I just love Miles Mikolas starts. He works quick, throws strikes, induces a ton of bad contact, and absolutely refuses to walk guys. He also strikes a reasonable number of dudes out. Tonight, Miles takes on the extremely rebuilding Royals. Insert royal wedding joke here. Just kidding, I don't do jokes. Ian Kennedy, who was…
Losing Paul DeJong Hurts
Yesterday, Paul DeJong and Matt Bowman became the 9th and 10th Cardinals presently on the disabled list. Having 2/5 of your team on the DL is never great, but we've weathered these storms before. Consider the impact of each non-Paul DeJong injury: 4 of our injured players are relievers. While each of Bowman, Gregerson, Lyons,…
Cardinals Injury Update: Paul DeJong, Matt Bowman to DL
Earlier today, the Cardinals announced that Paul DeJong had suffered a fractured left hand during last night's game, and will head to the 10-day disabled list. Word on the street is that he's going to need surgery and will miss significant time. Matt Bowman is also headed to the 10-day DL with blisters on his…
5.17.18 Recap: Phils sink Cards as bullpen woes, offensive anemia persist
The Cardinals play the Phillies tonight. It's hard to believe that the Phillies, recently freed of Ruben Amaro Jr.'s yoke of horrendous mega-contracts, are 23-16 in a year that they weren't expected to contend. It's hard to believe that we just split 6 games against the woebegone Padres and the forlorn, forsaken Twins. It's hard…
5/15/18 Recap: Cards Fall to Twins, Again
Jack Flaherty came up today, in a move that seemed a couple weeks overdue. He faces off against one of his fellow Exciting Young Arms, Jose Berrios, as the Cardinals look to rebound from their San Diego split and the lackluster games that preceded it (including the 0-2 miniseries against the Twins!). Lineups look like…
ICYMI: John Fleming’s Thursday 5/10 Recap, from On Location at Petco Park
Site manager John J. Fleming is currently in San Diego, and he recapped Thursday night's game from Petco on his phone through a non-negligible, but undetermined, quantity of beer. John posted the recap, and some folks may have gotten to it through Twitter, but it never hit the front page here on the site. It…
5/11/18 Recap – Save Some Dingers for Later, Guys
Game 2 of the set in San Diego saw Luke Weaver take the fight to the Friars lineup, facing Eric Lauer, a 22-year-old 2016 1st round draft pick out of Kent State. 2 things about Lauer - he'd probably be a top 10 prospect in most systems, and he'd probably still be in the minors…
A Look at Miles Mikolas
Shohei Ohtani made history this past offseason by leaving Japan's NPB to join MLB at the ripe old age of 23, much younger than most Japanese imports, as a bona fide 2-way superstar. If you follow baseball, you don't need to be told that Ohtani generated more hype than any prospect in recent history. In…
Cardinals/Twins 5/8/18–a recap of a boring baseball game, part II
After yesterday's utterly forgettable performance against the Twins, the Cardinals tried to salvage a split today before the off-day tomorrow. The theory was that Carlos Martinez, being better than John Gant, might fare better against Twins batsmen, while Jake Odorizzi, being a more well-known mediocre quantity than Fernando Romero, might surrender a bunch of dingers…
5.6.18 Recap: Fowler Seals Sweep of Cubs With Dramatic 14th-Inning Walkoff Homer
The Hometown Heroes shoot for the sweep against their ancient enemies tonight. Cardinals own the Central at the moment, with a game over the Brewers, 2 over the Pirates, and 2.5 over the Cubs. You might say it's too early to be looking at standings, but 2 things - 1.) We're right about 20% of…
St. Louis Bullpen 