The Cardinals Position Players Stack Up Well With The NL's Best
The St. Louis Cardinals 2023 Position Players are set to stack up with the best of the NL quite well. The Cardinals finished the 2022...
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Ben Cerutti
- Jan 2
- 8 min
2024 Rotation
Hello readers! The 2023 season is almost upon us and the 2023 rotation is basically set, so I'm going to talk to you about the 2024...
Ben Cerutti
- Dec 8, 2022
- 9 min
St. Louis Cardinals Name Yadi's Heir: Willson Contreras
On 12/7/2022, the St. Louis Cardinals have signed the heir apparent to Yadier Molina here in St. Louis at the catcher position. Rather...
Ben Cerutti
- Aug 10, 2022
- 4 min
The 2022 Deadline was NOT the 2021 Deadline
There is a relatively small, but relatively loud contingent of the St. Louis Cardinals fanbase who was (prior to the double sweep of the...
Ben Cerutti
- Aug 7, 2022
- 6 min
Effective Piggyback?
When the Cardinals traded for both Jose Quintana and Jordan Montgomery at the trade deadline, they went from having four starting...
Ben Cerutti
- Jul 6, 2022
- 11 min
2022 Projections - Halfway Point Check In
At the beginning of the season, I put up a very bare bones version of my projections this year. Between the lockout and some other...
Ben Cerutti
- Jul 1, 2022
- 12 min
Is Andre Pallante For Real?
Last week I wrote an article titled "Is Brendan Donovan For Real?" You can find that here. I feel like, as Cardinals fans, we'd seen...
Ben Cerutti
- Jun 26, 2022
- 9 min
Is Brendan Donovan For Real?
By now, everyone in Cardinal Nation has heard of the wonder kid of the St. Louis Cardinals. However, it was a surprise wonder kid. A...
Ben Cerutti
- Jun 6, 2022
- 9 min
A Masterclass in Load Management: Oli Marmol
I'm just going to come right out and say it. #STLCards manager, Oliver Marmol, had one hell of a weekend in Chicago. I'm going to call it...
Ben Cerutti
- May 12, 2022
- 10 min
A Six Start Check In On Steven Matz
Hello! My name is Ben Cerutti. It's been a while, so I figured I might re-introduce myself to this blogging community. I am coming at you...
Ben Cerutti
- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
2022 Projections Overview
For the 2022 season, I'm going to try something a little different here. I have never done this, but think that this year is as good as...
Ben Cerutti
- Mar 18, 2022
- 11 min
Not My Preferred Offseason
The 2021-22 offseason has been an enormous disappointment for me in regards to moves made by my St. Louis Cardinals. I haven't really...
Ben Cerutti
- Nov 26, 2021
- 6 min
A Dive Into Some 2022 Free Agent Pitchers
A short list of only 16 remaining (d'oh, took too long to write, 15 remaining) free agent pitchers were 10+ percentage points better than...
Ben Cerutti
- Nov 25, 2021
- 5 min
Can the Cardinals Count On Jake Woodford As A Starter In 2022?
I feel that Jake Woodford is going to be a controversial player for some Cardinals fans in 2022. In 2021, he had a tale of two seasons...
Ben Cerutti
- Nov 15, 2021
- 7 min
The 2022 St. Louis Cardinals Have Rotation Holes Because of Squandering 2019-2021 Opportunities
The 2022 St. Louis Cardinals have just begun to form their team for the upcoming season. The Cardinals are currently linked to many of...
Ben Cerutti
- Aug 3, 2021
- 8 min
My Trade Deadline 2021 Reaction
I'll just start today's post with telling you that I really dislike the two trades the Cardinals made at the 2021 Trade Deadline. In...
Ben Cerutti
- Jul 29, 2021
- 10 min
2021 Trade Deadline - Pitchers That Move The Needle Now AND Later?
Hello again! This is the second installment of a 2021 Trade Deadline series here at Birds On The Black! If you missed the first one, it...
Ben Cerutti
- Jul 23, 2021
- 5 min
The Curious Usage of Kwang-Hyun Kim
Adam Wainwright is the standard bearer of the St. Louis Cardinals rotation. Even in 2021. Even at age 39 (until Trade Deadline Day, and...
Ben Cerutti
- Jun 24, 2021
- 10 min
What the *#@& is going on with these Cardinals?
Sorry for the title. I'm a bit salty, apparently. But seriously, what the *#@& is going on with these Cardinals? I know there are plenty...
Ben Cerutti
- Jun 18, 2021
- 10 min
Tommy Edman, Right-Handed Hitter: coming soon to a team near you?
About a year ago, MLB.com put out an article, about the best switch-hitting team of all time. It had plenty of high profile names on it....
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