While the St. Louis Cardinals offense has been hit-and-miss this season, the bullpen has been mostly miss — or mostly hit, if you’re the opponent — and has proven to be the true Achilles heel of the team. Some pruning and improving could surely occur on the right-hand side, such as relieving Greg Holland of [...]
A rookie for the St. Louis Cardinals allowing no hits to the Cincinnati Reds as he starts the seventh inning, clinging to a small lead since his offensive teammates weren’t able to pile on. Haven’t we seen this movie before? While Austin Gomber‘s start last night had some strong similarities to Daniel Poncedeleon‘s from the [...]
25. Ramon Urias – SS, Age: 24, Level: Springfield, Previous Rank: Not Ranked Register Batting Year Age AgeDif Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB 2017-18 23 -5.2 Los Mochis MXPW FgW 58 259 212 29 [...]
DANIEL PONCEDELEON OPTIONED TO MEMPHIS (AAA) CINCINNATI, OH – July 24, 2018 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced prior to tonight’s game with Cincinnati that they have recalled rookie left-handed pitcher Austin Gomber from Memphis (AAA) and optioned right-handed pitcher Daniel Poncedeleon to Memphis. Gomber, 24, will be making his first Major League start tonight after having made 15 relief [...]
The Daniel Poncedeleon story is outstanding. We all know it by now, how he worked his way into being a prospect, only to be felled by a line drive to the head that required brain surgery. He rehabbed and returned to the mound not cowed in the slightest, doing well enough to be added to [...]
KOLTEN WONG PLACED ON 10-DAY D.L. WITH LEFT KNEE INFLAMMATION CINCINNATI, OH – July 23, 2018 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced prior to tonight’s series opener with Cincinnati that they have recalled rookie right-handed pitcher Daniel Poncedeleon from Memphis (AAA) and placed second baseman Kolten Wong (left knee inflammation) on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to July 22. Poncedeleon, who [...]
30. Juan Yepez – 1B, Age: 20, Level: Palm Beach, Previous Rank: Not Ranked Register Batting Year Age AgeDif Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB 2018 20 2 Teams 2 Lgs A+-A STL 63 [...]
Man, where do I even begin? The St. Louis Cardinals bullpen is an absolute wreck. But you probably already knew that. When the team changed managers just over a week ago, they cited a desire to salvage the 2018 season and compete for a playoff spot. While the change has a good chance at sparking [...]
The Cardinals went into Wrigley as a bit of an unknown quantity. Mike Shildt had taken over for Mike Matheny and had won his first game with some different tactics but then the All-Star Break had intervened. The five game set in the “Friendly Confines” is also a small sample, but much more data than [...]
In this episode, Rusty and Adam talk over Matt Carpenter’s ridiculous hot streak, the first week under new manager Mike Shildt, and the bullpen’s continuing struggles. Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: Or Click the links below to subscribe to Bird Law on the following platforms: Itunes / Apple Podcasts Stitcher TuneIn Soundcloud [...]
Over the next week, I’ll be releasing my update on the Cardinals Top 30 Prospect list. I’ll be frank: the list is going to get weird. First, let’s talk about how I rank prospects and where the original list comes from. Over the course of four months from December 2017 to Opening Day, my Prospect [...]
CARLOS MARTÍNEZ TO D.L. WITH RIGHT OBLIQUE STRAIN; MIKOLAS & BREBBIA JOIN ACTIVE ROSTER & LUKE WEAVER TABBED AS 26TH MAN CHICAGO, IL – July 21, 2018 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced a series of roster moves prior to today’s day/night double-header against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The moves are as follows: RHP Carlos Martínez (right oblique [...]
