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The youth movement that has progressively taken over the sport of baseball is at it again in the 2019 season, as more top prospects, late bloomers, and interesting youngins are all vying to take home the honors of being the best rookie in their respective league. This article will focus on those prospects that are […]

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 […]

After months of toiling away at your favorite MLB writers’ Twitter accounts for free agency updates, reading about the growing tensions between the league offices and the MLBPA, and– wait, they aren’t really changing the distance between the mound and the plate are they??? (no, not yet)– hearing about some crazy propositions for changing the game and […]

In 2018, the National League Central division had its fair share of tough battles down the road, as the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs battled back and forth for the right to win the divisional crown. With 162 games not being enough, a tiebreaker was needed to solve the tie. The Brewers, after going down […]

The list of star players signing big extensions continued on Thursday afternoon, as St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt agreed to a five-year, $130 million contract to stay with his new team: #STLCards close on an extension with 1B Paul Goldschmidt, sources tell The Athletic. Deal will be for at least five years and at […]

For eight seasons, Paul Goldschmidt was like a gunslinger stranded in the desert. Despite being one of the best players in the game and ranking fourth in total fWAR from 2012-18, Goldschmidt was one of the lone bright spots on an Arizona Diamondbacks team that made the playoffs just once during his tenure. Goldy was […]

The St. Louis Cardinals were one of the most polarizing teams in baseball last season. After a 47-46 start, manager Mike Matheny was fired and replaced by bench coach Mike Shildt. The Cardinals would go 6-7 in Shildt’s first 13 games as interim manager before getting red-hot in August, finishing with a 22-6 record in […]

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 […]

Widely seen as the league’s best division coming into 2019, the National League Central is going to be an absolute treat to watch this season, as three teams have a real chance at not only making the playoffs but all making some noise. Whoever wins this division should immediately jump to the top of the […]

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 […]

Coming off yet another American League Central crown, the Cleveland Indians are now looking to sell off a few pricier veteran pieces in a way to stay financially focused while not losing their stranglehold on winning the division. And the biggest name involved in these rumors and rumblings is Corey Kluber. The team’s resident starting […]

Up to this point, the 2019 MLB offseason has really lacked that one defining moment. While there have been deals made, like the Los Angeles Dodgers – Cincinnati Reds salary swap, the James Paxton to the New York Yankees deal and the Carlos Santana trade, this offseason truly has not had that big-time deal. Last […]

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 […]

Coming into last season, the Milwaukee Brewers were expected to make a brief amount of noise but not necessarily compete for a playoff spot. After their acquisitions in late January of both center fielder Lorenzo Cain and eventual MVP winner Christian Yelich, the team took off. Streaking out to lead the National League Central division […]

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 […]

The St. Louis Cardinals made big news today by acquiring star first baseman Paul Goldschmidt from the Arizona Diamondbacks. It was the first move in an effort to get the proud franchise back to competing in the National League Central division. Over the last few season, the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers have been setting […]