By acquiring Jose Quintana, the Cardinals continue to aim higher
Admittedly, I was disappointed when Tuesday’s trade deadline came and passed, and the Cardinals biggest acquisition was José Quintana....
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Zach Gifford
- Aug 25, 2020
- 5 min
Positive, Early Signs for Harrison Bader
For most players, by this point in the season, you could scroll around their Fangraphs page and think about maybe drawing conclusions...
Zach Gifford
- Jul 29, 2020
- 4 min
It's time to make the Lane change
For the next two days, at least. After another rough night at the plate, the pressure continues to mount on Harrison Bader. Given the...
Zach Gifford
- Jul 28, 2020
- 3 min
Matt Carpenter has a best seller
We’re three games into the 2020 season, and it already looks like we might be nearing the end. The Cardinals are coming off a loss to the...
Zach Gifford
- Jun 15, 2020
- 8 min
Honestly, how profitable is baseball?
Bill DeWitt made headlines last week when he told Frank Cusumano of 590TheFan that “the [baseball] industry isn’t very profitable.” From...
Zach Gifford
- Apr 13, 2020
- 5 min
Pitchers Who Rake: Top Cardinals Pitchers at the Plate
Over the last couple weeks, reports surfaced detailing how Major League Baseball may attempt to play a COVID-shortened 2020 season. First...
Zach Gifford
- Feb 26, 2020
- 6 min
There's Finally a Book on Matt Carpenter
Earlier this morning, Tara Wellman sent me a link to this video of Matt Carpenter talking about his approach at the plate: For the tl;dw...
Zach Gifford
- Feb 25, 2020
- 5 min
Should Harrison Bader swing more?
Spring has finally sprung, and the St. Louis Cardinals have begun playing exhibition baseball games. And, while the games don’t count,...
Zach Gifford
- Feb 14, 2020
- 5 min
John Brebbia, Edgertronics, and what happens when you get under a slider
At the start of spring training, John Brebbia was spotted using an Edgertronic and sensor to analyze his spin rate, spin axis, and pitch...
Zach Gifford
- Feb 10, 2020
- 5 min
John Brebbia lets it fly
For a two month period lasting from All-Star game until September 22nd, John Brebbia was arguably the St. Louis Cardinals best reliever....
Zach Gifford
- Feb 6, 2020
- 4 min
Tommy Edman is probably good
On Tuesday night, the Boston Red Sox partnered with the Los Angeles Dodgers to drop a bomb on the baseball world, sending Mookie Betts...
Zach Gifford
- Jan 24, 2020
- 4 min
Dakota Hudson and the Wasteland
When the Nolan Arenado to St. Louis trade rumors started swirling, Dakota Hudson was mentioned as a potential centerpiece for the...
Zach Gifford
- Jan 17, 2020
- 6 min
Paul DeJong shifted right to go left
Last week, Statcast released their long-awaited new defensive metric, Infielder Outs Above Average (OAA). For the uninitiated, Infielder...
Zach Gifford
- Jan 14, 2020
- 3 min
The Cardinals are betting on Bader
Last week, the St. Louis Cardinals made noise for the first time this offseason by striking a deal with the Tampa Bay Rays. The swap,...
Zach Gifford
- Jan 9, 2020
- 6 min
Evaluating the Arenado option for the Cardinals
According to this report today from Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Colorado Rockies are almost certainly going to trade their...
Zach Gifford
- Jan 6, 2020
- 7 min
Marcell Ozuna has a slice
Back in November, the FanGraphs staff ranked Marcell Ozuna as the seventh best available free agent. In that article, Kiley McDaniel and...
Zach Gifford
- Jan 3, 2020
- 4 min
Miles Mikolas causes trouble with his curve
On Tuesday night, after weeks of reading everyone’s year-in-review post and reflecting back on 2019, we celebrated the new year and...
Zach Gifford
- Aug 15, 2018
- 3 min
No one steals on Yadier Molina
On Tuesday night, Yadier Molina made his 22nd consecutive start behind the plate for the St. Louis Cardinals. Since July 1st, the only...
Zach Gifford
- Jul 30, 2018
- 6 min
Austin Gomber expanded his arsenal
As a minor league starter, Gomber succeeded using a repertoire which featured three average or slightly better pitches. For the first...
Zach Gifford
- Jul 23, 2018
- 4 min
Matt Carpenter and power efficiency
On Sunday afternoon in the final game of a five game series with the Chicago Cubs, Matt Carpenter failed to hit a home run. Normally, a...