The Cardinals didn't use the word "rebuild" at last week's press conference, but it's abundantly clear that they're taking a future-focused approach and stepping back from what's been a perennial goal of fielding a contender for decades. The 2025 season will be president of baseball operations John Mozeliak's final year on the job. A new era of Cardinals baseball is … [Read more...] about Offseason Outlook: St. Louis Cardinals
How Will The Cardinals Handle Their Rotation Options?
The coming offseason figures to be a tumultuous one for the Cardinals. Coming off a second consecutive season where the club missed the playoffs, St. Louis brass have already announced that significant changes are coming, headlined by Chaim Bloom stepping in to take over baseball operations following the 2025 season (with a larger role in the meantime) and the club planning to … [Read more...] about How Will The Cardinals Handle Their Rotation Options?
Cardinals Part Ways With Hitting Coach Turner Ward
The Cardinals will have a new hitting coach next season. The team has decided not to offer Turner Ward a contract for 2025, Katie Woo reports for The Athletic. Ward spent the past two seasons as the Cardinals hitting coach, overseeing an underwhelming offense both years. In that time, St. Louis ranked 21st in runs scored (1391), 16th in OPS (.723), and 17th in wRC+ (101). Those … [Read more...] about Cardinals Part Ways With Hitting Coach Turner Ward
MLBTR Podcast: Buster Posey Takes Over In SF And The Cardinals’ Succession Plan
The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts. This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss… The Giants firing … [Read more...] about MLBTR Podcast: Buster Posey Takes Over In SF And The Cardinals’ Succession Plan
Diamond Sports Group Planning To Cut Ties With 11 MLB Clubs
Diamond Sports Group said in court today that it plans to broadcast just one MLB club next year, the Braves, per reporting from Evan Drellich of The Athletic. The company, which owns the Bally Sports Networks, also had deals with the Reds, Tigers, Royals, Angels, Marlins, Brewers, Cardinals and Rays but plans on walking away from those deals. As Drellich notes, apart of the … [Read more...] about Diamond Sports Group Planning To Cut Ties With 11 MLB Clubs