Joe SchwarzApr 14, 20204 minDon't sleep on Génesis CabreraThe St. Louis Cardinals lost the Tommy Pham trade. Based on the loud majority(?) of Cardinals twitter, this is an undeniable fact. Do not...
Joe SchwarzApr 7, 20183 minA Carlos Martínez update after gem versus Milwaukee BrewersAfter a forgettable opening day start versus the New York Mets, Carlos Martínez downright dominated (8.1 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K) the...
Joe SchwarzMar 23, 201810 minUCB Round table: Most valuable Cardinal in 2018Each offseason, Daniel Shoptaw -- you probably know him as @C70 -- hosts a round table for members of the United Cardinal Bloggers. It is...
Joe SchwarzMar 12, 20182 minIn third spring training start, Miles Mikolas flashes repertoire depthAfter two spring training starts, the panic button was at the ready for many Cardinals fans regarding Miles Mikolas, the team's second...
Joe SchwarzFeb 23, 20185 minPitch tunneling with Luke WeaverConsidering the front office's confidence with internal pitching options as the regular season draws near, the importance of Luke Weaver...
Joe SchwarzFeb 7, 20186 minPitch Tunneling 101Good morning and welcome to Pitch Tunneling 101. While "pitch tunneling" seems like it should be easy enough to understand, it can...
Joe SchwarzJan 31, 20183 minSetting up the fastball with Dominic LeoneLast week, I did my best to introduce right-handed relief pitcher Dominic Leone -- the newest addition to the 2018 bullpen of the St....
Joe SchwarzJan 24, 20186 minDominic Leone shores up St. Louis Cardinals bullpenLast Friday, the Cardinals traded displaced outfielder Randal Grichuk -- an exciting but undeniably inconsistent power bat -- to the Blue...
Joe SchwarzJan 15, 20181 minPitch talks with Jack FlahertyIn which Jack Flaherty, one of the Cardinals top pitching prospects, speaks about his deep repertoire, whether it's difficult to keep...
Joe SchwarzJan 14, 20183 minCurveball plays vital role in completing Michael Wacha's repertoireAdmittedly, one of the more interesting discoveries while looking back through last season's statistics was just how much value Michael...
Joe SchwarzJan 14, 20181 minTommy Pham endorses FanGraphsAt the 2018 St. Louis Cardinals Winter Warmup, Tommy Pham formally endorsed FanGraphs as "his site."
Joe SchwarzJan 13, 20181 minAustin Gomber pitch gripsAustin Gomber is arguably the best Cardinals minor league starting pitcher nobody is really talking about. A fourth round pick in 2014,...
Joe SchwarzJan 13, 20181 minCarson Kelly, Alex Reyes on best St. Louis Cardinals fastballAt the 2018 St. Louis Cardinals Winter Warmup, I asked Carson Kelly and Alex Reyes who throws the best fastball on the St. Louis Cardinals.
Joe SchwarzJan 8, 20183 minIntroduction to Battle of the Pitches: Sequencing EditionFirst and foremost, I want to wish you all a happy new year as this is my first blog post of 2018. Second, it appears that I will be...
Joe SchwarzDec 26, 20171 min*video* The Jack Flaherty ExperiencePer request, I dove deeper into my findings of Jack Flaherty, based off my recent article "A Bright Future for Jack Flaherty" In this...
Joe SchwarzDec 20, 20175 minA bright future for Jack FlahertyJack Flaherty -- who turned 22 years old in October -- made his Major League debut in 2017, two and a half years after being drafted 34th...
Joe SchwarzDec 13, 20175 minCan John Brebbia build on solid debut season?Depending on which version of Wins Above Replacement (WAR) you prefer, St. Louis Cardinals reliever John Brebbia either had a great...
Joe SchwarzDec 5, 20173 minSinker-slider sequence key for Carlos Martinez versus leftiesWelcome to the final edition of what I hope has been an informative three-post series focused on Carlos Martinez's continued struggles...
Joe SchwarzDec 4, 20171 minVIDEO: Carlos Martinez versus leftiesIn case you missed it, last week I wrote a post titled "Solving Carlos Martinez's struggles versus left-handed hitters." Admittedly, it...
Joe SchwarzNov 28, 20177 minSolving Carlos Martinez's struggles versus leftiesFor the third consecutive season as a full-time starting pitcher, Carlos Martinez provided the St. Louis Cardinals with more than three...