Carlos Martinez

The Cardinals are slow-playing the starting-pitching market, and I guess my reaction would best be described as a shrug. Why? Because the Cards don’t profile as a big spender in this market. And that’s especially…

Unless the Cardinals throw us a curveball, followed by an unexpected changeup, they seem set to have a relatively quiet offseason. The plan is to improve from within, give young players an opportunity, and count…

In one sense, Mike Shildt is right when he defends his hitters and pushes back against outside opinions that call for the shaking and stirring of his lineup for Monday’s NLCS Game 3. “As far…

The Cardinals and Nationals have tangled in October before, giving their respective fan bases different reasons for experiencing shortness of breath and coronary stress. The St. Louis vs. Washington 2012 NLDS series was wacko. Game…

Wait a minute … Cardinals 13, Braves 1? THIRTEEN to ONE? With rookie lefty Genesis Cabrera breezing along, throwing 99 mph darts, closing it out for St. Louis in NLDS Game 5? Wow. MLB’s postseason…

It’s been a great series, overloaded with intensity and passion and turbulent emotional swings. It’s everything you hope for in a competition. It’s an example of why we love sports. The NLDS comes to a…

The Cardinals and Braves are giving us quite a show in their NL Division Series. It’s filled with drama, suspense, some moments of pure horror, and bits of comedy. More than anything, it’s just wildly…

The Daily Redbird Review, Postseason Edition: FIRST PITCH: Goodness, what a game. And if it’s October, and the Cardinals once again are competing in the postseason, at least one thing is certain: the activity, the…

Hours before the first pitch in Atlanta for Game 1, here are some key areas that I’ll be monitoring in the St. Louis vs. Atlanta matchup in the NLDS. Why? Because these factors are likely…

To reach the top of the NL Central for the first time since 2015, the Cardinals took a hard, bumpy, hazardous road instead of gliding on a smooth, trouble-free highway. There was a 6-18 stretch…