Cardinals podcast group creates viral GM simulator website

Following the Milwaukee Brewers' triumphant victory over the Tampa Bay rays in the World Series, Major League Baseball's offseason officially kicked off. This year's winter break will be a bit different than others, as a lockout is imminent. Therefore, fans throughout baseball will have to get creative in how they spend their offseason. Lucky for St. Louis Cardinals fans, the fine folks at Dealin' the Cards have you covered.

Andrew Wang, Josh Jacobs, and Sandy McMillan have produced their show, Dealin' the Cards, on YouTube and other platforms for nearly four years now. They are most known for their annual Christmas fundraising episode, community discussions, player and personnel interviews, and intelligent perspectives on all things Cardinals.

The podcast and show have been growing for several years now, and the crew at Dealin' the Cards recently released something that will be loved by all fans of baseball.

Dealin' the Cards podcast created a GM Simulator application that all fans of baseball will love.

Andrew Wang, the show's behind-the-scenes genius, has been working diligently on the application. The GM Simulator app allows fans to create any team's roster. They can trade players, sign free agents, and extend players while the payroll and luxury tax bars are updated live. You can set a rotation, form a bullpen, and create a formidable lineup based on any teams and players in baseball.

It's all fans' dream website, and it's been a hot topic on social media since its release early on Thursday morning.

"I started making the site around the end of August," said Wang of his diligence. "I've wanted to make a site housing Dealin' the Cards content for years now, but with new AI tools I was finally able to make a preliminary mockup that turned out pretty well.

"The GM Simulator came up as just one page on the site for Cardinals fans to use, but I quickly realized it could be expanded to other teams, and it wouldn't be very much harder."

The site quickly blew up on Twitter/X, and fans began posting their versions of their favorite team's 2027 roster.

The website has been universally loved by fans, and the interface is incredibly easy to manipulate. It has allowed fans to play GM for a time to fix, add, or remove players at their whim. Andrew Wang's hope for the site is simple: he wants it to be a fun tool for fans to use responsibly and for conversations.

"I hope people will just have a fun tool that's free to use during the offseason and lockout that is something super fans do all of the time anyway but more structured and more shareable," said Wang of the goals for the site.

While some people have gone off the deep end with the GM Simulator site, fans have by and large used the site for its intended goal: an opportunity for fans to create their realistic yet dream squad for their favorite team.

This will be a long offseason for fans of Major League Baseball. The Dealin' the Cards GM Simulator will be a great way for fans to spend the offseason in joy rather than sadness.

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