Viva El Birdos

Jeff Curry-Imagn Images The Cardinals have 4 AFL prospects who are already showing signs of improvement. The St. Louis Cardinals sent 8 players to the Arizona Fall League this year with all 8 playing for the Glendale Desert Dogs, who are currently 2-3 prior to their game on Monday. The 8 players the Cardinals sent are divided into 5 pitchers and 3 hitters with the … [Read more...] about An Early AFL Update

Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images Zack Thompson Will Have a Fourth Minor League Option First things first. We’re all going to miss J.P. I know I am. Thank you and the other writers for holding down the fort during my absence. I thoroughly enjoyed our collaborations together on roster moves, preferred playoff roster constructions, payroll considerations, and … [Read more...] about Cardinals 2024 Offseason Transaction Roadmap

Photo by Andy Kuno/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images There ain’t many of them and they aren’t as good as you’d think We’re at the time of year where I am searching for ideas and I was provided one by thp a few days ago. “A good article here would be to look at the last 3 or so trades of marquee closers with a year left on their deals or so.” Great article idea! … [Read more...] about A look at past deals for pitchers like Helsley

We approach the end of an era | Photo by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images How the Cardinals might approach Mo’s final season For those of you that read my recaps and comments after, you’ve heard I am going to continue to contribute content in the off-season. For my first piece (or three), I am going to do a deep dive on how the Cardinal’s might approach 2025 … [Read more...] about 2025 Off-season Planning, Part 1