Redbird Droppings: Trade Deadline Rundown
As expected, the #Cardinals sold off a few players; maybe a few less than I would have liked. Here are the releases from the Cardinals about the 3 deals they conducted and scouting reports on the deals.
Redbird Droppings: A Slow Winter Meeting Day 1 Recap
This could be a really quick winter meetings for the Cardinals. We know Willson Contreras & Sonny Gray are staying, Nolan Arenado is as good as gone, & any other veteran is up in the air. They won’t be adding much, so no big deals will happen.
Redbird Droppings: Officially The 2024-25 Off-Season
Redbird Droppings looks at the Cardinals’ front office, the calendar for the next few months, and a few former Cardinals After sitting on my thoughts on the big press conference, I’ve had a lot of mixed thoughts and I’ve seen a bunch of uninformed reactions. The Off-Season CalendarHere are all the important dates for the…
Redbird Droppings: All The Transactions 2024
It’s been a busy off-season for both the Cardinals, and former Cardinals. The team has brought in (or brought back) 30 players along with 11 international players, while sending out 37 players.
Trying To Understand the Cardinals 2024 Rotation
The Cardinals have added Lance Lynn and Kyle Gibson to the rotation, but do they make it better? Coming into the off-season, John Mozeliak stated the Cardinals would be bringing in 3 starting pitchers; he backtracked a few weeks later to 2 starters, but did we really think the Cardinals would get 3? And a…
Cardinals Salary Matrix – 2024 Edition
The 2024 St. Louis Cardinals Salary Matrix is now live. With the offseason in full swing, here is the 2024 Cardinals Salary Matrix. I’ve left 2023 on their for now, but there aren’t buyouts to pay from unexercised options. I have the projected arbitration salaries from MLB Trade Rumors for those going through the arbitration…
Cardinals Off-Season Primer: 2023-24 Edition
Important Dates For the Cardinals Off-Season The off-season is officially here now that the Rangers have taken the World Series from the Diamondbacks. That means, things go in motion now. Here is the roadmap for the off-season. I’ll be back next week with more of the 2023 season review.
Redbird Droppings: Former Cardinals, Herrera, 2024 Draft
Redbird Droppings, looking at former Cardinals, Ivan Herrera, the 2024 draft, and more. After such a rough season, I needed to step away from the Cardinals. Too many things went wrong this years, and hearing the constant criticism of the team, front office, and ownership just really takes a toll. But I’m back with some…
2023 Busch Stadium Homestand Highlights 12: Phillies and Brewers
2023 BUSCH STADIUM HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTS #12 Friday, September 15—Thursday, September 21 ST. LOUIS, Mo., September 14, 2023 – The Cardinals are back at Busch Stadium for a seven-game homestand beginning with a three game weekend series against the Philadelphia Phillies (September 15-17) followed by four games with the Milwaukee Brewers (September 18-21). A full list…
Redbird Droppings: Avoiding The September 1st Waiver Wire
This week on Redbird Droppings, why the Cardinals should avoid the waiver wire As the Cardinals continue to sit near the bottom of the baseball standings, other teams are making things interesting; the Angels, Yankees, Tigers, and White Sox all threw some impending free agents on the waiver wire. None would have been getting qualifying…
2023 Busch Stadium Homestand Highlights 10: Oakland Athletics and New York Mets
2023 BUSCH STADIUM HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTS #10 Monday, August 14—Sunday, August 20 ST. LOUIS, Mo., August 13, 2023 – The Cardinals are back at Busch Stadium and will inductee two new members into the Red Jacket club as part of the organization’s Hall of Fame Weekend. The seven-game homestand begins with a three-game interleague series against…
