Part of my usual season recap for the Cardinals is to look at their numbers versus the league averages. In preparing that, I decided to also look at year to year trends of the Cardinals. I compiled stats for the…
Greg Holland was one of the premier closer with the Kansas City Royals, then he fell to Tommy John surgery and missed the 2016 season. He returned last season with the Colorado Rockies to pretty good results. He declined his…
This week I run an interview I did back in July with John Sickels of Minor League Ball. We talked Cardinal prospects, including Luke Weaver, Jack Flaherty, Sandy Alcantara, Carson Kelly, and more. The intro music is from the Euclids;…
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…
Welcome to the Pop Culture Abstract Podcast. We talk anything pop culture. For the first episode, I talk with Justin Birnbaum of Base Knock MLB; we talk about the MLB Post Season (Clayton Kershaw, Corey Kluber, Justin Verlander, Chris Sale)…
ST LOUIS, MO, September 27, 2017 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have named Moises Rodriguez as the team’s Assistant General Manager, earning a promotion from his duties as Director of International Operations. Rodriguez, 44, has been a member…
Over the next few weeks, I’ll be looking at potentially available players that the Cardinals could target. First up is Jose Abreu, first baseman for the Chicago White Sox. With the Sox in full rebuild mode, many speculate that Abreu…
CINCINNATI, OH, September 20, 2017 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have recalled infielder Aledmys Diaz and right-handed pitcher Josh Lucas from Memphis (AAA). Both players will join the Cardinals in Cincinnati for tonight’s game against the…
When the Cardinals signed Dexter Fowler last December, many people believed he was the star to right the team. In actuality, he’s never played that role before and the expectations shouldn’t have been placed at his feet. Coming into 2017,…
ST. LOUIS, MO, September 6, 2017 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have acquired right-handed reliever Juan Nicasio (pronounced nih-KAH-see-oh) from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for minor league infielder Eliezer Alvarez. Nicasio, 31, had joined the…
