This was a crazy off-season for free agent players; many guys were expecting to cash in for the first time in their careers. Unfortunately for them, the free agent market never materialized like they hoped. Coming into spring training, there was still 67% of players unsigned. The result was many players signing short term deals…
Here is the potential list of free agents for this off-season that spent time with the St. Louis Cardinals or in it’s farm system. As guys become available, I’ll update this list (between Minor League Free Agents and non-tenders, there should be a few more added). Angels: Shane Robinson (OF), Fernando Salas (RHP) Astros: Carlos…
Every season, I break down where the Cardinals got their players and how much value they got by each transaction type. The Cardinals used 48 players this season and their Baseball Reference WAR was 36.2 between hitting/fielding and pitching. The Cardinals acquired players by 6 different means: the draft, amateur free agency (aka International Free…
I’m tracking certain Cardinal stats throughout the season, including the ones below. These aren’t things that are readily tracked but things that could help fans understand what’s going on with the team. I’ll be updating this almost every day, if possible. Updated: 04/07/2017 Run Differential The first thing I always watch is run differential and…
Mike Leake and Carlos Martinez were polar opposites in the rotation in 2016. Leake was expected to do great things because he was the big free agent signing of the team; unfortunately, he didn’t have a defense behind him and his numbers reflected it. Martinez was a question mark at the beginning of the season,…
The 2016 Cardinals has a total WAR of 40.1 arrocding to Baseball Reference. That, unsurprisingly, is down from 2015 at 49.8. I was curious to see where the changes came from and why. In 2016, the Cardinals received 15.4 Wins from the draft, 3.0 wins from free agency, 0.5 wins from the Rule V draft,…
ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 25, 2015 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have activated right-handed pitcher Lance Lynn (right forearm strain) from the 15-day disabled list and Lynn is scheduled to start tonight’s series finale in Miami. To make room for Lynn on the team’s 25-man active roster, left-handed pitcher Tyler Lyons…
With 2014 coming to a close, here are the top 5 Cardinal stories of the year. Some are good stories, some are stories that we wish were not real; all impacted 2014 or will impact 2015. 1. The Rise and Fall of Oscar Taveras: Coming into 2015, everyone expected Taveras to be on the team…
Since acquiring Jason Heyward, the news around the St. Louis Cardinals has dried up. They have done some minor house cleaning, like cutting ties with Daniel Descalso, bringing in reliever Matt Belisle, and hiring Chris Correa to replace Dan Kantrovich as their new Scouting Director, but nothing major since has happened. Now that the Chicago…
