I was a little surprised. The Louisville Silver Slugger Award winners were announced last night. The St. Louis Cardinals were shut out of the award for the second season in a row. Here are the winners: American LeagueCatcher: Salvador Perez, Kansas City RoyalsFirst base: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue JaysSecond base: Jose Altuve, AstrosThird base: Jose Ramirez, Cleveland … [Read more...] about No St. Louis Cardinals hitters were awarded Silver Sluggers, but here is a list of the most recent Cardinal winners
Free Form Hot Stove Wednesday
Robert Edwards-Imagn Images Throwing some statistics out there, please feel free to discuss, and other free form musings from Howl HQ Giancarlo Stanton had 7 home runs this postseason, 5 was the next closest. Freddie Freeman had 4 (and so did 4 other players). Fernando Tatis Jr had a .500 OBP in 7 games in the playoffs; Juan Soto had a .469 OBP in 14 postseason … [Read more...] about Free Form Hot Stove Wednesday
What moving Willson Contreras to first base means for Cardinals
Jeff Curry-Imagn Images The annual GM meetings have concluded and the most notable Cardinals player-related news to come out of those meetings came in the form of Willson Contreras being moved to first base as his primary defensive position. It is yet to be seen if Contreras will have more significant time at that spot, though. The Cardinals could intend to primarily DH … [Read more...] about What moving Willson Contreras to first base means for Cardinals
Podcast: 2 for 1 special!
Jeff Curry-Imagn Images Good morning everyone! The long awaited and promised new podcast is here! In episode 1 Jake, Gabe, and Skyric all chat with 1120 KMOX radio personality Kevin Wheeler. In episode 2 it’s the return of the Reader Mailbag with Jake, Gabe, Adam, and Heather! Each episode is about an hour in length because we have a plethora of voices that love to … [Read more...] about Podcast: 2 for 1 special!
A look at the 2B picture for 2024
Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images Entering the 2025 season, the Cardinals arguably have three candidates to play 2B next season. All three will presumably see some action, though who gets the lion’s share of starts is to be determined. The favorite is Brendan Donovan, except that he happens to be injury insurance at corner outfield. If it goes anything like last … [Read more...] about A look at the 2B picture for 2024