Latest news and updates about the Cardinals
The Red Sox today acquired three-time all-star first baseman (former catcher) Willson Contreras — and $8 million in cash to pay down part of the $41.5 million that remains in the last three years of his contract — from the St. Louis Cardinals (obviously) in exchange for Hunter Dobbins, single-A prospect Yhoiker Fajardo (#8 in […]
From Over the Monster | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The St. Louis Cardinals have made another major move and traded Willson Contreras to the Boston Red Sox for right-handed pitcher Hunter Dobbins and other minor league pitching prospects. Jeff Passan was the first I saw who shared word of this new move by the St. Louis Cardinals. According to MLB Trade Rumors, the St. […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
Hello! Big-time trade alert , featuring a former Cub (Willson Contreras), one of the Cubs regular-season rivals (the Cardinals), and one of the Cubs’ biggest sources of offseason competition, the Boston Red Sox! According to MLB insider Jeff Passan, the St. Louis Cardinals have traded first baseman Willson Contreras to the Boston Red Sox tonight. Let’s get into that! BREAKING: The Boston Red Sox are acquiring first baseman Willson Contreras in a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals, ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Coming into the offseason, I was excited for what I thought was going to be plenty of moves made early and often by the St. Louis Cardinals. Those expectations were met quickly with the trade of Sonny Gray, but then it has been tumbleweeds on the trade market since. With the holidays approaching, the unwritten […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
As the last days of 2025 pass us by, the Major League Baseball trade wire is heating up, but so far the St. Louis Cardinals have remained silent – for now. One of the biggest and most complicated trades this offseason was just completed between the Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates and the Tampa Bay Rays. […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Alec Burleson did some interesting things at the plate during the 2025 season. He improved his wRC+ from 106 to 124 while rewarding the Cardinals front office for their continued faith in him. It wasn’t all smooth sailing for Burly. After a rough start to the 2025 season, things came to a head when Oli […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
I have nothing to add in regard to Dustin May that hasn’t already been said. A plan and direction seem to be emerging. I will continue to watch, turn the pages and see how the story unfolds. In the meantime, I’ve tried to assemble more mental floss as the off-season slowly unfolds. This is a […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
After a fast start with Sonny Gray being traded from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Red Sox, the trade market has slowed to a crawl. There are, however, two changes to the potential trade market that could affect what the St. Louis Cardinals do with Brendan Donovan. As I shared a few days […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
It’s been a slow week since for the Dodgers since their signing of Edwin Díaz, and although their names have been attached to marquee outfield names, they have yet to pull the trigger. While the Dodgers have been linked to players such as Kyle Tucker and Cody Bellinger, they have also been in the mix […]
From True Blue LA | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The Cardinals mostly chose to sit out doing anything last offseason, but they did do one thing. They signed Phil Maton in the middle of spring training to a 1 year, $2 million deal. He pitched well enough that, at the deadline, they received left-handed starting pitching prospect Mason Molina, right-handed reliever Skyler Hales, and […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 2 months ago | 5 reads
I want to be clear that this is not a complaint. The St. Louis Cardinals lack of dialogue about the status of Nolan Arenado is both necessary and expected, but as the winter months roll along it’s becoming difficult to imagine a happy ending to the desire to move him to another team. There are […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Today, the St. Louis Cardinals officially announced they have signed SP Dustin May. It’s a one-year deal worth $12M with a $20M mutual option for 2027. That is news, but it’s just the tip of the story. Dustin May, who has worn the number 85 every year since becoming a major leaguer, will be doing […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | about 2 months ago | 1 read
When the offseason started, the speculation that followed was one that most could have anticipated. The team was looking to upgrade and set their sights on the outfield as a place for improvement. It made sense. With Harrison Bader departing via free agency and Nick Castellanos basically persona non grata in the organization, there were […]
From The Good Phight | about 2 months ago | 6 reads
It was almost a foregone conclusion that the Cardinals would sign some middling but somewhat capable innings eater this offseason, with the rotation already looking pretty thin before Sonny Gray was traded away. To my knowledge, Dustin May was not mentioned by anyone in connection with the Cardinals. But when it happened, what made the […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
We’re just 66 short days away from Pitchers and Catchers reporting for Spring Training, and baseball will be back in full force before we know it! Let’s do a mid-offseason reset after the first 6 weeks have resulted in quite a bit of roster churn so far. Starting Rotation: Subtractions – Sonny Gray and Miles […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 2 months ago | 5 reads
MLB RUMORS — Munetaka Murakami, the younger, homer-happy free agent slugger from Japan with strikeout issues, has until December 22 at 4pm CT to sign with a big league team. If he doesn’t, he’ll have to head back to Japan. So … how come there are literally NO rumors about his potential interests or suitors? Even Ken Rosenthal, who still expects Murakami to land a deal before time expires next Monday, concedes that “his destination remains a mystery.” It’s pretty odd, especially now that ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 5 reads
On Saturday, the Cardinals signed right-handed starting pitcher Dustin May to a one-year contract with a mutual option. As far as I know, the details of the contract are unknown aside from that. It’s irrelevant anyway in my opinion. If we knew the Cardinals had $20 million to spend, whatever he gets would be relevant. […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
For the 2026 version of the St. Louis Cardinals, I will call Saturday’s signing of Dustin May a “splash” move for the organization. Until this point, their biggest transaction was trading away from the rotation but the newest member of the Cardinals does provide some stability to a rotation full of question marks. Of course, […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
This evening, Katie Woo of The Athletic published an article with the headline “Mariners, Giants emerge as front-runners for Brendan Donovan trade: Sources.” Woo was the site’s Cardinals beat writer until this offseason, when she left that beat to cover the Dodgers, but she obviously still has her sources in St. Louis. That could mean […]
From McCovey Chronicles | about 2 months ago | 7 reads
The St. Louis Cardinals are reportedly adding a veteran to their pitching staff. A report says that the team and free agent Dustin May are in agreement on a contract pending a physical. Thanks to the always reliable MLB Trade Rumors, we know that the St. Louis Cardinals are signing right-handed pitcher Dustin May if […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Slowly but surely, we’re learning what the St. Louis Cardinals were doing behind the scenes at the MLB Winter Meetings this week and the days that follow. A brand new report indicates the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox are discussing Willson Contreras. Kudos to MLB Trade Rumors for the catch that Chris Cotillo […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
The Dodgers on Friday claimed outfielder Michael Siani off waivers from the Atlanta Braves, adding a true center fielder to the 40-man roster mix. Siani has played parts of four seasons in the majors with the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals, hitting .221/.277/.270 with a 58 wRC+, two home runs, and 21 stolen bases […]
From True Blue LA | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
After sorting through and writing about the Fangraphs prospect update in recent weeks, I got to wondering about some players who weren’t on this list of prospects and who might find themselves on it after the next update. Who in the system is not on a prospect list NOW but could well be by this […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 2 months ago | 6 reads
1925 The first championship ever secured on the grounds of Comiskey Park came with a 13-0 Chicago Cardinals win over the Hammond Pros. It was sweet revenge for the Cardinals, who had given Hammond its only win of 1925 with a season-opening upset in Indiana, 10-6. But this “title” was not without controversy. Six days […]
From South Side Sox | about 2 months ago | 5 reads
The two biggest power bats in free agency are off the board. So where do Craig Breslow and the Red Sox go next given that they entered the offseson intent on landing a bat? If this report is to believed, they have opened up trade talks with the Cardinals for Willson “Don’t Forget Second L” […]
From Over the Monster | about 2 months ago | 3 reads