The St. Louis Cardinals expanded their active roster by promoting catcher Leo Bernal, right-handed pitcher Hancel Rincón, and outfielder Victor Scott II. To make room on the roster, catcher Jimmy Crooks was optioned to Triple-A Memphis.
The trade deadline is Monday, August 3rd, and I expect the Cardinals to be active. I'm hoping as sellers because this team is close, but they won't compete in the post season with how the roster is currently constructed.
It's been a while since I've done one of these, so a mid-season update is perfect. Especially in a season where we expected the worst from the Cardinals and aren't getting that.
The Cardinals are back at Busch Stadium to begin a 6-game homestand starting with a 3-game Interleague series vs the Royals as part of the 2nd annual “Rivalry Weekend” that will take place throughout MLB this weekend, followed by 3 games against division foe Pirates.
The Cardinals acquired MiLB IF/OF Brayden Smith in a trade with the Orioles in exchange for LHP Nick Raquet, who was DFAed. A scouting report for Smith in below.
The Cardinals will begin their 135th season in the NL tomorrow when they host the #Rays at 3:15p CDT in the season opening game of the 162-game MLB regular season. The team announced this morning that rookie infielder JJ Wetherholt had his contract selected from AAA Memphis.
The Cardinals will open the '26 season at Busch Stadium against the Rays at 3:15 PM CT. A pregame ceremony that introduces the 2026 Cardinals, honors the club’s Hall of Famers & celebrates the great tradition of Opening Day in St. Louis will highlight the annual return of baseball at Busch on Thursday.
The Cardinals announced that they have signed 29 of their pre-arbitration service time players to contracts for the '26 season & that SS Masyn Winn has opted to have his contract renewed. The team now has all players on its 40-player MLB roster under contract for the season.
Registration is now open for the 21st annual Cardinals Kids Clinics. Available for boys and girls to an expanded age range of 6-13 years old, Cardinals Kids Clinics offers young ballplayers the opportunity to develop baseball fundamentals from alumni at multiple locations throughout the St. Louis metro area/regional markets.
Here are the next 5 #Cardinals prospects in my ranking: 16-20. We get a blend of low floor pitchers & high ceiling hitters; the pitchers in this group are closer to the #MLB than the hitters. No matter what, it's an exciting group of players. #stlcards #forthelou #milb #baseball #prospects
