chbrownsonApr 19, 20196 minWe should have seen this comingWhen Dakota Hudson arrived on the scene in St. Louis last year it didn’t take him long to impress the coaching staff and work his way...
chbrownsonApr 3, 20195 minWhich Wacha will we see in 2019?As Michael Wacha took the mound in the 1st inning of Saturday’s start against the Brewers one of the Cards’ announcers made the statement...
chbrownsonMar 28, 20196 minAn early look at the 2019 scheduleOpening day, baby! Time to play some baseball. With the season getting started, I thought it a good idea to take a look at the Cardinals’...
chbrownsonMar 26, 20196 minCould this be the year it all falls apart?I hate to kick the season off with such a somber tone, so hopefully all this will be for naught...but I'm a little worried. There’s a lot...
chbrownsonDec 21, 20185 minAndrew Miller makes the bullpen a strength rather than a liabilityA few weeks back, I wrote extensively about the Cards’ bullpen needs and encouraged them to be aggressive with their pen. At the time I...
chbrownsonDec 18, 201811 minWhy I can empathize with Dexter Fowler(If you haven’t gotten a chance to read Bruno’s piece on his own experience with depression, I encourage you to do so. This piece will be...
chbrownsonDec 7, 20188 minMajor league teams are doing tanking wrongSam Hinkie, formerly of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, made tanking famous by deliberately putting bad teams on the court expressly for...
chbrownsonNov 30, 20186 minAbout GoldschmidtUnless you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple of weeks, you’re probably aware that the Cards have had some discussions with...
chbrownsonNov 28, 20188 minIt's money that mattersThe purpose of this piece isn’t meant to be specifically about the Cards’ attempt to sign Bryce Harper this offseason but is more meant...
chbrownsonNov 19, 20185 minThe Ozuna Conundrum, part 2A little more than a week ago, I posted part 1 of my attempt to solve the Ozuna conundrum – to figure out why he could hit the ball...
chbrownsonNov 10, 20188 minThe Ozuna Conundrum, part 1Let’s play a little game. Take a look at the table below and see if you can identify the 2 players. If you’re a Cardinals’ fan – and I...
chbrownsonNov 4, 20188 minThree trades Mo should explore if the Cards miss out on plans A & B.In my last 2 posts I’ve written about what the Cardinals’ 1st 2 options should be for this offseason. Plan A should be adding Bryce...
chbrownsonNov 1, 20188 minIf not Harper, Josh Donaldson would make a damn good plan B.About a week ago, I wrote about how the Cardinals needed to spend the money it took to sign Bryce Harper. He would fill a need in the...
chbrownsonOct 25, 20189 minBryce Harper -- Just do it!The Cardinals should sign Bryce Harper. I know that’s not a particularly novel or bold statement. The Cardinals have a desperate need for...
chbrownsonOct 16, 20189 minLet's find a trade for J-MartI just love Jose Martinez. The dude’s smile is infectious and you can tell that he truly loves the game of baseball. And he can really...
chbrownsonOct 12, 20187 minLet's fix the bullpenThis is the 4th part of my series on remaking the Cardinals’ bullpen in 2019. It’s clear that the current makeup of the Cardinals’...
chbrownsonOct 7, 20185 minLooking back and looking ahead to the Cards' pen(This is the 3rd part of a multi-part series on the bullpen and the steps that the Cardinals need to take to fix it.) A couple of days...
chbrownsonOct 6, 20187 minWhat to look for in a good reliever(This is the 2nd part of a multi-part series on the bullpen and the steps that the Cardinals need to take to fix it.) A couple of days...
chbrownsonOct 2, 20187 minReliever Retrospective: What might have been(This is the first of a multi-part series on the bullpen and the steps that need to be taken to fix what has become one of the team's...
chbrownsonSep 18, 20186 minSo, about Hicks' velocity on Sunday night...I want to make it clear as I begin here that I am not an expert on pitcher injuries, or pitchers, or injuries of any kind. I do read a...