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: Our No Trade Clause
The Cardinals are talking with their players with no trade clauses about the next season. Plus other trade candidates, minor transactions, and some former Cardinals in the news.
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 Long Week
The Cardinals had an interesting, long week. A 3-game series sweep at home against the Padres made everyone optimistic going into a long series in Chicago; the Cardinals were able to salvage 3 wins in the 5 game series. The Cardinals outscored the Padres 14-7. The team played a well rounded game; they hit, pitched,…
Tuesday Afternoon GM: Splitsville
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…
Monday Afternoon GM: The Cardinals Secret HOF Pitching Staff
Another mixed bag this week, as the Cardinals went 1-3 against the Mets, then turned around and swept the Pirates in 3 games. While that is a winning road trip, the Mets series was very disappointing as they should have at least split with them after blowing an extra inning lead on Thursday. The Mets…
Monday Morning GM: And Now Pitching…
After a rough start last week against the Orioles (1-2), the Cardinals played much better against the Giants (2-1). And like the previous week, the team was very inconsistent. The bad series against the O’s was pretty weird; the team out scored Baltimore 15-9, but the losses were 1 and 2 runs, while blowing out…
Minor League Report: 10/13/2016
Here are the results from the Arizona Fall League, along with those of the Venezuela League and the Mexican Prospect League. The AFL hitters: Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB/CS BB Avg Harrison Bader LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0/0 0 .444 The AFL pitchers: The Cardinals has…
