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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

Where most STL prospects get their start | GREG LOVETT/PALM BEACH POST / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The new Top 100 Prospect lists (and organization rankings) are out. How do they do? Ok, first things first. Full disclosure. This is really ORSTLCardsfan. The tool we use (Chorus) to write articles supports various styles. Today, I want to try a new style … [Read more...] about Baseball Prospects – Top 100 – Prospective and Retrospective