St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals certainly were very active heading into the 2024 Major League Baseball season. St. Louis missed the playoffs for the second straight season, but it isn't from a lack of effort. The Cardinals had a disaster of a 2023 season and responded by completely reloading the starting rotation, bolstering the bullpen, and adding more veteran leadership to the organization. One move the Cardinals made was reuniting with fan-favorite Matt Carpenter.

The St. Louis Cardinals added three starting pitchers last offseason, those being Sonny Gray, Kyle Gibson and Lance Lynn. Lynn returned to St. Louis after several years away, signing a one-year, $11 million contract with an $11 million option for 2025. The last active member of the team's 2011 championship roster started 23 games, going 7-4 with a 3.84 ERA.

The St. Louis Cardinals seemingly are going to shake things up this winter. There surely will be a few additions as the Cardinals will need to fill out the roster in some way, but most of the moves the team will make likely will be subtractions in some way, shape, or form. The Cardinals likely will let some players walk in free agency and could even do the subtracting themselves through trades involving high-priced veterans. Star third baseman Nolan Arenado is someone to watch in this scenario as he has three years left on an eight-year, $260 million contract and would bring back some solid pieces.

Fun fact: Two popular Redbirds legends are managing prospects in the Dominican Winter League.

After three decades in the St. Louis Cardinals organization, nearly two at the helm of the front office, John Mozeliak is set to step down at the end of the 2025 MLB season.

There is a real possibility that the Major League Baseball offseason is just one game away from fully kicking off. The Los Angeles Dodgers currently hold a 3-0 lead over the New York Yankees and have completely dominated the series to this point. Los Angeles looks like the better team, and there's a chance the series could end in a sweep. The St. Louis Cardinals will be a team to watch.

The St. Louis Cardinals will have many holes to fill this winter. St. Louis widely is expected to trim payroll and lose some veterans starting with first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. This will leave a hole at first base for the Cardinals. St. Louis could opt for an internal option or look to free agency to fill the hole.

Despite missing the postseason, the St. Louis Cardinals had a few bright spots in 2024. The big three of Ryan Helsley, JoJo Romero, and Andrew Kittredge helped them win a lot of games. Right-hander Keynan Middleton missed 2024 with forearm troubles. John Denton of MLB.com notes that even though he missed the 2024 season, the Cardinals might not be done with him just yet, especially if closer Ryan Helsley is dealt.

The A's will be looking to make some upgrades this offseason after a 19-win improvement over their awful 2023 season, but the hard part for the club will be enticing anyone to come play for them in a minor league facility in Sacramento. Now, it's not very often that the A's are the team taking on money in a salary dump, but this winter the front office is going to have to get creative. Steven Matz is currently slotted in as the Cardinals' No. 5 starter over at Roster Resource, and before long he could give way to No. 3 prospect Quinn Matthews, a lefty that just mowed down all levels of the minor leagues in his first season in pro ball.

The St. Louis Cardinals certainly looked a little different than expected in 2024. The Cardinals entered the season expecting their starting outfield alignment to be something along the lines of Tommy Edman in center field, Jordan Walker in right field, and Lars Nootbaar in left. In this scenario, Dylan Carlson would've been a depth piece off the bench. There were question marks because the Cardinals seemingly had too many capable outfielders.

The St. Louis Cardinals didn't make the playoffs in 2024, but that doesn't mean that there wasn't some bright spots for the club. St. Louis ended up finishing above .500 and there were some players who had very solid seasons. One player who performed above expectations was catcher Iván Herrera. Herrera slashed .301/.372/.428 with five home runs and 27 RBIs.

Shortly after Fernando Valenzuela threw what became the final pitch of his short stint with the Cardinals, then manager Tony La Russa wondered if maybe an injury explained any ineffectiveness because he wanted to keep the lefty and his experience, his personality, his competitiveness, his vibe around the clubhouse. Valenzuela, as the late Rick Hummel wrote, “demurred” at the suggestion. “I can't be dishonest,” Valenzuela told La Russa. One month, five starts, and four losses after the Cardinals acquired him via trade, Valenzuela was placed on waivers following a loss in Cincinnati on July 14, 1997.

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Tommy Edman has been named National League Championship Series (NLCS) MVP. The 29-year-old Korean American player received the award after his team beat the New York Mets 10-5 in Game 6 at Dodger Stadium on Sunday in a four-to-two games championship, securing the Dodgers’ place in the World Series against the New York Yankees that begins on Friday. Catch up: Acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals at the trade deadline on July 30, Edman welcomed the 2024 MLB season while recovering from a wrist surgery he underwent in October 2023.

LOS ANGELES – Game 1 of the World Series will have a SoCal feel. Not just because it will be played at Dodger Stadium, but both starting pitchers have area ties. Studio City Harvard-Westlake School alum Jack Flaherty will toe the rubber for the Dodgers and his counterpart for the Yankees will be Orange Lutheran […]

The move is part of a wider goal to reinvest in player development, even at the expense of the big league roster -- and maybe competitiveness.

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Where do the Cardinals go from here?

The year was 2006. The New York Mets were facing the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS, a series they would sweep to go on to face the St. Louis Cardinals (don't ask Mets fans about what happened next, but here's a clue: Carlos Beltran). With two men on, the Dodgers'

Three starters are finalists for Gold Gloves, their closer is the top reliever in the NL, and two down on the farm are in the running for minor league awards.

Former Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright had a 5.83 ERA in 23 career appearances at GABP.

EXCLUSIVE: October is Jim “Kitty” Kaat’s time of year. Not only did the southpaw pitch in the World Series three times – winning a ring with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982 – but he became a great broadcaster, covering the MLB playoffs for ESPN, as well as serving as an announcer for the Yankees …

Arkansas has a deep baseball history, with teams that once thrived but have since disappeared.

In the wake of last week’s revelation that Diamond Sports Group was looking to tear up all but one of its extant MLB rights deals, the owner of the Bally Sports-branded RSNs is working to keep at least a few of those team partners for one last go-around. On Oct. 2, Diamond counsel Andrew Goldman …

MILLER, MO – Mickey Owen was a former all-star MLB catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox, playing from 1937 to 1954. In 1959, the Mickey Owen Baseball School came to fruition. “If it wasn’t for Mickey Owen, I don’t know what I would have done,” alumni player and coach Roger Swofford […]

Turner Ward will not return as St. Louis Cardinals hitting coach after the team was one of the worst run-scoring clubs in the National League in 2024.

As the Kansas City Royals continue their postseason journey, there's no one-size-fits-all answer as to whether St. Louis Cardinals fans should support them this October. Ultimately, the decision may rest on one's personal experiences and feelings of Missouri's two baseball teams.

There are five Cardinals who currently make more than $10 million per season, and one more who will join that group in arbitration.

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