One thing you will hear out of half the Cardinals fanbase is the reminder that the 2011 Cardinals were 8.5 games back of the division and the Wild Card on September 1st. Unfortunately, it’s tough to catch lightening in bottle twice like that. The question is, is it possible? The 2021 Cardinals have played 132…
Friday, July 30—Sunday, August 8 ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 16, 2021 – The Cardinals are back at Busch Stadium for nine games over a 10-day stretch starting with a three-game Interleague weekend series vs. the Minnesota Twins (July 30-Aug. 1), followed by three games with the Atlanta Braves (Aug. 3-5) and concludes with a three-game…
CARDINALS ADD PITCHERS RAMÍREZ & WADDELL; ELLEDGE & WOODFORD SENT TO MEMPHIS (AAA), NOGOWSKI IS D.F.A. ST. LOUIS, MO., June 28, 2021 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced this afternoon that they have selected the contract of right-handed rookie pitcher Roel Ramirez from Memphis (AAA) and recalled rookie left-hander Brandon Waddell (pronounced wah-DELL) from Memphis….
Oviedo & Thomas recalled; Woodford Optioned ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 11, 2021 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they placed outfielder Tyler O’Neill on the 10-day Injured List with a right groin strain and recalled right-handed pitcher Johan Oviedo and outfielder Lane Thomas from the Alternate Training Site. Additionally, the team optioned right-handed…
19 PLAYERS DEVELOPED WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION; FIVE ROOKIES ON TEAM CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 1, 2021 – The St. Louis Cardinals will open their 130th season of play in the National League this afternoon when they visit the Cincinnati Reds at 3:10 p.m. CDT in the opening game of the 162-game Major League Baseball regular season….
Team sends down six; four players to begin season on injured list. JUPITER, Fla., March 28, 2021 – The St. Louis Cardinals sent six players to the minors following today’s game, optioning pitcher Kodi Whitley and outfielder Lane Thomas and re-assigning catchers Tyler Heineman and Dennis Ortega and infielders Max Moroff and Jose Rondon. The…
JUPITER, Fla., March 13, 2021 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have agreed to terms and signed one-year contracts for the 2021 season with 24 players. Agreeing to terms among the team’s 0 to 3 Major League service time players were pitchers Genesis Cabrera, Seth Elledge, Junior Fernandez, Giovanny Gallegos, Ryan Helsley,…
One thing no MLB team will ever have is enough pitching depth; while the Cardinals have good depth, they could use another proven starter, which I’ve been saying for a while now. So far this spring, Miles Mikolas has a “creaky” shoulder, Kwang Hyun Kim has started slow, and Carlos Martinez is struggling to find…
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 the AL average in each inning but the 7th. Looking at how they used the…
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 be looking at another hitter; Marcell Ozuna has started some rumors after stating he would…
Each year, I look at the WAR for individual Cardinal players and look at how they were acquired to see where the Cardinals are struggling to find players. This year is done, but the exercise is pretty meaningless compared to a normal season; I found a few different reasons for this. First, the short season…
