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The premise of this article isn’t something that I can actually prove, but it’s something that is interesting to think about. The King of Total Bases last year was Shohei Ohtani, who is pretty fast! And faster than his AL counterpart, Aaron Judge. Since those two have both speed and power, they may not be […]
I was a Nolan Arenado fan when he was a member of the Colorado Rockies and was thrilled when he was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals. It’s been difficult watching his performance decline due to injuries and age-related decline. Is it possible that a potential trade to the Los Angeles Angels could revive his […]
This week, Jake, Gabe, and Scott are talking to Cardinals 2025 Rule 5 selection (Triple-A phase) Ryan Murphy! Ryan is an RHP who was drafted in the 5th round of the Covid 2020 draft! Murphy spent the majority of the season recovering from Tommy John surgery and had the opportunity to pitch in the Arizona […]
The Cardinals are in a very familiar place as of late, a place the Cardinals were in all of last offseason, which is a holding pattern of sorts. The holding pattern being caused by potential trades that will probably happen but haven’t yet. The Cardinals are in a more advantageous position now though, basically waiting […]
It’s been clear since the beginning of the off-season that the St. Louis Cardinals planned to shop Brendan Donovan as nearly every team in the league has some level of interest. I’m still in favor of the Cardinals maximizing the value of players including Donovan, but I now have to ask the question of what […]
It is officially 2026 and the two most necessary players for the St. Louis Cardinals to trade remain in the organization as Spring Training is five short weeks away. In my opinion, both Nolan Arenado and Brendan Donovan should be dealt before March in order to get this Chaim Bloom-led rebuild headed in the right […]
Much ink has been spilled over the last three seasons trying to diagnose and correct the errors that have led to the Cardinals unceremonious tumble from the top of the National League Central division. While I can see the arguments for poor player development, lack of ownership spending, or the inability to keep and trade […]
I am back with an annual update to my series on measuring how teams like the Cardinals do at draft-and-development. This will be a multi-part series. This first installment will essentially add the 2025 season to the numbers and comb out some interesting tidbits, focusing more on the Cardinals than the rest of the league. […]
Happy new year! May your 2026 be an improvement over your 2025, whether or not your 2025 was a good year or not. And if you got married, had a kid, and got a promotion last year, well you probably will not have a better year but may it come as close as possible. Last […]
I can’t remember the last time I saw so much news about a trade that hasn’t happened yet. The ongoing saga of the St. Louis Cardinals possibly trading Brendan Donovan has now taken another turn or two and there’s no immediate end in sight as the talks with the San Francisco Giants have apparently stalled […]
Happy New Year’s Eve, VEB! I have been compiling my best of 2025 music lists! One is for best albums, the other is for best songs. So for the next few weeks, you can either enjoy the end of my articles for a lot of 2025 music coverage, or stop reading after the first section […]
I fully expect the Nolan Arenado rumor mill to start churning at full blast now that it appears the Los Angeles Angels have a clear path for him to potentially join the team, but there are still so many questions. Let’s start with what we know. MLB Trade Rumors just shared word that the Angels […]
While most of us keep our eyes fixed on the future of the St. Louis Cardinals, this time of year, appropriately, we reflect on what has occurred as we establish resolutions for the upcoming year. For some, that revolves around getting fit, reading more, being a better person, etc. In 2026, the Cardinals seem to […]
This week’s episode of the podcast, Jake, Gabe, and Scott all give their thoughts on the Willson Contreras trade, their thoughts on the return, and how the young pitching the Cardinals have received in return will benefit them long term, not just from an on-field standpoint but also from a talent acquisition standpoint. Jake gave […]
I am going to say a controversial statement that also feels difficult to argue is false. The Cardinals minor league pitching depth right now is the greatest it’s ever been, at least since the Cardinals owned 70% of the minor league teams because Branch Rickey created the farm system. The major league pitching is not […]
You don’t need me to tell you that the St. Louis Cardinals have a lot of roster issues to figure out. That’s been well documented, but there’s also a mammoth problem that the team has with marketing. How do you sell this team to the fans moving forward? According to Baseball Reference, here’s the St. […]
Heading into this offseason, I put a very low number on the odds that the St. Louis Cardinals would deal Willson Contreras as I saw him to be an important transition piece in the first year of the true rebuild. While Brendan Donovan is commonly referred to as a “good clubhouse guy”, Contreras felt more […]
We are in the baseball dead zone between Christmas and New Year’s, so it’s as good a time as any to reflect on the last calendar year. We are now more than one year into the rebuild, regardless of how the Cardinals front office and ownership have changed the branding. There have been some notable […]
Well it has certainly been an interesting off-season, right? Who would have picked the Cardinals to pay such a large proportion of Boston’s 2026 payroll and NOT have it involve Nolan Arenado? Anyway, I’m not much of a hot-take guy (it is a good thing others are). Instead, today I go off-topic again. During the […]
I thought about exploring this possibility when the offseason started, but dismissed it since it felt extraordinarily unlikely. But, I have seen many comments over the past few weeks that mentioned why the St. Louis Cardinals should attempt to sign free agent Bo Bichette. Let’s dig into why this might be a great idea, but […]
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate, happy holidays to those who don’t, and the rule of thirds dictates that I have a third point here, but I kind of covered it. Do you perhaps wish for the Cardinals to make a big signing in free agency? And perhaps this signing can come from abroad, from […]
President of Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom has already made moves to finally kickstart the St. Louis Cardinals rebuild moving Sonny Gray and Willson Contreras, but his next move might be to bring a right-handed power bat into the fold based on what he said earlier this week. The question is whether that bat will come […]
Willson Contreras You were a Cardinal Great Bat Tape Chewer I will always remember Willson Contreras fondly as a Cardinal. He was a total pro when it comes to putting up with the Cardinals organizational moves and their handling of his catching and subsequent move to first base. Which he excelled at. His personality was […]
Chaim Bloom has made it a priority this offseason to strengthen the team’s pitching staff and depth as a primary goal. After trading veteran starting pitcher Sonny Gray to the Boston Red Sox before Thanksgiving and returning MLB-ready Richard Fitts and minor league upside starter Brandon Clarke, as well as the recent trade of First […]
Yesterday the Cardinals made their second major trade of the offseason, this one much less shocking. It is maybe surprising that it also involves the Boston Red Sox, but after it was reported that Contreras would waive his no-trade clause for the right fit, it seemed inevitable that Contreras would be on the move. In […]