Video: Bryan Eversgerd Pitcher Fielding Drills 2-19-2020

Find a job you can enjoy as much as Cards coach Bryan Eversgerd enjoys his. pic.twitter.com/uFhZKzrErj

— Benjamin Hochman (@hochman) February 19, 2020

Kwang-Hyun Kim Faces Cardinals Hitters For First Time; Paul Goldschmidt Greets Him With Home Run

Kwang-Hyun Kim says he went through four pitches (fastball, splitter, curveball and changeup) when facing St. Louis Cardinals hitters for the first time Tuesday.

KMOX

Notes: Lefty Specialists; Unique Drill For Pitchers

Cardinals coaches and staff have talked about all the variables that the three-batter-minimum rule will bring to pitching strategy this year, but manager Mike Shildt doesn’t think he’ll have to worry about their left-handed relievers getting right-handed batters out.

St. Louis Official Site

Bryan Eversgerd Is The Mad Scientist Of Rag Ball

Excited. Intense. Energy. Fun. POW

KMOV

Videos: Rag Ball With Bryan Eversgerd 2-16-2020

We have wall ball. pic.twitter.com/bvJSijVICE

— Jeff Jones (@jmjones) February 16, 2020

Carlos and Waino in the rag ball gauntlet. pic.twitter.com/qp9xcgAaJZ

— Jeff Jones (@jmjones) February 16, 2020

KK gets a false start and a save. pic.twitter.com/DZOfeivRd6

— Jeff Jones (@jmjones) February 16, 2020

Air Ponce pic.twitter.com/yEjBi97VtX

— Jeff Jones (@jmjones) February 16, 2020

Flaherty and Cecil pic.twitter.com/DSiX0QeoP1

— Jeff Jones (@jmjones) February 16, 2020

Bryan Eversgerd, king of the rag ball. pic.twitter.com/n8AM9FPjuA

— Jeff Jones (@jmjones) February 16, 2020

Jack Flaherty has the walk-off play on the “ragball” drills this morning. #cardinals #stlcards pic.twitter.com/8Nn5cxhAw1

— Derrick S. Goold (@dgoold) February 16, 2020

Rag ball, a drill that bullpen coach Bryan Eversgerd makes very fun. The ball is softer, has more bounce, to keep pitchers on their toes. pic.twitter.com/OQVnoWJEVO

— Anne Rogers (@anne__rogers) February 16, 2020

Easily the most fun thing that happens at spring practices: Bryan Eversgerd hitting fungoes to the pitchers in wall ball. pic.twitter.com/sbmtVsqJuq

— Brenden Schaeffer (@bschaeffer12) February 16, 2020

In this group, shenanigans from Waino, Carlos, KK and co. They're having a good time out here. #STLCards pic.twitter.com/znxDSec39e

— Brenden Schaeffer (@bschaeffer12) February 16, 2020

Cardinals Add To Infield Depth By Signing Brad Miller; Game On; Harrison Bader Could Be 'Elite' Or...; Jordan Hicks Later, Jack Flaherty March 26?; Bring It On

The Cardinals, who had been looking for lefthanded-hitting help off the bench, dealt with that issue Wednesday by signing veteran infielder Brad Miller to a one-year deal with a $2 million base.

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On Day One, Cardinals Pitchers Focus Their Bullpens On 'Heaters,' With Strings Attached

Before one of the big-league starters threw a bullpen session this past year, bullpen coach Bryan Eversgerd took a string and pulled it taut between two posts so that it offered a visual for the bottom of the strike zone. He explained to the starters the purpose of the string and asked if any of them had ever used anything like it.

Birdland

Kwang-Hyun Kim Bears Down In First Action Of Spring; Automated Ball-Strike System In Place; Pitching Groups Formed

The crowd of reporters and photographers, most of them Korean-based, that surrounded Kwang-Hyun “KK” Kim intensified Tuesday — if that’s possible — after the new Cardinals lefthander threw his first bullpen session. This came one day after he merely had played catch.

Post-Dispatch

It's 'One Day At A Time' For Brett Cecil

Some $22.5 million later, Cardinals lefthander Brett Cecil insists there still is hope.

