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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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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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A look back at how the Cardinals traded George Hendrick to the Pirates for lefthanded pitcher John Tudor 40 years ago today ...
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December 12 24, 8:25 am
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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I can't imagine why 1B was even mentioned. If he wanted to make himself marketable, why not say he can play SS?

The only thing I can think of is...
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December 11 24, 10:28 pm
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

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Ha! So we actually got a higher draft pick this year?? #5 baby

@phins Lay it on us man, tell us good news about the abundance of riches that...
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December 11 24, 4:18 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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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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LATORY HOWKINGS WAS JUST TO NLB NTWORK TV
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December 11 24, 12:33 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 11 24, 9:38 am
Juan Soto signs with the Mets for 15/765 Million

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December 10 24, 7:15 pm
David Freese returning as Spring Training "guest coach"

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by HardcoreCardsFan » December 9 24, 6:40 pm

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December 10 24, 10:57 am
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 9 24, 11:42 pm
Dick Allen, Dave Parker elected to HOF

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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 9 24, 6:53 pm
MLB to rewrite record books with Negro League integration

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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They plan on making him a starter

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December 6 24, 7:20 pm
Golden At Bat

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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.

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December 6 24, 4:55 pm
Steve Adams' NL Central comments

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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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December 3 24, 5:23 pm
Mark Polishuk's NL Central comments

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NL-Central-comments-series

These comments came from a chat with MLB Trade Rumors' Mark Polishuk that occurred on December 1.

Enjoy the weekend chat, part 2. There are 2 bonus...

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December 2 24, 12:36 pm
Mark Polishuk's NL Central comments

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NL-Central-comments-series

These comments came from a chat with MLB Trade Rumors' Mark Polishuk that occurred on November 30.

Enjoy the weekend chat, part 1. There is 1 bonus...

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December 2 24, 12:10 pm
Dodgers extend Edman (5 years, 74 Million)

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November 30 24, 10:05 am
Blake Snell signs with Dodgers (5 years, 182 Million)

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by Magneto2.0 » November 26 24, 9:59 pm

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November 27 24, 4:03 pm
Steve Adams' NL Central comments

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NL-Central-comments-series

These comments came from a chat with MLB Trade Rumors' writer Steve Adams that occurred on November 26. (If you like him, you can find him on Twitter...

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November 26 24, 5:17 pm
Mark Polishuk's NL Central comments

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by mikechamp » November 26 24, 4:57 pm

NL-Central-comments-series

These comments came from a chat with MLB Trade Rumors' Mark Polishuk that occurred on November 24.

Enjoy the variety of questions this week. There...

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November 26 24, 4:57 pm
Tropicana Field

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November 26 24, 10:44 am
Royals trade Brady Singer to the Reds for Jonathan India

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by Magneto2.0 » November 22 24, 6:21 pm

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November 26 24, 10:42 am
Cards sign a free agent!

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by heyzeus » November 25 24, 3:59 pm

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And it's...Jose Barrero!

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I expect a dozen more of these types of moves. Throw them all in the Thunderdome and see who emerges.

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November 26 24, 9:25 am
Former Cardinals Watch

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Let's see if we can upset Michael, because I see three former Cardinals to watch this year. Albert Pujols shouldn't need a lot of explanation. Colby...

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I know it was a joke, but I'm not exactly pumped about Victor Scott and Michael Siani manning CF. They are too similar of players. I'm still bummed...
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November 24 24, 7:22 am
Will the Cardinals sign anyone to a multi-year deal?

Last post by JCShutout « November 23 24, 8:23 am
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by heyzeus » November 22 24, 9:44 am

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If they move some of the big contracts I could see them signing a rp or a veteran who can start when the kids need days off to a two year deal if...

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November 23 24, 8:23 am
MLB 2024 Awards Thread

Last post by CardsofSTL « November 21 24, 8:06 pm
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by Magneto2.0 » November 18 24, 5:37 pm
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Skenes wins NL ROY

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Ohtani wins the NL MVP. He was unanimous as well.

He didn't even pitch this year.
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Last post by CardsofSTL
November 21 24, 8:06 pm
Adios Minute Maid Park

Last post by CardsofSTL « November 21 24, 8:03 pm
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by heyzeus » November 18 24, 2:05 pm
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It's now Daikin Park come January 1.

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BetMGM Ballpark is gonna be lit
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November 21 24, 8:03 pm
What's the Most Underrated Cardinals Game You've Ever Watched?

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by marcelosalass » November 18 24, 11:11 pm
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Hey everyone,

I have been thinking about some of the lesser talked about Cardinals games that really stuck with me over the years. Not necessarily...

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Tim Cooney made 6 starts for the Cardinals in 2015, posted a 3.16 ERA in 31.1 innings. And was never heard from again.

I have absolutely zero...
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November 21 24, 7:22 pm
Steve Adams' NL Central comments

Last post by mikechamp « November 20 24, 3:50 pm

by mikechamp » November 20 24, 3:50 pm

NL-Central-comments-series

These comments came from a chat with MLB Trade Rumors' writer Steve Adams that occurred on November 20. (If you like him, you can find him on Twitter...

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November 20 24, 3:50 pm
Mark Polishuk's NL Central comments

Last post by mikechamp « November 18 24, 2:10 pm

by mikechamp » November 18 24, 2:10 pm

NL-Central-comments-series

These comments came from a chat with MLB Trade Rumors' Mark Polishuk that occurred on November 17.

About the same amount of questions as last week....

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November 18 24, 2:10 pm
Bally is toast

Last post by CardsofSTL « November 16 24, 11:02 pm
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This will be the new fake reason owners cry poor.

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Sorry everyone, but it makes sense to me that I can easily view a game of the local sports team while out of towners use the MLB app. Same with local...
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Last post by CardsofSTL
November 16 24, 11:02 pm
Ryan Helsley was named the 2024 Trevor Hoffman National League Reliever of the Year.

Last post by CardsofSTL « November 15 24, 9:58 pm
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by Jocephus » November 15 24, 9:54 am

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It’s hard to find any arguments against that one, as Helsley was an unstoppable force in the ninth inning for the Cardinals in 2024. He secured a...

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I think I missed the memo of when and why we named this award after Trevor Hoffman?

It was dumb. He's not even dead yet.

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