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by cardsfansince82 » February 29 08, 3:17 pm
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welp, bye reading fangraphs
Beginning today, we’ll be moving our articles on both FanGraphs and RotoGraphs to a metered paywall. Readers will get 10...
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2024-2025 offseason

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Let the speculation, planning, decision-making and... lamenting(??) begin:

Chaim Bloom To Take On Larger Role In Cardinals’ Front Office

The...

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The coaching aspect isn’t really analogous, although Tomlin has already been given more leash than Chuck Noll or Bill Cowher (neither went as many...
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January 13 25, 9:57 pm
Mark Polishuk's NL Central comments

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by mikechamp » January 13 25, 4:34 pm

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These comments came from a chat with MLB Trade Rumors' Mark Polishuk that occurred on January 12.

More questions than last time, and 1 bonus...

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January 13 25, 4:34 pm
This Day in Baseball History....

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Longest strike in Major League Baseball history ends

Major League Baseball players are sent back to work after the longest strike in baseball...

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On January 14, 1988, the Cardinals signed Bob Horner to replace Jack Clark at first base. See why the Cardinals signed Horner despite Whitey Herzog’s...
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January 13 25, 11:34 am
Goldschmidt to NY Yankees

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by mtcefc » December 21 24, 12:05 pm
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January 12 25, 1:56 pm
StL will guage Arenado trade interest

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Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post Dispatch reports that the Cardinals are expected to gauge interest in Nolan Arenado on the trade market.
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The agent is Scott Boras.

Because, of course he is. Ugh.
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January 10 25, 1:08 pm
Former Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz passed away

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by Magneto2.0 » January 7 25, 9:10 pm

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Steve Adams' NL Central comments

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These comments came from a chat with MLB Trade Rumors' writer Steve Adams that occurred on January 7. (If you like him, you can find him on Twitter...

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Mark Polishuk's NL Central comments

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by mikechamp » January 6 25, 1:29 pm

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These comments came from a chat with MLB Trade Rumors' Mark Polishuk that occurred on January 5.

More questions this time, but no bonus questions....

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Feels like most teams searching for pitching at the deadline are doing so with an eye to playoff rotations. Only catering to teams who are in the...

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January 6 25, 4:43 pm
“The Turnaround” on Netflix

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25 minute documentary about a Phillies fan. Won’t say any more than that.

Don’t want to oversell it, but I think almost any baseball fan would like...

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Watched it at your recommendation.

Well-executed.

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Mark Polishuk's NL Central comments

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by mikechamp » December 31 24, 12:08 am

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These comments came from a chat with MLB Trade Rumors' Mark Polishuk that occurred on December 29.

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Interesting that he's saying teams aren't interested in prospects as a return this offseason.

My assumption when he says prospects, he's meaning...

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December 31 24, 8:45 am
Mark Polishuk's NL Central comments

Last post by mikechamp « December 30 24, 11:55 pm

by mikechamp » December 30 24, 11:55 pm

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These comments came from a chat with MLB Trade Rumors' Mark Polishuk that occurred on December 26.

This is the 2nd of 3 recent chats getting posted...

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Mark Polishuk's NL Central comments

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These comments came from a chat with MLB Trade Rumors' Mark Polishuk that occurred on December 22.

He does a lot of chats during the holidays, so...

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December 30 24, 11:42 pm
Corbin Burnes signs with the Arizona Diamondbacks (6 years/210 million)

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by Magneto2.0 » December 28 24, 1:02 am

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December 29 24, 8:14 am
Today is Ozzie's 70th birthday

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Happy birthday to the Wizard of Oz

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Rickey Henderson has passed away

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by Spider John » December 21 24, 12:20 pm
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as a kid, I was always so mad when people would say that Ricky was better than Lou Brock.Im a Cardinals homer! I grew up, thinking Brock was an...
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December 24 24, 7:11 pm
Cubs trade Cody Bellinger to the Yankees

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by Magneto2.0 » December 17 24, 3:45 pm
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December 23 24, 8:56 am
Tropicana Field

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December 19 24, 9:02 am
Kyle Tucker traded to the Chicago Cubs

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by Magneto2.0 » December 13 24, 1:55 pm
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Is Holliday the last player the cardinals traded for that was on the right side of the aging curve?

Holliday and Arenado were roughly the same age...
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December 17 24, 3:34 pm
Steve Adams' NL Central comments

Last post by mikechamp « December 17 24, 3:01 pm

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These comments came from a chat with MLB Trade Rumors' writer Steve Adams that occurred on December 17. (If you like him, you can find him on Twitter...

