Latest news and updates about the Cardinals
This morning, Nolan Arenado was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks with Katie Woo first reporting a deal with close. Later, Jeff Passan confirmed the move. Nic Piecoro had the salary details: And Mark Feinsand added this: In return, the Cardinals will receive RHP Jack Martinez, who was selected in the 8th round of last year’s […]
From Purple Row | 28 days ago | 5 reads
The Arizona Diamondbacks are in agreement with the St. Louis Cardinals to acquire third baseman Nolan Arenado in exchange for 2025 8th-Round draft pick, Jack Martinez, a right-handed pitcher. Arenado has already agreed to waive his complete no-trade clause. Arenado is still owed two years and $42MM, though the Rockies are on the hook for […]
From AZ Snake Pit | 28 days ago | 0 reads
MLB Trade Rumors: Nolan Arenado is being traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks by the St. Louis Cardinals, per multiple reports. Arenado, who turns 35 in April, originally came up with the Colorado Rockies, and was one of the best players in baseball for a decade with them. The Rockies extended him but, to the amazement […]
From Lone Star Ball | 28 days ago | 7 reads
It appears that one of Chaim Bloom’s most difficult off-season priorities may be about to become a reality. Multiple reports say the St. Louis Cardinals are working to complete a trade of Nolan Arenado to the Arizona Diamondbacks. I saw this just shared by MLB Trade Rumors. Katie Woo and Ken Rosenthal are saying that […]
From Viva El Birdos | 28 days ago | 3 reads
Eighteen years ago today. The trade was official on the 14th, but we got wind of it on the 12th, so let’s split the difference. In the middle of a very slow January for Blue Jays news, the Jays traded Troy Glaus to the Cardinals for Scott Rolen. As Hugo said in his post on […]
From Bluebird Banter | 28 days ago | 2 reads
Good morning, Camden Chatters. It was a quiet day on the MLB hot stove yesterday, unless you count the Cardinals signing former Oriole (and Baltimore native) Bruce Zimmermann to a minor league deal, which I do not. The calendar is creeping closer toward spring training and all those remaining big-name free agents are going to […]
From Camden Chat | 28 days ago | 3 reads
Last season in 2025, JoJo Romero pitched 61 IP in 65 games, posting a 2.07 ERA and a 3.28 FIP. Those are strong marks for a full-season reliever. The part of JoJo’s game that leaves a question mark is the swing and miss. Only a 21.6 K% and an 11.4 BB% will give acquiring teams […]
From Viva El Birdos | 28 days ago | 0 reads
I have a question that I don’t have an answer to, but it might be the key between the St. Louis Cardinals well-publicized rebuild lasting half a decade or a year or two. Is it possible that the newly-deployed player development tools that the St. Louis Cardinals have put into place can fix Nolan Gorman […]
From Viva El Birdos | 28 days ago | 1 read
The time has come! Yes, it is time to vote on the Cardinals’ best prospects. I am forced to start this without a Brendan Donovan trade, without a JoJo Romero trade, and without a Nolan Arenado trade. Okay the latter is not likely to matter, because I doubt he returns a top 20 prospect. And […]
From Viva El Birdos | 29 days ago | 2 reads
“We don’t start stuff, but we will stop stuff; we will end stuff.” That quote from World Series winning Cubs manager Joe Maddon after a September game against the Cardinals sticks with me 11 years later. And that it resurfaced from my memory banks after a Bears-Packers thriller makes sense. After all, the Packers did a lot of talking in the days leading up to Saturday’s game against at Soldier Field in Chicago. But it was the Bears, with their play on the field, who came away with the fin...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 30 days ago | 2 reads
Despite the St. Louis Cardinals stating that a power-hitting righty outfielder is on their offseason wishlist, fans have heard little to nothing about how the people in charge feel about the incumbent outfield. As of now, the Cardinals seem to have Victor Scott II and Jordan Walker written in pen for center and right field, […]
From Viva El Birdos | 30 days ago | 5 reads
The Arizona Cardinals have eight names the first week of their newest coaching search. So, what does the list look like? So, if you want to “rank” the coaching candidates for the Arizona Cardinals here is how I would rank them. Homerun Hire Klint Kubiak – The current offensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks would […]
From Revenge of the Birds | about 1 month ago | 5 reads
