Good Morning. Time For Division Preview Part Two: The Cincinnati Reds Summary: The Reds are in rebuilding mode, having lost in trades and Free Agency Johnny Cueto, Aroldis Chapman, Mike Leake and Todd Frazier. They have some nice kids though, esecially on the pitching staff. If they’re patient, they could have a nice foundation for [...]
Good Morning. I thought I’d start a little preview of all of our opponents. Just a quick hit on each team to see what we’re in for. Summary: The Brewers have begin a rebuild, shipping off players like Khris Davis and Jean Segura to net them parts for the future. Star catcher Jonathan Lucroy has [...]
Recently, ESPN did it’s yearly top 100 players list, and it ranked two Cardinals back to back. They had Matt Carpenter at 69th, and Trevor Rosenthal at 68th. Two things here: Carpenter 69th? He should be higher. The man is one of baseball’s best players, and adapts to his teams needs better than just anybody. [...]
Hey there folks been a while. I’ve been watching the Cards this pre-season, and beyond the obvious things like Yadier Molina‘s injury and Adam Wainwright‘s return to being our ace, there’s a couple of emerging stories for next season. Aldemys Diaz: The story here, is that, with Jhonny Peralta‘s injury, Diaz has emerged as a [...]
In the past, I’ve written that the Cardinals are professionals, and don’t need players with an edge. Even arguing that having an edge shouldn’t be necessary, since these guys are being paid millions to play a game and thus should be playing their best at all times. However, there is an edge to one player [...]
Spring training has arrived, with the start of pitchers and catchers reporting. A few initial thoughts: The sight of seeing Adam Wainwright continue where he left off at the end of last season, makes me smile. He may be getting older, but he says the year off left him feeling refreshed and that his arm [...]
I was trying to come up with something to write, as it has been a while, and I struggled. I read an article by Mark Saxon, the ESPN writer who’s been assigned to the Cards after covering the Dodgers for a while. He talked about Randal Grichuk and Stephen Piscotty. This flashed me back to [...]
Last year, the Cards unsuccessfully bid on Jung Ho Kang, who went to Pittsburgh and had success before getting injured. This year they bid, unsuccessfully on First Baseman Byung-Ho Park, who ended up going to Minnesota. Apparently the third time is the charm, as they signed closer Seung-Hwan Oh. What do all three of these players [...]
You might as well call me Captain Doom n Gloom, because here’s my main thought for 2016: What if the Cardinals miss the playoffs? I realize we won 100 games last year, but as I (and everybody else) has mentioned, plenty of things have changed. We’ve lost some key players, two to a division rival, [...]
Been a while, due to holidays and such, so I thought I’d do a catch up post. First let’s start with the most recent news, which is the death of Joe Strauss. I have to admit, I didn’t read as much of Joe Strauss’s stuff as everybody else, as my rebirth as a fan came [...]
Free Agency is a dangerous beast. It appears tantalizing at first, and often draws reluctant GM’s (and quite a few eager ones) into it’s maw. Often the contracts offered pay off, but some don’t, and the most dangerous ones, the long term ones, usually feature late 20’s early 30’s players who often have faded by [...]
I think they Heyward discussion has played out, so I won’t go there, aside from saying that I wanted to re-sign him. We didn’t though, so what’s next? I heard an Alex Gordon rumor, and on the surface, that seems like a solid idea, but he’ll be 32 by the time the season comes around, [...]
