Viva El Birdos

Also a chance to vote on the 18th prospect I suppose it’s no surprise that Zack Showalter won the most recent vote. After all, Showalter lost the most recent prospect vote by just two votes. Now just because someone barely lost a vote doesn’t guarantee that they will the vote after it, but it is at least unusual for that not to be the case. He won handily, or what … [Read more...] about Zack Showalter is your 17th best prospect

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Will Spring Training offer any clarity? (Probably not!) I want to start by saying that I don’t know how much stock we should place in Spring Training performances. I’m also unsure how much weight the St. Louis Cardinals decision-makers give these performances when making roster decisions. We’ve heard talk of Spring … [Read more...] about The St. Louis Cardinals have lineup flexibility (and that is a good a thing)

PITCH ONE The calendar swings to March, innings become more precious Pre-game We see a couple old friends today. DeJong, Knizner. I believe Jacob Young was in the org last year, too. Andrew knizner Mikolas toes the rubber for the Cardinals. Sunny day, low 80's. Right behind home plate, second row. Will get good look at CB Bucknors strike zone. … [Read more...] about Game Recap – Mar 1 – Cardinals walk off Nationals 3-2

First pitch From Roger Dean stadium. Mikolas on the mound for the home team. More to come in comments. … [Read more...] about A game thread – Nationals at Cardinals – Mar 1