While we wait for the player logjam to clear, I’m going to busy myself with other pursuits. Recently has been the time to get more serious about understanding all this technology the Cardinals have fallen behind in adapting. What is it? How does it help? Approach When I started this journey, what I found is […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 1 month ago | 6 reads
The St. Louis Cardinals have managed to avoid arbitration hearings with all 7 eligible players according to multiple reports today. Derrick Gould of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch shared the arbitration news regarding JoJo Romero, Matthew Liberatore and Brendan Donovan. Robert Murray dropped an update on X on Lars Nootbaar. Katie Woo had the scoop on […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The St. Louis Cardinals have announced the official Cardinal Caravan schedule today revealing which players will be participating and what locations they’ll be traveling to. This was just shared by the St. Louis Cardinals on social media. In case you can’t see the small print of the Cardinals share, here’s the rundown of who’s going […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
A few days ago, the Cardinals acquired left-handed reliever Justin Bruhl from the Cleveland Guardians for cash considerations. In order to do this, they DFA’d Zak Kent and while I think Kent was meant as a lottery ticket, I am also sure they are making a calculated gamble he will go unclaimed. He was DFA’d […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The dynamics of the National League Central continue to shift as the St. Louis Cardinals continue their rebuild of their minor league system with many unknowns on their major league roster while the Chicago Cubs made a big trade for Miami Marlins pitcher Edward Cabrera. I first saw the news of this Chicago Cubs acquisition […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
The premise of this article isn’t something that I can actually prove, but it’s something that is interesting to think about. The King of Total Bases last year was Shohei Ohtani, who is pretty fast! And faster than his AL counterpart, Aaron Judge. Since those two have both speed and power, they may not be […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
ESPN is one of the nation’s leading sports sites. We all log on at some point to catch up on our European soccer teams, what dates are the college football playoffs, if Caitlin Clark is healthy enough to begin play in the WNBA, and which NASCAR driver is the points leader. RELATED: CARDINALS 2026 MOCK […]
From Revenge of the Birds | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
I was a Nolan Arenado fan when he was a member of the Colorado Rockies and was thrilled when he was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals. It’s been difficult watching his performance decline due to injuries and age-related decline. Is it possible that a potential trade to the Los Angeles Angels could revive his […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 1 month ago | 8 reads
This week, Jake, Gabe, and Scott are talking to Cardinals 2025 Rule 5 selection (Triple-A phase) Ryan Murphy! Ryan is an RHP who was drafted in the 5th round of the Covid 2020 draft! Murphy spent the majority of the season recovering from Tommy John surgery and had the opportunity to pitch in the Arizona […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Taylor Davis had become a folk hero to Cubs fans when he hit a game-tying grand slam against the Cardinals in a game in May 2019. That’s always fun to re-watch, so here it is [VIDEO]. Your browser does not support the video tag. Davis played in just 20 games over parts of three seasons […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
This coming season, if the current roster holds true, the lineup is going to look very similar to the one that ended the season in Los Angeles. Nick Castellanos has been swapped out for Adolis Garcia, but other than that, it looks remarkably similar. There is still a lot of time left to make another […]
From The Good Phight | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The Cardinals are in a very familiar place as of late, a place the Cardinals were in all of last offseason, which is a holding pattern of sorts. The holding pattern being caused by potential trades that will probably happen but haven’t yet. The Cardinals are in a more advantageous position now though, basically waiting […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 1 month ago | 7 reads
It’s been clear since the beginning of the off-season that the St. Louis Cardinals planned to shop Brendan Donovan as nearly every team in the league has some level of interest. I’m still in favor of the Cardinals maximizing the value of players including Donovan, but I now have to ask the question of what […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 1 month ago | 3 reads