Resurgent Miles Mikolas returns to All-Star form
While still pacing behind his 2018 performance (4.2 fWAR over 200 & 2/3 innings pitched), the 2022 version of Miles Mikolas has regained...
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Joe Schwarz
- Apr 14, 2020
- 4 min
Don't sleep on Génesis Cabrera
The St. Louis Cardinals lost the Tommy Pham trade. Based on the loud majority(?) of Cardinals twitter, this is an undeniable fact. Do not...
Joe Schwarz
- Apr 7, 2018
- 3 min
A Carlos Martínez update after gem versus Milwaukee Brewers
After 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 Schwarz
- Mar 23, 2018
- 10 min
UCB Round table: Most valuable Cardinal in 2018
Each offseason, Daniel Shoptaw -- you probably know him as @C70 -- hosts a round table for members of the United Cardinal Bloggers. It is...
Joe Schwarz
- Mar 12, 2018
- 2 min
In third spring training start, Miles Mikolas flashes repertoire depth
After two spring training starts, the panic button was at the ready for many Cardinals fans regarding Miles Mikolas, the team's second...
Joe Schwarz
- Feb 23, 2018
- 5 min
Pitch tunneling with Luke Weaver
Considering the front office's confidence with internal pitching options as the regular season draws near, the importance of Luke Weaver...
Joe Schwarz
- Feb 7, 2018
- 6 min
Pitch Tunneling 101
Good morning and welcome to Pitch Tunneling 101. While "pitch tunneling" seems like it should be easy enough to understand, it can...
Joe Schwarz
- Jan 31, 2018
- 3 min
Setting up the fastball with Dominic Leone
Last week, I did my best to introduce right-handed relief pitcher Dominic Leone -- the newest addition to the 2018 bullpen of the St....
Joe Schwarz
- Jan 24, 2018
- 6 min
Dominic Leone shores up St. Louis Cardinals bullpen
Last Friday, the Cardinals traded displaced outfielder Randal Grichuk -- an exciting but undeniably inconsistent power bat -- to the Blue...
Joe Schwarz
- Jan 15, 2018
- 1 min
Pitch talks with Jack Flaherty
In which Jack Flaherty, one of the Cardinals top pitching prospects, speaks about his deep repertoire, whether it's difficult to keep...
Joe Schwarz
- Jan 14, 2018
- 3 min
Curveball plays vital role in completing Michael Wacha's repertoire
Admittedly, one of the more interesting discoveries while looking back through last season's statistics was just how much value Michael...
Joe Schwarz
- Jan 14, 2018
- 1 min
Tommy Pham endorses FanGraphs
At the 2018 St. Louis Cardinals Winter Warmup, Tommy Pham formally endorsed FanGraphs as "his site."
Joe Schwarz
- Jan 13, 2018
- 1 min
Austin Gomber pitch grips
Austin Gomber is arguably the best Cardinals minor league starting pitcher nobody is really talking about. A fourth round pick in 2014,...
Joe Schwarz
- Jan 13, 2018
- 1 min
Carson Kelly, Alex Reyes on best St. Louis Cardinals fastball
At 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 Schwarz
- Jan 8, 2018
- 3 min
Introduction to Battle of the Pitches: Sequencing Edition
First 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 Schwarz
- Dec 26, 2017
- 1 min
*video* The Jack Flaherty Experience
Per request, I dove deeper into my findings of Jack Flaherty, based off my recent article "A Bright Future for Jack Flaherty" In this...
Joe Schwarz
- Dec 20, 2017
- 5 min
A bright future for Jack Flaherty
Jack 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 Schwarz
- Dec 13, 2017
- 5 min
Can 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 Schwarz
- Dec 5, 2017
- 3 min
Sinker-slider sequence key for Carlos Martinez versus lefties
Welcome to the final edition of what I hope has been an informative three-post series focused on Carlos Martinez's continued struggles...
Joe Schwarz
- Dec 4, 2017
- 1 min
VIDEO: Carlos Martinez versus lefties
In case you missed it, last week I wrote a post titled "Solving Carlos Martinez's struggles versus left-handed hitters." Admittedly, it...