Viva El Birdos

They actually interviewed together at Winter Warmup, so this picture is appropriate. | Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images Both Brant “Brownie” Brown and Jon “Chief Justice” Jay have been hard at work before camp even began. In the seemingly long wait for the regular season, yesterday was the first important date to reaching games that matter. And that was that … [Read more...] about The New Coaches (Season Preview: Part One)

Photo by Rick Ulreich/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Where I look at all of the projections and read the tea leaves on the first official day of spring training 2025 Last week I suddenly realized that all of the projection systems are now published and that my yearly writing project was drawing nigh. So I scrambled and luckily found the time to accomplish such a feat, … [Read more...] about Analyzing 2025 MLB Projections: St Louis Cardinals Edition… & Pitchers and Catchers Report Day!

Photo by Rich Pilling/Sporting News via Getty Images via Getty Images Go Crazy Folks! Probably the best player to wear the number 1 was Ozzie Smith. Smith was drafted in 1977 by the San Diego Padres and made his debut with the team on April 7, 1978 at the age of 23. He made a name for himself with his defense right away, winning his first of thirteen consecutive Gold … [Read more...] about 1 day until pitchers and catchers report!

Jeff Curry-Imagn Images It's time for your questions to be answered once again on the upcoming reader mailbag episode! It’s February 11th and the Cardinals Pitchers and Catchers report tomorrow, Nolan Arenado is still a Cardinal, and will injuries occur in spring that will change the look of the roster heading into opening day? As always any baseball and non-baseball … [Read more...] about Viva El Birdos Podcast: Submit your questions for our February Monthly Mailbag Q&A!

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Also a chance to vote for the #15 prospect Well, I’ll say this much. It’s becoming a tradition for me to be not very secretive about which picks I disagree with, and this year coming all the way down to #14 actually kinds of warms my heart. Victor Scott was the #3 prospect last year! And the year before, it was Moises Gomez at #10. … [Read more...] about Matt Koperniak is your #14 prospect