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Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Cardinals have their first road series of the year. After an up and down start that was mostly positive, the Cardinals are heading to the road for their first time this season. They face a Red Sox team that has an up and down start to their season as well. Hey it’s almost like a baseball season is up, then down, up, then down. They are … [Read more...] about GameDay Preview 4/4: Cardinals vs. Red Sox

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images Following Logan O’Hoppe’s grand slam that put the Cardinals behind 5-3 on Wednesday, I had a plan to write about how the Angels series may have been a reality check for this team. Fortunately, those plans were foiled in a hurry. The Cardinals fought back, and Ivan Herrera had a three-homer game, leading to a 12-5 … [Read more...] about Evaluating the Cardinals hot start to 2025

Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images An article I didn’t get to before the season Entering the 2024 offseason, the Cardinals had a problem that very few teams tend to have: they had too many catchers. Though battered with injuries, Willson Contreras led the pack with a 2.6 fWAR season on the strength of his 140 wRC+. Ivan Herrera had an also impressive 127 wRC+ and … [Read more...] about Bonus Season Preview: The Catchers