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Today at 4:30 PM ET, MLB will unveil the results of the Amateur Draft Lottery. The Cardinals currently have the 8th best odds of landing the number 1 overall pick at 2.35%. The Chicago White Sox (27.73%), Minnesota Twins (22.18%), and Pittsburgh Pirates (16.81%) round out the top 3. The Orioles, A’s, Braves, and Rays […]
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I don’t necessarily intend to write about players I don’t think the Cardinals will ever get. It feels like a waste of time. But well, I don’t know who I could write about if I focused on players I thought the Cardinals might get. It’s a short list and most of the list aren’t very […]
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No second baseman hit more home runs than Jeff Kent and he’ll now take his place in the National Baseball Hall of Fame according to the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee. The National Baseball Hall of Fame has shared the news tonight that Jeff Kent will be enshrined as part of the class of 2026. He […]
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The St. Louis Cardinals are officially committing to the rebuild after teasing with the transition idea at this time last year. With Sonny Gray gone, the Cardinals need to go fully into this new direction and truly look to take advantage of their trade pieces. By now, you know to me that means dealing Nolan […]
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Hello Viva El Birdos! I am excited to break down some Cardinals hitters today, but I wanted to briefly introduce myself. I have been reading VEB for well over a decade at this point and credit this site’s writers and commenters with much of my education in baseball analytics. I appreciate the quality that this […]
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As I write this, we are only a few days away from the beginning of the MLB Winter Meetings. There seems to be a consensus that the St. Louis Cardinals will be active, but what will President of Operations Chaim Bloom and his team accomplish over the next week? Let’s make some somewhat educated guesses. […]
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Last week, I published a breakdown (here) of what could be enough “starZ” to make up a competitive roster. This week you’ll read my musing about how the Cardinal FO could apply such a model to their current roster and look to build a roster that can be competitive. There are multiple ways to get […]
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As we get closer to the MLB Winter Meetings, the rumor mills are kicking into high gear and that includes new interest in a St. Louis Cardinals reliever. New reports indicate that JoJo Romero is one of the favored targets for the Seattle Mariners. There’s a new update just shared today by MLB Trade Rumors. […]
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So you want to trade Willson Contreras? I hadn’t intended on making this post, but since Contreras is apparently more open to getting traded, if it’s the right fit, might as well see what any potential return will bring back. I already did this with Sonny Gray (I was wildly wrong, so take this with […]
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As a child of the 1970’s, I remember the St. Louis Cardinals when they rarely threatened to win their division. Contending for a World Series during that era was nothing more than a pipe dream. Looking back now, I can pinpoint 3 different December days when Whitey Herzog made key moves that turned the St. […]
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In the early months of 2025, I wrote a series of articles about consensus projections, focusing more on the starting talent but also some of the bench roster. It may have been a mistake not to delve deeper, because the projections weren’t entirely accurate. But they never are. It’s impossible to predict a season, we […]
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As the offseason began, it appeared that among the St. Louis Cardinals veterans Willson Contreras would be the most likely to remain with the team during the rebuild. A new report seems to indicate that his desire to remain with the team might have changed. Katie Woo of The Athletic dropped this curious share on […]
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On December 10th in Orlando, Florida. Major League Baseball and all 30 clubs with an open 40-man roster spot will have the opportunity to steal eligible young talent from another organisation in hopes of finding a marginal advantage on the roster. Most recently, the St. Louis Cardinals drafted Ryan Fernandez in the 2023 Rule 5 […]
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On this week’s episode of the podcast, we’re answering your questions! Jake, Gabe, and Scott talk turkey, the Sonny Gray trade, and take questions from the readers. Thank you to Memphis Myke, TheRealAaron, thp0344, HueyRVA, and jdog55 for your submissions!
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I noticed a curious thing when I was perusing potential outfielders for the Cardinals to sign. I noticed this when I made a case for Michael Conforto, which was understandably not received that well. If you hyper focus on right-handed outfielders, there’s a bunch of former Cardinals. It’s actually kind of crazy how many of […]
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Reports at the start of the offseason stated that the St. Louis Cardinals were expected to be a popular target for rival teams looking to enhance their rosters for next season. While we are used to the Cardinals usually being the ones hoping to add to a postseason roster, the organization has fully committed to […]
9 days ago | 2 reads
The wheels continue to turn as the baseball offseason rolls on with another free agent signing. This time it’s former St. Louis Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley who is now reportedly a Baltimore Oriole. I first saw this shared by MLB Trade Rumors. It’s based on a share on X by Katie Woo of The Athletic […]
10 days ago | 2 reads
As the Winter Meetings in December draw closer, we’re likely to learn the fate of Nolan Arenado, Brendan Donovan and maybe even Alec Burleson soon as the St. Louis Cardinals continue to reshape their roster for the 2026 season and beyond. Here’s the latest reports on which teams seem to be interested and what the […]
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This article is a result of a bunch of data queries I wrote to explore the idea you are about to read about. So it will be a little dense with data, hopefully not too much so. I purposely scheduled it for the holiday weekend, thinking people might be looking for something a little more […]
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The Hot Stove is heating up, and the St. Louis Cardinals have already been plenty active as the calendar prepares to flip to December. Sonny Gray has already been traded to Boston, and more deals are on the horizon as the new President of Baseball Operations, Chaim Bloom, continues to re-imagine this roster and replenish […]
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On Tuesday, the Cardinals – to somewhat of a surprise – traded Sonny Gray. Most encouragingly, they traded Sonny Gray and picked up $20 million of the check. Well, I was wrong in two ways. I thought Gray had limited his trade pool more than he had and I did not expect Bill Dewitt to […]
12 days ago | 2 reads
I am mystified about a new report that the St. Louis Cardinals are already talking to manager Oli Marmol about an extension. I cannot come up with a good reason to explain the reason why. I just came across this article from MLB Trade Rumors that appears to be based off of a Derrick Goold […]
13 days ago | 2 reads
An argument can be made that if Jordan Walker and Nolan Gorman had lived up to their potential, the St. Louis Cardinals would not be in a rebuild now, but they haven’t so here we are. Is it time for the Cardinals to move on or should they hang on to these very talented players? […]
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It’s time to dream and warm up to the hot stove. Happy Thanksgiving Eve everyone! I am about to go from fasting to feasting in record time. Although tonight I ate heartily: a bison burger with garlic, seasoning, havarti, stone ground mustard, chipotle mayo, a dash of ketchup, and some sauerkraut. But it will soon […]
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The hot stove has just started to boil. A new report says that the St. Louis Cardinals are trading Sonny Gray to the Boston Red Sox. This is being reported by MLB Trade Rumors based on a share by John Heyman of the New York Post on X. Jeff Passan reporting that the Cardinals are […]
14 days ago | 2 reads