19 PLAYERS WITH PAST POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE & SEVEN ROOKIES ON ROSTER ST. LOUIS, MO., October 7, 2022 – The St. Louis Cardinals have announced their 26-player active roster for their best-of-three National League Wild Card Series against the Philadelphia Phillies that is set to begin today at 1:07 p.m. CDT. The team’s Wild Card Series…
I don’t envy Oli Marmol and the Cardinals front office today; there are some tough choices for building their Wild Card roster. The starting 9 are pretty much set, but who should be on the bench and pitching raises a lot of questions marks. The Starting 9It’s pretty obvious what the starting lineup will be:Brendan…
RIGHT-HANDED RELIEVER SIGNED THROUGH 2024 WITH CLUB OPTION FOR 2025 ST. LOUIS, Mo., October 3, 2022 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they agreed to a two-year contract through 2024 with right-handed reliever Giovanny Gallegos with a club option for the 2025 season. Financial terms were not disclosed. “Since joining the Cardinals organization…
Of the most shocking moves of the trade deadline was the Brewers dealing Josh Hader to the Padres for Taylor Rogers, Dinelson Lamet, Robert Gasser, and Esteury Ruiz. As I’ve said elsewhere, it makes good baseball sense; they traded a closer for another closer with the same amount of team control, a young pitcher, and…
Ok…the week wasn’t the worst they’ve had this year, but it started a stretch of games against contenders. They handled the Marlins taking the series 2-1; even with the 2 losses, they were 6-4 in their last 10 and headed in a better direction. The Cardinals outscored the Fish 17-7 in the series, thanks to…
I’m a day late due to Memorial day, but content is the same (although I’ll look at yesterday’s game next week). Could we say last week was a rough week? On paper, splitting a 2-game series with the Blue Jays and a 4-game series with the Brewers looks acceptable; in reality, it didn’t feel as…
CARDINALS ANNOUNCE 2022 OPENING DAY ROSTER; 17 PLAYERS DEVELOPED WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION; SIX NEWCOMERS ON TEAM ST. LOUIS, MO., April 7, 2022 – The St. Louis Cardinals will open their 131ST season of play in the National League this afternoon when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates at 3:15 p.m. CDT in the opening game of…
I’ve been away since last Thursday and there was a lot going on; the TV and radio schedule has been announced, the camp size has been reduced (a few times), and an icon is returning to St. Louis. Below is all the news from the Cardinals, along with a little commentary where applicable. CARDINALS ANNOUNCE…
CARDINALS ANNOUNCE CONTRACT & ARBITRATION DETAILS; TEAM AVOIDS ARBITRATION WITH FLAHERTY, GALLEGOS, HICKS, HUDSON & REYES JUPITER, Fla., March 22, 2022 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they reached agreement on 2022 contracts with five of their seven salary arbitration eligible players and 20 of their 21 pre-arbitration players. Pitchers Jack Flaherty, Giovanny…
At the beginning of each year, I look at some of the best things that happened the previous year. This year is no different. This year I’m adding Cardinal stories. Here are my 10 biggest stories of the year, with 3 honorable mentions. Honorable Mentions:The Cardinals Outfield – Outside of pitching, the biggest question mark…
Here is the most updated Salary Matrix for the Cardinals. I’ve included salaries from 2021, including Kolten Wong‘s $1M buyout of his option and the salary they covered when they traded Dexter Fowler to the Angels. Future Value is 2022 and beyond. Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina‘s 2022 extensions are on here are the reported…
