, people are focusing on the wrong…
The Cardinals had a pretty successful week, sweeping what was one of the hottest teams in the league in the Dodgers, then splitting a 2 game series with the Reds in Mexico. Here are the NL Central Standings as of this morning: Team W L W% GB Brewers 10 6 .625 — Cardinals 9 6…