Post-Dispatch

Mike Shildt Voted NL Manager Of The Year

St. Louis Cardinals Manager Mike Shildt was named this evening as the recipient of the 2019 National League Manager of the Year Award as voted on by the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA). Shildt, who this season guided the Cardinals to their first N.L. Central title since 2015, joins Hall of Fame managers Whitey Herzog (1985) and Tony La Russa (2002) as Cardinals recipients of the BBWAA award.
St. Louis Official Site

In his first full season as manager, Mike Shildt guided the Cardinals to a National League Central title and back to the postseason for the first time since 2015. He managed the ups and downs of an inconsistent offense, a rotation that struggled to find its footing early and a bullpen that lost its closer halfway through the season.
St. Louis Official Site

Cardinals manager Mike Shildt, though he received three fewer first-place votes than Milwaukee’s Craig Counsell, was named the National League Manager of the Year Tuesday night in balloting conducted by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
Cardinal Beat

Mike Shildt’s late mother, “Lib,” used to be in professional baseball as an administrative assistant for Baltimore’s Charlotte Class AA franchise. So, she not only was familiar with the season but the off-season, too.
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Cardinals Announce Contract Extensions For John Mozeliak, Michael Girsch, & Mike Shildt; Adam Wainwright Plans To Pitch Next Season

The St. Louis Cardinals made several announcements today during an afternoon press conference at Busch Stadium, including contract extensions for President Of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak, Vice President & General Manager Michael Girsch and Manager Mike Shildt .
St. Louis Official Site

The Cardinals are committing additional years to their baseball operations leadership, hoping that continuity and stability lead to growth and continued success for the organization.
St. Louis Official Site

The Cardinals have recommitted to additional years of its baseball operation leadership group, from the dugout to the front office.
Post-Dispatch

One of the biggest question marks heading into 2020 was Adam Wainwright’s status and whether the 38-year-old pitcher would return to baseball.
St. Louis Official Site

Harrison Bader Back With New Swing, Clear Mind; Medical Report; In The Community

Harrison Bader's 23-day stint with Triple-A Memphis concluded when he was recalled on Tuesday, and he brought back with him a pair of extra items in tow. That is, a clear mind and a fixed swing.

St. Louis Official Site

John Brebbia, Giovanny Gallegos Emerge Versatile, Durable Alternatives For Prominent Setup Roles; Mike Mayers Decision Looming; Pitcher Problems; Tommy Edman, Etc

As Giovanny Gallegos waited recently in the Cardinals bullpen for the inevitable call into a close game and the uncertain length of his assignment, bullpen coach Bryan Eversgerd passed along a message to the righthander that he has before.

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Alex Reyes Breaks Finger, Will Go On Injured List; John Gant Misses Hitting

The three-season frustration of promising Cardinals righthander Alex Reyes has gone to another dimension. From elbow injury and resultant surgery to shoulder injury and resultant surgery, Reyes now has a broken pinkie finger on his left hand.

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Andrew Miller 'Frustrated, Not Embarrassed' After Rough Start To Season

If there was one constant enabling the Cardinals to tread water in the season’s first three weeks before more parts of their game began to click, it was their bullpen.

Post-Dispatch

Cardinals Eager For 'Awesome' Experience In Mexico

As he rocks back and readies Saturday to throw the first regular-season pitch abroad ever by a Cardinal, starter Adam Wainwright has a sense of how the crowd, crammed into a cozy ballpark on the north side of this metroplex, will already be buzzing, singing, cheering.

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Adam Wainwright, Cardinals Get A Feel For The Fast Turf, True Hops, & Cozy Feel Of Monterrey's Ballpark

Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright, who will start Saturday's game in the Cardinals' first ever Mexico Series, held a baseball up high -- as high as his right arm would allow -- and called on anyone nearby.

Bird Land

Determined Carlos Martinez Eager To Have A Better Season

Believing in Carlos Martinez means no more relieving for Carlos Martinez — and no more reliving 2018.

Hochman

Donnie Ecker Named To Reds' Coaching Staff

The Peoria Chiefs have consistently cranked out major-league coaching products over their long history, and the class-A Midwest League team added another to its list Monday.

Peoria Journal Star

Stubby Clapp Is Happy He's A Cardinal

The name Stubby Clapp got a lot of play this summer and fall, even more than a name like that ordinarily would receive. Clapp, the Memphis manager, directed his team to a second consecutive Pacific Coast League title and then the Class AAA championship.

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