Redbird Droppings: This Week’s Rumors
Besides the normal chatter in #baseball, today is the non-tender deadline; teams will decide if they’ll offer contracts to their players under club control. #stlcards #cardinals #forthelou #mlb #hotstove
Redbird Droppings: Priorities 1, 2, and 3
The Cardinals just completed the Winter Warm-Up, and the normal flow of news is a little slower than past years. They talk Arenado, some names that have popped up in trade rumors, a look at arbitration, and some former Cardinals news.
Scouting Reports For New Cardinal Pitchers: Ryan Fernandez, Nick Robertson, Victor Santos
Over the last couple of weeks, the Cardinals added some backend, right-handed bullpen help from the Red Sox; Ryan Fernandez was selected in the Rule V Draft while Nick Robertson and Victor Santos were acquired for Tyler O’Neill. Here are some scouting reports.
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 13: Season Finale vs the Reds
2023 BUSCH STADIUM HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTS #13 Friday, September 29—Sunday, October 1 ST. LOUIS, Mo., September 28, 2023 – The Cardinals return to Busch Stadium for the final weekend of the 2023 season with three games against the Cincinnati Reds (Sept. 29-Oct. 1). The team will honor and celebrate the legendary career of Adam Wainwright with…
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…
Redbird Droppings: Moving Forward For 2023
Redbird Droppings: looking at the rest of the Cardinals season Plus the potential Rule V protection list Now that we are a few weeks away from the trade deadline, what can we expect for the last 5-6 weeks of the season? Probably a lot of bad baseball, but the team can still feel like it…
Cardinals Select Chase Davis In First Round of 2023 MLB Draft
CARDINALS SELECT CHASE DAVIS IN FIRST ROUND OF 2023 MLB DRAFT Left-Handed Power Hitting Outfielder out of Arizona Led All Pac-12 Players in HR & OPS Last Season ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 9, 2023 – The St. Louis Cardinals selected outfielder Chase Davis out of the University of Arizona with their first-round selection (21st overall)…