It feels appropriate that the news that St. Louis Cardinals fans had been anticipating for what is now years, the trade of third baseman Nolan Arenado to the Arizona Diamondbacks, would drop less than three days after their biggest rival signed the top third baseman on the market, with the Chicago Cubs signing Alex Bregman.…
No St. Louis Cardinals player is less going to be traded than Nolan Arenado
As a veteran of the First Great Nolan Arenado Trade Rumors Posting War, I believe that the lessons which I learned during the first cycle of Nolan Arenado trade rumors are instructive about the future of the Cardinals third baseman. In 2019, the Colorado Rockies signed their star third baseman Nolan Arenado to an eight-year,…
Did Nolan Arenado lock up his Hall of Fame induction last weekend?
On Saturday, Nolan Arenado went 0-for-5 with four strikeouts. He did make a pretty nifty defensive play, but it would be safe to say that this was not going to be the game his supporters note when crafting his case for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame five years after his retirement. But…
Projecting the next unique Cardinals WAR leader
From 2011 through 2022, the St. Louis Cardinals have had a new WAR leader every season. Who will be the new name added to the list in 2023?
Why the Cardinals lost
Over the course of their 2022 National League Wild Card Series defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies, the St. Louis Cardinals saddled Phillies pitchers who have not been Cy Young contenders over the last two seasons with a 5.40 ERA. Against Zack Wheeler, who finished a close second in Cy Young Award balloting…
Paul Goldschmidt, Nolan Arenado, and Tommy Edman are on the verge of Cardinals history
The 2004 St. Louis Cardinals have the most wins in franchise history among seasons where most of the league's top players were not on active duty during World War II. If the 2022 Cardinals, a team which is already in good position to make the postseason, were to win the final twenty-four games of their…
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