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…
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…
Rumors started circulating Thursday morning that the Cardinals were looking at adding a pitcher, with James Paxton, Jake Odorizzi, and Taijuan Walker all being named by Mark Feinsand. It’s kind of a surprise, as it was anticipated the team could…
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…
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…
The Cardinals are staying in Chicago to face the Cubs for a tiring 5 games in 3 days. This will make up for 2 of the 3 postponed games due to the teams’ Covid-19 outbreak. The team will play the…
In a regular year, the St. Louis Cardinals will invite bloggers to talk with Present of Baseball Ops John Mozeliak and catch a game in a suite. Unfortunately, this isn’t a normal year. I received a surprise invite to a…
If trading for Paul Goldschmidt was the biggest surprise of the off-season, signing Adam Wainwright the way it happened would probably be second. Wainwright’s contract was announced before free agency began, but then was put on hold until after it…
I recently had the chance to talk with St. Louis Cardinals prospect Daniel Poncedeleon. We talked getting drafted, the Cardinals system, taking a line drive off the head, and this upcoming season. The intro music is from the Euclids; the…
