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Ask Rob Cerfolio Your October Monthly Reader Mailbag Questions!

The October monthly reader mailbag episode features Cardinals Assistant General Manager and Head of Player Performance Rob Cerfolio! Last time, we, the writing staff, were able to ask our questions. Now it’s the fans’ turn, and I will filter through the best, of course, and have them answered on this weeks episode of the podcast! […]

2 months ago | 2 reads

Looking at a potential Arenado deal

For the first time since at least when there was some buzz about the Cardinals maybe signing Bryce Harper (which if you remember correctly, peaked when Harper and Nelly appeared in a video together), this offseason brings about a lot of uncertainty. We’ve had quite a string of predictable offseasons. There were no real questions […]

2 months ago | 3 reads

The under-appreciated Willson Contreras

The article title may upset some of you who feel that Willson Contreras has been treated exactly as he should. I will say that I am probably one of the biggest Contreras and supporters of him on the Cardinals, but it was not always that way. As a Cardinals fan in the Chicagoland area, anything […]

2 months ago | 2 reads

The St. Louis Cardinals most surprising hitter in 2025

I started a project with a plan for three articles, one each for the biggest surprise in the category of defense, offense and pitching. I did pitchers and now I’m moving on to hitters. Who was the most surprising (in a good way) hitter this year? We have a couple of entries people could advocate […]

2 months ago | 2 reads

Hunt and Peck: Last Call for the Brewers

In the ever changing world of Minor League Prospect rankings, future Card JJ Wetherholt is now the No. 5 overall prospect and new President of Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom seemed pretty adamant that Wetherholt will get a chance to earn a spot on the Opening Day roster once camp begins. “He’s impressive and he’s got […]

2 months ago | 2 reads

We all owe Oli Marmol an apology after Mike Shildt drama

By now, everyone knows what just took place with former Cardinals manager Mike Shildt in San Diego and how it mirrors what led to him being fired in 2021. I have to say it’s nice to finally have some answers, but I don’t think I’m alone in that my opinion on the matter has changed. […]

2 months ago | 1 read

Full of Shildt

I hesitate to write this article, but one cannot deny its newsworthiness and timeliness. It was talked about in yesterday’s comments and I’m sure it will be talked about in the future on this site. It just seems weird to not address the Mike Shildt situation in an official article. Especially given the complete lack […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

2025 Statistical Party: A Listicle for your mid-October Perusal

So I am on a big Soundgarden kick lately. I really got into their last album King Animal more than I had when it was released. It’s actually a really good album! So today I have been revisiting the entire Soundgarden discography. In my opinion the two best rock vocalists of all time are Chris […]

3 months ago | 0 reads