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The Toronto Blue Jays are bolstering their bullpen by acquiring closer Jordan Hicks in a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals. MLB insider Craig Mish was the first to report the trade, with other media reports confirming the deal. ESPN’s Jeff Passan has the full trade return, with the Cardinals receiving Double-A pitchers Sem Robberse […]

With how poor their season has been, the St. Louis Cardinals are entering the MLB trade deadline as clear sellers. Jordan Hicks is one name that has come up in potential trade talks, but the Cardinals might have another plan for their talented reliever. St. Louis is optimistic that they will get a long-term deal […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have gone through one of the toughest seasons in recent memory, and now will have to make some moves at the trade deadline starting with star closer Jordan Hicks. The Cardinals are on track to have their first losing season since 2007, putting them in the rare territory of becoming sellers […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are heading into the 2023 MLB trade deadline as sellers. With a 45-56 record, it’s the most sensible path forward. Stars like Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt may not be up for grabs, though not for a lack of interest. The redbirds are seemingly taking this year to reload and try […]

The season has been a disaster for the St. Louis Cardinals from the start. The signature franchise of the National League expected to have a winning record and contend for the National League Central title once again. However, the 2023 version of the team started losing in April, and the team has not been able […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have discovered a new low in their brutal 2023 season. Their loss to the Miami Marlins can hardly be done justice with words. After Jordan Walker hit a go-ahead, two-run home run, Jordan Hicks did this: Jordan Hicks threw a dribbler over the first basemen’s head and the Marlins walk it […]

With the All-Star break approaching, both MLB teams and fantasy baseball owners will have an opportunity to truly analyze their roster. Heading into the break, landing a player with potential off of the waiver wire is crucial. Teams around the league are still looking for their best combination. Whether it be prospect call ups or […]

Roughly a third of a way through the MLB season, the St. Louis Cardinals are in an interesting position. They had one of their worst starts in franchise history, going 10-24 through 34 games. It seemed as if the first season after Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina retired was going to be a rough one. […]

The Minnesota Vikings were riding high heading into Week 11 of the 2022 NFL season after pulling off a wild victory over the Buffalo Bills in Week 10. They ended up crashing back down to earth after they got absolutely destroyed by the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday afternoon by a score of 40-3. The Vikings […]

The Minnesota Vikings got humbled Sunday by the Dallas Cowboys at home, as they absorbed a 40-3 defeat. That was just the second loss of the season for the Vikings, but it felt like a painful blow to the stomach, considering the manner in which they got absolutely dominated in their own territory by Dallas. […]

This past Sunday morning, the Minnesota Vikings defeated the New Orleans Saints 28-25 in London, England. Linebacker Jordan Hicks played a big role in that win, and he has been the Vikings’ most pleasant surprise through the first 4 weeks of the 2022 NFL season. There is a lot to be said about the victory, […]

The Minnesota Vikings opened their season with a surprising 23-7 win over Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. Now, with expectations very high, the Vikings will be on the road to face the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Philadelphia also comes from a Week 1 win, defeating the Detroit Lions 38-35. Following the victory over […]

The St. Louis Cardinals were looking to fill out their starting rotation for 2022, and the team revealed its surprising plans for the final rotation spot ahead of Opening Day. According to Derrick Goold of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Cards are planning to utilize flame-throwing pitcher Jordan Hicks as their fifth starter. He’ll toe […]

The Arizona Cardinals offseason continues the downward trend they have been experiencing since the playoffs ended. They got thumped by the Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card round, their division rival and eventual Super Bowl winner. It sent them into an offseason that has been anything but productive. The odd, dramatic behavior from Kyler […]

By playing in the division that produced the NFC’s entrant into this year’s Super Bowl, the Arizona Cardinals had to traverse through a muddy NFC West division to a playoff berth this season. While ultimately falling short in the first round, their first-round exit spoke to the progress this franchise has made with Kliff Kingsbury […]

The Miami Dolphins front office has been solid throughout the last few years. They’ve been able to acquire top-tier talent while building draft capital simultaneously. This franchise came one game shy of making the postseason last year and hope to break that barrier in 2021. However, Xavien Howard is rumored to be available via trade, […]

The New Orleans Saints are about to enter one of the most important seasons in franchise history. Hall of Fame quarterback Drew Brees finally hung his cleats up after last season, leaving the Saints with a question mark at the most important position on the field. New Orleans is a pretty complete roster, but there […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers hope to return to the playoffs in 2021 and wind up with a different result. The Steelers looked unstoppable through the first three quarters of the 2020 regular season, but they got caught with the injury bug and the roster didn’t have the depth to remain competitive. This offseason, the front office […]

The AFC North is one of, if not, the most toughest divisions in the NFL. Three teams in this division made it to the postseason last year. The Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens have made a ton of improvements this offseason, while the Pittsburgh Steelers might experience a setback. On the other hand, the Cincinnati […]

Jordan Hicks believes there are similarities between this year’s Cardinals team and his former Philadelphia Eagles team that won the Super Bowl in 2018. “It’s eerily similar of a situation that we’re going into,” Hicks said in a video conference call with the media on Thursday per USA Today’s CardsWire. “The year before I won […]

Four out of the five teams that are a part of the National League Central are currently over .500 entering play on May 9th (sorry Cincinnati), and all five teams are competitive to open the season too, so the NL Central division is shaping up to be a doozy in 2019. While this was a […]

Young superstars are dominating both the American and National Leagues in the MLB, helping increase the popularity of the sport in a time that they need it the most. Being able to relate to the younger generation is a very useful tactic for the sport of baseball, and marketing this sport to its strengths can […]

In a world where dreams do come true and anything goes, a picture-perfect roster comprised of major league baseball players from the National League could be brought together to make for an absolutely unstoppable franchise. Formidable to all other MLB teams, this team is exactly what an All-Star game roster would look like, without favoritism […]

In a league that is dominated by superstars and up-and-coming prospects looking to make an impression on the game, the game of baseball is spoiled rotten with its talent. Through drafting, signing, scouting, and analytics, franchises are able to make the most out of what they have while staying within their means, financially. Not every […]

The Arizona Cardinals have agreed to a four-year, $36 million contract with linebacker Jordan Hicks, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The deal features $20 million in guaranteed money. Hicks spent the 2018 campaign with the Philadelphia Eagles, playing in 12 games (he missed four contests due to a calf injury) and registering 91 […]

Mariano Rivera is–without a doubt–the greatest relief pitcher in the history of baseball. But, a young, up-and-coming St. Louis Cardinals flamethrower in Jordan Hicks has the potential to give him a run for his money. The legendary New York Yankees closers finished his career with the most regular season saves (652) and postseason saves (42) in […]

After a third straight year of missing the postseason, 2019 could be the season in which the St. Louis Cardinals finally make it back to October. The Redbirds made two of the biggest transactions of the offseason, trading for superstar first baseman Paul Goldschmidt while also inking reliever Andrew Miller to a contract in free […]

Still led by the ever-fiery catcher Yadier Molina, the St. Louis Cardinals have a chance to be the best team in an uber-competitive National League Central divisional battle in 2019, after missing the playoffs last season. For the Cardinals, their season was ultimately ended when they played the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium late in […]

Missing the playoffs, firing a manager and extending the interim manager was all that pressed the St. Louis Cardinals during their 2018 campaign, resulting in being in the Wild Card hunt but bowing out towards the end of the season. The team just seemed to run out of gas, something that needs to be addressed […]