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Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The Cubs appear as NL Central favorites in 2025 There really is no other way to put it: the 2025 projection systems all agree that the Cubs should be better than the Cardinals this season. Let there be a moment of silence for that. Well, there’s that experienced fan part of me that remembers plenty of years the Cubs were the favorite … [Read more...] about Analyzing 2025 Projection Systems: Chicago Cubs Edition

Jim Rassol-Imagn Images Everyone has reported to spring training and it's time to take stock on how I predicted it would go. My first article I submitted for Viva El Birdos back at the beginning of November was actually created in mid-October before the festivities of the offseason had begun. At the conclusion of the season Cardinals top brass held their end of season … [Read more...] about My (somewhat) bold offseason predictions – Revisited

GREG LOVETT/PALM BEACH POST / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Your engagement is very important to us! We take your questions every month as a way for you, the reader, to be a part of the show! Going forward I want to start giving credit in the written article to all of our readers whose questions make it on to the show! We appreciate all submissions that come in … [Read more...] about The Viva El Birdos Podcast Episode 11: February Monthly Reader Mailbag

This is one Raniel Rodriguez (3) and Yairo Padilla (7) Also a chance to vote on the 16th best prospect I have decided on my schedule. As you can see, today we are going to be voting on the #16 prospect. Pretty simple reason for this. I don’t love the idea of taking a long break from the voting. I like the idea of at least one vote per week. You can probably surmise … [Read more...] about Yairo Padilla is your #15 prospect.

Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Soon we might actually have some data on the wind! Ground broke on the St. Louis Cardinals Ballpark Village in February of 2013 and by March of 2014 it was open to the public. It was a massive investment, costing around $100 million with an aim to create a space for fans to congregate before and after games and spend more money. The … [Read more...] about Weather Applied Metrics, Ballpark Village, and going where the wind takes you