Redbird Rants
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The St. Louis Cardinals should look to make value signings and trades this offseason even while they tear some things down. Walker Buehler, Michael Soroka, Shane Bieber, Jesus Luzardo, Jeffrey Springs, and John Means all fit that bill.
Josh Jacobs|
Paul Goldschmidt had a wonderful career with the St. Louis Cardinals. His tenure made them winners of a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks fiveyears ago that included Luke Weaver.
Thomas Gauvain|
The St. Louis Cardinals have a rich group of catchers with Willson Contreras, Ivan Herrera, Pedro Pages, Jimmy Crooks, and Leonardo Bernal. How will they use them going forward? How will catch? Who will be traded? Do any change positions?
Josh Jacobs|
After accounting for the money lost to Diamond Sports Group and free agents, what is the financial state of the St. Louis Cardinals this offseason?
Thomas Gauvain|
Going back in what is almost a century long of Cardinals playoff history, it's difficult to pick out one player for each position to comprise up a Cardinals super-team of sorts
Jameson McCurdy|
2025 will be a new look for the St. Louis Cardinals. With a reset ahead, this might work in their favor after seeing the 2024 New York Mets
Mason Keith|
Gary Pettis, Kevin Seitzer, Ryan Ludwick, and John Soteropulos would all make excellent hitting coaches for the St. Louis Cardinals following Turner Ward's firing.
Thomas Gauvain|
Nolan Arenado, Brendan Donovan, and Masyn Winn are the St. Louis Cardinals' only Gold Glove finalists. Center fielder Michael Siani is not a finalist.
Thomas Gauvain|
The St. Louis Cardinals transformed their bullpen this last offseason after it imploded in 2023. What can the Cardinals learn from their 2024 bullpen, the group headlined by Ryan Helsley, JoJo Romero, and newcomers Andrew Kittredge and Ryan Fernandez?
Josh Jacobs|
Players like Sean Manaea, Tommy Kahnle, Shane Bieber, and Walker Buehler are playing in the Championship Series right now. They would help the St. Louis Cardinals tremendously in 2025
Thomas Gauvain|
John Mozeliak and Oli Marmol will retain their roles in 2025 despite the St. Louis Cardinals' lack of success in 2023 and 2024.
Thomas Gauvain|
The St. Louis Cardinals mishandled the development of Jordan Walker, Ivan Herrera, Victor Scott II, Michael McGreevy, and Matthew Liberatore in 2024.
Josh Jacobs|
The St. Louis Cardinals may lose another bench coach if Daniel Descalso is able to land the managerial gig with the Chicago White Sox. The Cardinals have lost their bench coach every season since 2021.
Josh Jacobs|
With a stunning announcement at the end of their season, the St. Louis Cardinals will spend this season rebuilding their player development department after a sharp decline in the department.
Miranda Remaklus|
Adam Wainwright spoke optimistically about the St. Louis Cardinals' potential to still see success during this "reset" period.
Thomas Gauvain|
The St. Louis Cardinals are seeing former manager Mike Shildt and hitting coach Jeff Albert have success in the postseason while we also may have a glimpse of how their TV rights will pan out. In other news, the Savannah Bananas are coming to St. Louis.
Josh Jacobs|
The St. Louis Cardinals are keeping John Mozeliak as their president of baseball operations in 2025 with Chaim Bloom to succeed him in 2026. Even so, Bloom's voice will carry more weight in 2025, even with Mozeliak "being in charge".
Josh Jacobs|
The St. Louis Cardinals are entering a reset in 2025, and because of that, Jim Bowden is already counting them out of playoff contention in 2025. That may be premature though given the areas for improvement they have, and how good they were this year.
Josh Jacobs|
St. Louis Cardinals' pitchers Sonny Gray, Steven Matz, and Matthew Liberatore are among league leaders in baseball for several advanced metrics.
Thomas Gauvain|
The St. Louis Cardinals have had a major issue with getting production from their young arms in the 2020s. Aside from Andre Pallante, it has been a disaster, and even he does not measure up to their pitching from the early 2010s.
Josh Jacobs|
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