Angel Rondon Could Be A Darkhorse In 2020

The St. Louis Cardinals will have a strong bullpen already in 2020 but Angel Rondon could be a player who comes out of nowhere to have an impact.

Redbird Rants

The Cardinals Are About To Screw Up Yet Another Offseason

The St. Louis Cardinals call it patience. But to fans, what they’ve done this offseason looks more like a high stakes game of chicken.

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Luke Gregerson, Tony Sipp Could Get Looks This Offseason With Slim Bullpen Market

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Mike Shildt's Mother, Lib, Passes Away At 85

Cardinals manager Mike Shildt has been around baseball since he was a kid, when his mother, Lib, brought him along to her job with the Charlotte O’s, then the Double-A affiliate of the Orioles.
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During an Orioles game at Memorial Park, not too many years after the Browns left St. Louis behind in 1954 for Baltimore, Merle Shildt turned to his girlfriend, Lib, dropped to a knee, and proposed.
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The Lessons Of The Brett Cecil Mess - How Previous Free Agents Affect Cardinals' 2020 Bullpen

Quick — what number is Brett Cecil?

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Just What Did John Mozeliak Do To Earn A Contract Extension From The Cardinals?

The St. Louis Cardinals this week announced that they have signed President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak and General Manager Michael Girsh to three-year contract extensions, along with field manager Mike Shildt.

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Yadier Molina Needs To Help Out The Cardinals & Re-Negotiate His Contract

While St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright is still trying to make up his mind about whether he will pitch in 2020, there seems to be little doubt that the team’s other veteran leader, catcher Yadier Molina, doesn’t plan to hang up the spikes any time soon.

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The Cardinals Would Love To have Adam Wainwright Back, But He Needs To Make A Decision Soon

Longtime St. Louis Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright deserves all the time in the world to make up his mind about if he’ll attempt to pitch another season in the big leagues.

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In The End, Cardinals Carried Their Quiet As Far As They Could

You knew it was ending when the defense started to fade.

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Carlos Martinez's Health Issue Reminds Cardinals Of Their Fragility

It was said to be flu-like symptoms, then a respiratory problem, and then a combination of asthma and allergies that seems to have been triggered by altitude.

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Fire John Mozeliak & Let Someone Who Knows How To Evaluate Talent Run The Cardinals

As the winter unfolded for the St. Louis Cardinals, it became apparent to me that team ownership had to be at the end of its rope with management.

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Mike Leake, Still Being Paid By Cardinals, Might Be On The Move Again; Ryan Helsley Healthy, Optioned; 'Poster Boy' For DH

Although the Cardinals team Mike Leake was supposed to be a leading member of seemed to be headed in the opposite bearing, there are some similarities that he cannot help but notice between then and the direction his compass appears to be pointing now as a starter for the Seattle Mariners.

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Jordan Hicks Was Fine. Until He Wasn't. Why Can't The Cardinals Tell The Truth About Injuries?

Losing Jordan Hicks to an elbow injury is a wallop of a punch to the Cardinals’ bullpen and the team’s chances of returning to the postseason.

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Injury To Jordan Hicks Increases Club's Need For A Starter

The Cardinals felt they had five No. 1 starters in mid-January.

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Cardinals Target Potential On Final Day Of MLB Draft

The pitcher the Cardinals made their seventh-round draft pick didn’t throw a pitch in competition his first two seasons at UCLA, didn’t have a role because his coach told the Los Angeles Times bluntly he “wasn’t good enough,” and couldn’t say Wednesday that he ignored the notion of transferring to a school with innings available.
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The St. Louis Cardinals continued boosting their farm system on the final day of the 2019 MLB Draft, selecting 30 players.
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Mike Shildt Says He Has To 'Lead Better'; Hard Contact, Little Reward; Luke Gregerson Granted Release; Mike Mayers Begins Throwing; Giovanny Gallegos Contiues To Shine; Lane Thomas Is 26th Man; Extra Bases

Cardinals manager Mike Shildt, after his team’s game was rained out Tuesday, said, “I spent a lot of time trying to take an inventory of where we are and where we need to go.”

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Cardinals Released Luke Gregerson

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John Gant Has Evolved Into Something Very Good

The bullpen for the Cardinals this year has been a somewhat steady combination of pleasant surprises and disappointing performances. Jordan Hicks has taken a step forward this year, while Andrew Miller has failed to wow in his debut season with his new team. John Brebbia and Giovanny Gallegos look to be solid contributors. But Luke Gregerson and Dominic Leone have failed to help. Meanwhile, Carlos Martinez looks promising so far.

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Losing Leaves Cardinals Saving Jordan Hicks For Moments That Are Rare

Even as they discussed all spring their vision for a versatile, aggressive bullpen that valued matchups over roles, the Cardinals’ management believed a reliever eventually would emerge to usurp the ninth inning and become their destination closer.

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Inbox: How Can Cardinals Get Back On Track?

Since rising to the top of baseball’s power rankings with the best record in the Majors at the start of the month, the Cardinals have hit their first sustained skid under manager Mike Shildt. With two more series losses on this last road trip, the Cardinals fell 4 1/2 games back of the division-leading Cubs and into fourth place in the National League Central. They are 5-13 in May.

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