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December 17 24, 3:01 pm
Random Baseball Musings

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Why can’t I find pitch counts from yesteryear, before they were a thing? Like how many pitches Gibby threw in his 17-strikeout game. Hopefully I’m...
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December 17 24, 7:38 am
Mark Polishuk's NL Central comments

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by mikechamp » December 16 24, 2:22 pm

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These comments came from a chat with MLB Trade Rumors' Mark Polishuk that occurred on December 15.

Same number of questions as last week's 2nd part....

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December 16 24, 2:22 pm
Dick Allen, Dave Parker elected to HOF

Last post by Richie Allen « December 16 24, 1:21 am
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by Spider John » December 8 24, 7:47 pm

The Classic Baseball Era Committee has elected Dick Allen and Dave Parker to the Hall of Fame.

Parker was named on 14 of 16 ballots and Allen on 13...

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December 16 24, 1:21 am
Brewers trade Devin Williams to the Yankees for Nestor Cortes and Caleb Durbin

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by Magneto2.0 » December 13 24, 11:45 am

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December 15 24, 11:50 pm
Juan Soto signs with the Mets for 15/765 Million

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December 14 24, 4:53 pm
Tyler O'Neill signs with the Orioles 3/49 Million

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by Magneto2.0 » December 7 24, 5:57 pm

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December 13 24, 10:59 pm
Yankees sign Max Fried 8 years/218 Million

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by Magneto2.0 » December 10 24, 4:59 pm

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December 12 24, 6:03 pm
Red Sox acquiring Garrett Crochet from the Chicago White DSox

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by Magneto2.0 » December 11 24, 2:02 pm

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December 11 24, 2:46 pm
Cardinals sign Jan Ewing Cabrera

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by heyzeus » December 10 24, 12:48 pm
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December 11 24, 1:48 pm
David Freese returning as Spring Training "guest coach"

Last post by JoeMcKim « December 10 24, 10:57 am
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by HardcoreCardsFan » December 9 24, 6:40 pm

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December 10 24, 10:57 am
MLB to rewrite record books with Negro League integration

Last post by heyzeus « December 9 24, 10:19 am
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It appears that the common reaction to this is, the MLB has their heart in the right place, but this is not the move. The recordkeeping was shaky at...

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That's a dynamite, informative post, sighyoung , with interesting hypotheses to ponder. Thanks for sharing.

The smaller African American population...
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December 9 24, 10:19 am
Adames signs with SF

Last post by CardsofSTL « December 8 24, 4:41 pm
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by CardsofSTL » December 7 24, 5:14 pm

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December 8 24, 4:41 pm
Cardinals Legend Bob Gibson passes away

Last post by CardsofSTL « December 7 24, 2:40 pm
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December 7 24, 2:40 pm
Sacramento A's sign Luis Severino to a 3 year/67 Million dollar deal

Last post by Fan_In_NY « December 7 24, 1:59 pm
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by Magneto2.0 » December 5 24, 1:22 pm

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December 7 24, 1:59 pm
Chaim Bloom's role 2025 and beyond

Last post by phins « December 7 24, 1:06 pm
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Thought this was interesting.

He references the full article from 2023 in the quoted tweet. That's here:

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It sounds to me like hiring a bunch of friends, but I literally know nothing about these guys beyond what's written.
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December 7 24, 1:06 pm
Trading Helsley

Last post by phins « December 7 24, 1:04 pm
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by dmarx114 » October 22 24, 4:56 pm
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Seems like a good idea and a given, based on everything being published.

What return are we happy with?

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As the St. Louis Cardinals reset, closer Ryan Helsley appears perhaps their most obvious trade candidate. But teams talking to the Cardinals are...
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December 7 24, 1:04 pm
The Juan Soto Thread

Last post by beehut « December 6 24, 7:55 pm
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by InvincibleCakeEater » September 23 21, 11:09 pm
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He’s 22 and the best hitter in MLB yet is somehow under the radar. Let’s appreciate him here.

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Probably to the Dodgers for 6 years at $1.5 mil per year, $591M deferred.
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December 6 24, 7:55 pm
Mets sign Clay Holmes to 3/38 Million dollar deal

Last post by Magneto2.0 « December 6 24, 7:20 pm

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They plan on making him a starter

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December 6 24, 7:20 pm
Golden At Bat

Last post by TGantz « December 6 24, 4:55 pm
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From an Athletic article: “There are a variety of (rule change ideas) that are being talked about out there,” Manfred said. “One of them — there was...

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This rule needs to be literal. Yes it's your best hitter and yes he has to use a gold bat. Solid 24 karat. Make him earn that contact.

Or for the...
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December 6 24, 4:55 pm
Steve Adams' NL Central comments

Last post by mikechamp « December 3 24, 5:23 pm

by mikechamp » December 3 24, 5:23 pm

NL-Central-comments-series

These comments came from a chat with MLB Trade Rumors' writer Steve Adams that occurred on December 3. (If you like him, you can find him on Twitter...

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