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The Cardinals Struggle Against Lefties (Or Do They?)

The Cardinals Struggle Against Lefties (Or Do They?)

It’s all the same, only the names will change. Every day, it’s seems the Cards are wasting away…versus lefties, at least. It’s become normal, and expected, that when the Cardinals face a lefthanded pitcher the results probably aren’t going to be very good. We can’t explain it. The hitters change, the pitchers change, but the struggles remain. And it’s been this way forever.

At least that’s the…

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The Cardinals Struggle Against Lefties (Or Do They?)

The Cardinals Struggle Against Lefties (Or Do They?)

It’s all the same, only the names will change. Every day, it’s seems the Cards are wasting away…versus lefties, at least. It’s become normal, and expected, that when the Cardinals face a lefthanded pitcher the results probably aren’t going to be very good. We can’t explain it. The hitters change, the pitchers change, but the struggles remain. And it’s been this way forever.

At least that’s the…

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Why it isn't Easy to Just Trade Jose Martinez

Why it isn’t Easy to Just Trade Jose Martinez

To this point in the season, through all the ups and downs of mediocrity, José Martínez has been reliable. His bat had helped keep the lineup afloat while DeJong was out. Early on it seemed Pham picked up right where he left off in 2017, possibly on his way to his first all star nomination. Since April 27th though, Tommy has completely lost his grooveat the plate and it hurts to watch. Over his…

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St. Louis Cardinals: No Tanking Needed, but Changes Must Happen

St. Louis Cardinals: No Tanking Needed, but Changes Must Happen

The rising frustration level with the 2018 St. Louis Cardinals — which carried over from the 2017 team, which carried over from the 2016 team — has reached a point where die-hard and smart fans are now entertaining the idea of a complete rebuild. Tear it down. Start from scratch. Tank, if you will.

Now, to be fair, not all fans talking rebuild want to see a Cubs/Astros level tank. There is a…

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Right Field Is Tyler O'Neill's for the Taking

Right Field Is Tyler O’Neill’s for the Taking

It was announced after Sunday’s loss to the Braves that the St. Louis Cardinals would be calling up Tyler O’Neill with Dexter Fowlergoing on paternity leave. O’Neill has been crushing the ball lately with the Memphis Redbirds as he’s hit four home runs in his past five games. Between the way O’Neill is currently hitting and the overall production that the Cardinals have gotten from right field…

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Minors Update: Week of June 25

Memphis

It’s been a while since I provided a minors update, so let’s jump right in.

The biggest story out of Memphis this week was the decision not to promote Dakota Hudson and stick with John Gant. On Thursday night, when the Cardinals played one of the most embarrassing games in recent memory, it was easy to think the Cardinals were settling. After all, Gant’s 4.39 MLB ERA doesn’t exactly jump…

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Redbird Daily Writers to Join The Cardinal Conclave

Redbird Daily Writers to Join The Cardinal Conclave

The Redbird Daily is happy to announce that our team will be joining forces with the Cards Conclave. Though the Redbird Daily will still being putting out content throughout the remainder of this season, you will begin to see crossover material between the sites, some of which is detailed below.

In it’s short life, the Redbird Daily has served as home to such major undertakings as “Cards…

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How the Cardinals Should Replace Michael Wacha

How the Cardinals Should Replace Michael Wacha

Michael Wacha was on his way to a potential All-Star Game appearance this season before suffering a left oblique injury on June 20th. The initial reports sound like Wacha will miss a few weeks at the very least. We’ve seen in the past how pesky those oblique injuries can be. I don’t think we should be counting on him only missing a few starts. It’s a massive blow to a rotation that has been a…

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The Cardinals Should Have Picked The Phillies' Signs

The Cardinals Should Have Picked The Phillies’ Signs

On Wednesday afternoon the Cardinals lost to the Phillies 4-3. Unlike the first two games of the series, they were unable to generate offense in the late innings. After Kolten Wong flew out to start the ninth, Jedd Gyorkodoubled to put the tying run in scoring position. Yairo Muñoz pinch ran for him, and with Carpenter and Pham due up, the Cardinals’ chances of tying the game seemed relatively…

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St. Louis Cardinals & The "Contact Play": A Love/Hate Relationship

St. Louis Cardinals & The “Contact Play”: A Love/Hate Relationship

Picture the scene. The Cardinals have a runner on 3rd Base with less than 2 outs. The batter hits a groundball on the infield. The runner immediately breaks for home, challenging the infielder to make the perfect play. He does. The throw home is good and the runner is out.

Cardinals fans should be familiar with this one. It’s the contact play. And it’s a strategy that Mike Matheny loves (almost…

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St. Louis Cardinals: Fowler Should Go Reverse-Ozuna

St. Louis Cardinals: Fowler Should Go Reverse-Ozuna

It’s been a rough season for Dexter Fowler. Heading into the game on June 13th, Dexter’s batting average sits at a dismal .172. With an equally miserable .196 BABIP, the man literally cannot buy a hit. He is one of 4 major contributors to the lineup that opened that season in a slump. Two of those, Matt Carpenter and Marcell Ozuna, have found their footing. Kolten Wongcontinues his search, as…

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St. Louis Cardinals: With Free Agency, Hindsight Is Always 20/20

St. Louis Cardinals: With Free Agency, Hindsight Is Always 20/20

Every winter the outcry is for the owners to open up the wallet and spend. Believe it or not, they have. It just hasn’t worked out very well. The most recent signings of Brett Cecil, Greg Holland and Dexter Fowler have not had the greatest of returns. You may be saying, well they are spending on the wrong guys. But we must remember that hindsight is 20/20. At the time of the signings, there would…

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Bird Law 2.9: Don’t Do Me Like Lat On this episode, we talk poor performance, lats, bullpen, bullpen, and more bullpen. Come along for the ride.

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An Early Look at Middle Infield Trade Options for the Cardinals

An Early Look at Middle Infield Trade Options for the Cardinals

The struggles at the plate this season for Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong have largely gone unnoticed. This could be because of his stellar defense (so far). Or possibly the struggles of the top four in the lineup to put it together. According to Fangraphs.com and their leader boards Wong ranks 158th out of 164 in OPS (164 is worst). That would place him right behind our very own Dexter…

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Bird Law 2.8: No Offense On this episode of the podcast, we talk over the disappointing aspects of the St. Louis Cardinals, from the offense to the bullpen.

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Minors Update: Evan Mendoza is not human

#STLCards Minors Update: Evan Mendoza is not human, from @colingarner22

Triple-A Memphis: 23-17, 2 GL in PCL American South

Added: John Brebbia, Jeremy Martinez Subtracted: Jack Flaherty, Jesse Jenner, Mike Mayers

Memphis has cooled off since they opened up the season on fire. They are 4-6 in their last ten games. Tyler O’Neill has been hammering the ball; he homered six times in that span. Patience continues to be an issue for him, though. He’s drawn just three walks…

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Series Preview: Seeing the Twins

Series Preview: Seeing the Twins

For the first time since the 100 win 2015 season, the Cardinals are going to play the Minnesota Twins. That last series ended up in a 4 game split, where we left in disappointment following a meltdown by our bullpen. Kevin Siegrist allowed a Joe Mauer homer to tie it up and then Carlos Villanueva served up a meatball to Kennys Vargas. That series had some good moments, with four good starts from…