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Where Will Cardinals Land in NL Central in 2026?

If you’re ready to analyze performance and results, so am I. The first 10 games of Spring Training are a really bad barometer for that, and moreso an exercise in futility. So, until we can really dig into the fun stuff, I figured it would be a good time to share some thoughts on how […]

St. Louis Cardinals Just Trimmed 11 Players Off Spring Training Roster

The St. Louis Cardinals Spring Training roster is now down to 39 after 11 players were just reassigned elsewhere. A press release just shared by the St. Louis Cardinals says right-handed pitcher Tekoah Roby has been sent to Memphis while Jurrangelo Cijntje, Pete Hansen, Ixan Henderson, Austin Love, Hancel Rincón, Sem Robberse, Jared Shuster and […]

Cooper Hjerpe is your #15 St. Louis Cardinals prospect

In something of an upset, considering where the voting was on the 14th vote, Cooper Hjerpe surprised me at least by narrowly winning the vote for the 15th best prospect. Hjerpe was in a distant 4th place for the 14th prospect which, if you’re wondering, was partially possible because either different people voted or people […]

Breaking News: St. Louis Cardinals extend Manager Oliver Marmol’s Contract

Chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. announced today that the St. Louis Cardinals and manager Oli Marmol had agreed to a two-year contract extension with an option for a third year. BDW noted that Oli is in his 20th year in the Cardinals organization and knows what the Cardinals are about. The Chairman indicated that this announcement […]

Comparing the Cardinals: Who are the answers at the corners?

Week 1: Starting Rotation Week 2: Catchers Week 3: Corner Infield We are back to the point where we are getting to watch… well sometimes listen… to baseball everyday. Now, all we need is for the ground up north to finish thawing so we can get to these games that count! While the WBC will […]

St. Louis Cardinals Game Recap – 2.28.26 – Cardinals at Marlins

Recap disclaimer – this may be more a random observations list than a specific blow-by-blow of the game. Spring training results are unimportant, right? It’s the process, after all. Game Summary With the weather starting out hot and humid, and turning soggy, the St. Louis Cardinals bang out 10 runs on 18 hits, Prieto, Crooks, […]

Spring Training Game Notes: The First Week of Data

A week of spring training is in the books and we finally have real life actual Major League Baseball games to talk about. There have been some fun moments with Rainiel Rodriguez doubling in his first at-bat and JJ Wetherholt going yard to dead center yesterday afternoon. I will refrain from caveating observations with spring […]

St. Louis Cardinals Game Recap – 2.27.26 – Mets at Cardinals

Recap disclaimer – this may be more a random observations list than a specific blow-by-blow of the game. Spring training results are unimportant, right? It’s the process, after all. Game Recap Juan Soto and the Mets take the Cardinals by an 14-3 score. Cardinals use 11 pitchers to cover 9 innings, giving up 3 HR […]

ZIPS thinks the St. Louis Cardinals are still elite at drafting

Last week, I started taking another look at how the Cardinals have done (historically) with draft-and-development. This is a journey more than end point and I have many more numbers to crunch. This week is an abbreviated update, since most of my time has been spent at Spring Training and sitting inside number crunching doesn’t […]

St. Louis Cardinals Game Recap – 2.26.26 – Astros at Cardinals

Recap disclaimer – this may be more a random observations list than a specific blow-by-blow of the game. Spring training results are unimportant, right? It’s the process, after all. Pre-Game Notes From my wanderings around the back fields. And introductory tour of the media service room, et. al., as I picked up my press pass. […]

Nathan Church is your #14 St. Louis Cardinals prospect

When I added Nathan Church to the vote, I compared him to Moises Gomez and Matt Koperniak. I’d like to apologize for doing so. I ridiculed those choices and I’m not going to do the same for Church. I don’t know where Church will place on my list, but him being on the list makes […]

Molina & Pujols Among St. Louis Cardinals 2026 Hall of Fame Nominees

The St. Louis Cardinals have 4 new nominees for their Hall of Fame and Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina are among them. Brian Jordan and George Hendrick are also on the ballot. The St. Louis Cardinals made the announcement today of the 2026 Hall of Fame nominees that fans can vote for now through April […]

The Viva El Birdos Podcast – Episode 53: “Talking About Birdos”

This week, Jake and Gabe are joined by Ben Smorka and Nate Heininger of “Talking about Birds.” These two combined their love for Cardinals baseball and beyond surface-level stats with comedy and real-world humor. If you have not listened to their show, you should. The fellas talk about the origins of TAB, all that they […]

The 2026 St. Louis Cardinals: Rebuilding or Rebranding?

“All progress occurs because people dare to be different” is what the fortune cookie from my lunch said last week. That little sliver of paper with a generic response now sits on my work desk as a reminder to think outside the box and to challenge the minds of Cardinals fans, including myself. The 2026 […]

What Would Make the St. Louis Cardinals 2026 Season a Success for You?

I cannot remember going into a St. Louis Cardinals season with so many different expectations than what the team faces in 2026. I’ll ask a question that does not just have one good answer and that is what would make the St. Louis Cardinals upcoming season a success to your eyes? A majority of the […]

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