Cardinals’ Players Are the Problem, Not a Lack of Spending
Between the end of the 2016 World Series and the opening week of the 2017 baseball season, the Cardinals handed out five contracts worth more than $257 million. For the…
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Other Teams’ Trades Have Put the Cardinals Behind the NL Pack, but They Can Still Deal
The big question surrounding the mediocre Cardinals has been “should they be buyers or sellers at the trade deadline?” On the Bernie Miklasz show last week, club chairman Bill DeWitt…
Six Reasons Why Signing Dexter Fowler Makes Cardinal Sense
The Cardinals signed Dexter Fowler last week, and upon hearing of the $82.5 million deal over five years, I asked myself if this makes sense. The more I looked, the…
Cards’ Injury Woes Are Common With Every NL Wild Card Contender
The Cardinals appear to have found their way for the umpteenth time this season. In splitting four games at Chicago, the Cardinals were terrible in the first two losses, and…
Holliday Detractors Should Look at Ryan Howard and Philly for Perspective
As Ryan Howard made the final out and walked slowly back towards the Phillies’ dugout for Saturday’s home loss, a fan tossed a beer bottle in his direction. Howard wasn’t…
Peralta’s Return Will Tighten Cards’ Defense, Memorial Day Should Tighten Rotation
The Cardinals have been the definition of average, of mediocrity, just past the 2016 season’s quarter pole. They’ve played like a .500 team. Their record is 23-21. Among those 23…
The Downside in Calling Up Piscotty? There Isn’t one.
The Stephen Piscotty experiment has begun, maybe a bit earlier than some expected. Bernie Miklasz summed up the Cardinals’ first base situation perfectly last week, although in doing so he had to…