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The St. Louis Cardinals split a four-game set against the Pittsburgh Pirates over the weekend. In a season full of injuries and missed opportunities, the sweep was within reach against the struggling Pirates. Cardinals starters only surrendered six runs across the four games. The offense put 27 runs on the board. However, the Cardinals bullpen […] READ MORE
The St. Louis Cardinals and Yadier Molina have agreed to terms on a contract extension for the 2022 season. The new agreement is worth $10 million. Last year, Molina spent multiple months as a free agent before returning to the club in February on a one-year deal. This time around the front office and Molina […] READ MORE
The St. Louis Cardinals dropped the first two games of a three-game set against the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates. Once again, they needed Adam Wainwright to come through and stop the bleeding. And once again, he did. Going into the season, it was easy to write him off, but Wainwright still wins ballgames. As frustrating as […] READ MORE
Jack Flaherty is slated to return to the St. Louis Cardinals when they face the Kansas City Royals on Friday. Flaherty will join a rotation decimated by injuries and plagued by control issues. His injury coincided with the fall of the team in the standings. Flaherty’s return should trigger some improvement in the standings, but […] READ MORE
The St. Louis Cardinals are enduring a trying season. They are 51-51 with 60 games left to play. Injuries to the rotation have tested the team’s depth. The offense has been inconsistent. The bullpen has faltered, largely due to absorbing too many innings. Their playoff chances are low as they trail the Milwaukee Brewers by […] READ MORE
The presumptive favorite going into this year’s MLB Home Run Derby was Shohei Ohtani with his major league-leading 33 long balls. However, the night belonged to Pete Alonso of the New York Mets. Alonso set a derby record while scoring his second consecutive win. Second Home Run Derby With The Coors Effect The last time the […] READ MORE
Carson Williams won’t be the first player ever drafted from Torrey Pines High School in San Diego. However, he has the potential to be the second alum selected within the first two rounds of the draft. The Falcons have produced 11 players selected out of the high school, dating back to the 1995 selection of […] READ MORE
Joshua Baez is a Dominican-born prospect who spent his senior year of high school roaming the outfield and pitching for Dexter Southfield in Brookline, MA. Although he has hit as high as 97 on the radar gun, the 6’3″ 220-pound Baez projects as an outfielder, not a pitcher. Baez sees himself as a centerfielder despite […] READ MORE
The St. Louis Cardinals made a number of small moves on Monday to shake up a roster that has underperformed in the month of June. The Cardinals designated under-utilized John Nogowski for assignment. Right-handed pitchers Seth Elledge and Jake Woodford were optioned to Triple-A. Brandon Waddell and Roel Ramirez join a struggling bullpen. The changes […] READ MORE
The St. Louis Cardinals dropped two games to the Detroit Tigers due, in large part, to an offense that never got going during the brief series. The Cardinals managed six hits on Tuesday and seven on Wednesday. They only pushed two runs across in each contest. They’ve now failed to score more than two runs […] READ MORE