Redbird Droppings: Spring Position Battles
The Cardinals have a lot of options with their current roster construction, but a lot of how the opening day lineup will look will be based off how the dominos fall.
Redbird Droppings: All The Transactions 2024
It’s been a busy off-season for both the Cardinals, and former Cardinals. The team has brought in (or brought back) 30 players along with 11 international players, while sending out 37 players.
Redbird Droppings: Keynan Middleton, Josh James, Matt Carpenter
The Cardinals have brought in a couple of bullpen pieces while also bringing back a former fan favorite. We also check in with some other sites around the web.
Former All Star Matt Carpenter Returns To Cardinals On 1-Year Deal
The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have agreed on a one-year free-agent contract with former Cardinals All-Star Matt Carpenter for the upcoming 2024 season.
Major League Debuts 2023: Book Review
James Bailey’s Major League Debuts 2023 breaks down all the new players from last season. Major League Debuts 2023 EditionJames BaileyIndependently PublishedSRP: $17.95Amazon James Bailey, a former writer for Baseball America, self published the Major League Debuts 2023 Edition book, a look at every player in baseball that made his MLB debut in 2022. Like…
Gomez, Walker, & Graceffo Named 2022 Cardinals Minor League Co-Players and Pitcher of the Year
MOISÉS GÓMEZ, JORDAN WALKER, & GORDON GRACEFFO NAMED 2022 CARDINALS MINOR LEAGUE CO-PLAYERS & PITCHER OF THE YEAR ST. LOUIS, Mo., December 13, 2022 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today their 2022 Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year selections, honoring outfielder Moises Gomez, third baseman/outfielder Jordan Walker and right-handed starting pitcher Gordon…
Redbird Droppings: Winter Meetings Day 3 – Draft Order, Willson Contreras, Jose Quintana
Another quiet day for the Cardinals at the Winter Meetings, just that jaw-dropping Guillermo Zuniga signing (scouting report). There was a little news on Willson Contreras, Jose Quintana leaves the market, and MLB set the draft order. An Offer to ContrerasThere have been a few reports of the Cardinals offering a contract to Willson Contreras….
Redbird Droppings: Free Agency, Moises Gomez, Coaching Staff, Qualifying Offers
Free agency has officially started; teams can’t start signing players from outside of their organization until Thursday (see all the dates and free agents here). The Cardinals officially have 2 free agents on the market: Jose Quintana and Corey Dickerson. The chances of their rejoining the team are slim; while Quintana would be a good…
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…
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 Morning GM: An Uneven Offense
It wasn’t a week everyone was hoping for, as the Cardinals struggled to a 3-4 record on their return home. They lost 2 of 3 to the hot Mets, then split the four games series with the Diamondbacks. Amazingly, they had a run differential of 0; It’s amazing because their four loses included 2 shutouts…
