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Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets Wednesday

The St. Louis Cardinals will continue their joyride in New York Wednesday afternoon as Hunter Dobbins will get the start for the Redbirds. The New York Mets will hope Christian Scott can pull off a miracle as he will take the mound for the metros. First pitch is scheduled for 12:10pm central time and the […]

Looking at the St. Louis Cardinals starting pitch depth

On Monday, I covered the position player depth. My bad on not including Thomas Saggese at shortstop. Even though I think I’m lower on his defense there than most, the Cardinals do clearly consider him SS depth, so he should have been listed. Today, I want to address the pitching depth. I’ll take a different […]

Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets Wednesday

The St. Louis Cardinals will try to win the series against the New York Mets Wednesday night as Andre Pallante takes the mound for St. Louis. The Mets will ask Christian Scott to try and stop the Cardinals. Good luck with that, Mr. Scott. You’ll need it. First pitch is set for 6:10pm central time […]

A Stable of Stats, Part 2: Do The Splits, and other St Louis Cardinals Weirdness

Today I am here to talk about the Saint Louis Cardinals and their statistical idiosyncracies, subtle characteristics, and peculiar statlines that could give us a better idea of who that player really is. The devil is in the details. The story is under that last rock unturned. You get the picture. Hitting DH/C: Ivan Herrera […]

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Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets Tuesday Night

After a successful homestand against the Cincinnati Reds, the St. Louis Cardinals begin a road trip in New York Tuesday night taking on the Mets. The Cardinals starter will be Dustin May while the Mets are expected to start Freddy Peralta. First pitch scheduled for 6:10pm central time with the TV broadcast being handled by […]

St. Louis Cardinals 2026 Draft Primer and Targets

The St. Louis Cardinals are set to be one of the big players at this year’s Amateur Draft. The Cardinals own 6 of the top 86 picks, including 13, 32, 50, 68, 72, and 86 overall. They also have amassed a war chest of 16,612,300, which is the 6th largest behind PIT (19.1 M), TBR […]

What Should the St. Louis Cardinals Do With & For Nolan Gorman?

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. I think the St. Louis Cardinals have reached the point where they need to stop doing the same thing with Nolan Gorman while expecting something different than what we’ve seen for the past three seasons, but what should that thing be? If […]

The Viva El Birdos Podcast – Episode 68: Nootbaar’s Return

Yes, I know, it was supposed to be a “reader mailbag” episode. Yes, I know, it’s my own fault for surveying the same post as the mailbag episode, but I think I received a much more valuable return from you guys on what you want or are hoping for from the podcast moving forward. Therefore, […]

Looking at St. Louis Cardinals position player depth

I had been thinking of this idea prior to his article, but when ORSTLcardsfan looked at the hole in the development pipeline this past weekend, I realized I approach pitchers in the farm system differently than position players. With pitchers, it’s a famous saying, but that doesn’t make it not true: you can never have […]

St. Louis Cardinals Come from Behind to Sweep Cincinnati Reds Sunday

With a couple of exceptions, Michael McGreevy gave the St. Louis Cardinals a good start Sunday. Fortunately, the St. Louis Cardinals woke up in time to complete the sweep of the Cincinnati Reds Sunday. My fear is that the narrative of this game would be all of the runners the Cardinals stranded on base Sunday. […]

Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Sunday

The St. Louis Cardinals will wrap up a long homestand on Sunday against the Cincinnati Reds. Michael McGreevy is scheduled to make the start for the Cardinals while RHP Rhett Lowder will take the mound for the Reds. First pitch is scheduled for 1:15pm central time at Busch Stadium and the broadcast will be available […]

What do the Cardinals want from Lars Nootbaar?

The St. Louis Cardinals and the fans at Busch Stadium welcomed Lars Nootbaar back into action this weekend as he made his season debut. I, personally, was more ready for his return than I expected this offseason, as I simply hoped for a healthy return and a quick trade out of St. Louis. As this […]

100 Game Countdown: The Cardinals’ exciting rebuild

We zoomed through the first third of the season and now the St. Louis Cardinals have just 100 games to go in this rebuild season. Unlike most rebuilds, this one has been fun and honestly, maybe we are spoiled by being fans of the Cardinals. That was one of the topics of conversations on Cardinals […]

Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Saturday

The St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds will play the second game of the weekend series Saturday afternoon at Busch Stadium. For the Cardinals, it’s Matthew Liberatore on the mound as he’ll take on Reds starter Nick Lodolo. First pitch is scheduled for 1:15pm and the TV broadcast will be available on Cardinals.tv. Still no […]

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The Cardinals’ Pitching Pipeline Is Trending in the Right Direction

Chaim Bloom and the Cardinals front office have spent the last year feverishly adding as much pitching talent to the farm system as possible. As ORSTLcardsfan noted in his article yesterday, this has been a “re-stock the pitching pipeline” year.  I think most of us were happy with the pitchers and types of pitchers brought […]

St. Louis Cardinals and Reds Bullpen Wreck Cincinnati Big Time Friday

Kyle Leahy’s finish was better than his start and the St. Louis Cardinals bats were more than enough to overcome the Cincinnati Reds Friday night at Busch Stadium with an honorable mention going to the Reds bullpen for a big assist during the latter half of the game. Trying to explain what happened in both […]

Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Friday Night

After a much-needed day off, the St. Louis Cardinals open another home series Friday night versus the Cincinnati Reds. Kyle Leahy will make the start for the Cardinals while the Reds are scheduled to send Brady Singer to the mound. First pitch scheduled for 7:15pm central time at Busch Stadium. Broadcast being handled by Cardinals.tv. […]

How big is the donut hole in the St. Louis Cardinals development pipeline?

Whether you consider the Cardinals as rebuilding, retooling, resetting, competing, whichever word you like, the 2025 off-season was certainly a noticeable transition. One could even look at the 2025 draft as the kick-start to a process that looks an awful like how I’d imagine a rebuild. One that, in my view, in not nearly complete. […]

Lars Nootbaar’s Return Gives Cardinals Something Stats Can’t Track

We now know that the St. Louis Cardinals will finally have Lars Nootbaar back in the Major League lineup as he’s being activated for the homestand versus the Cincinnati Reds starting Friday night. There’s been a lot of discussion about what that will mean for the roster moving forward, but I’d like to focus on […]