B-Schaeff Daily: St. Louis Cardinals Talk, Every Day

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the St. Louis Cardinals drafting LHP Liam Doyle out of Tennessee, one of the most fiery players in the draft class, and a guy who certainly has the skill to back up his fire on the mound. We dive into how the selection was available despite most mock drafts expecting Doyle to go earlier in the round, plus give nuggets on all four of the Cardinals picks from the night....

The St. Louis Cardinals have a rare opportunity Sunday night to draft a difference-maker with a top 5 pick in the MLB Draft. We discuss the options and the direction we think the Cardinals should go. Follow this podcast for daily Cardinals coverage.

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals losing to the Atlanta Braves on Friday night by a 6-5 score. Matthew Liberatore struggled out of the gate and never really recovered. The bullpen was good, though, with Riley O'Brien and Matt Svanson throwing up zeroes to keep the Cards in the game. The offense posted five runs in the early innings but were unable to get anything across the b...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the big rebound performance from Miles Mikolas as the Cardinals beat the Nationals 8-1 at Busch Stadium on Thursday night. Really solid collective display from the offense, as well. But we spend plenty of time in this episode discussing the news that Erick Fedde will start for the Cardinals again on Saturday despite previously believing the nod would go to Michael McGre...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the 8-2 loss for the St. Louis Cardinals to the Washington Nationals on Wednesday at Busch Stadium, and puts the loss in the context of the season as it pertains to how the Cardinals should approach the deadline upcoming for trades. But then we get into more enjoyable topics, breaking down JJ Wetherholt's AAA debut with the Memphis Redbirds, in which he launched a h...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 4-2 win over the Nationals from Tuesday night's game at Busch Stadium. We break down why Sonny Gray departed after five innings and 70 pitches in the game. We discuss the big swing by All-Star Brendan Donovan that got the Cardinals back into a tied game in the third inning, plus Lars Nootbaar's power stroke coming with wonderful timing after some i...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the rapid fall from grace for Erick Fedde and what John Mozeliak needs to now be willing to do about the current state of the St. Louis Cardinals rotation. Follow this feed for Cardinals coverage all year!

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals losing in shutout fashion for the fourth time in the past week. What's going on with this offense that they are squandering a wonderful pitching performance like the one Andre Pallante delivered? Pallante honestly outdueled Paul Skenes. But in the battle of the bullpens, the Cardinals fell short, failing to score for the second day in a row i...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals 7-0 loss to the Pirates on Monday night in Pittsburgh as Erick Fedde blew up for the second straight start. Is this a real problem brewing for the Cardinals or can they afford to stay patient given their solutions for rotation woes beyond plugging in Michael McGreevy are slim? Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals coverage all year long!

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the St. Louis Cardinals sweep of the Cleveland Guardians as the Cardinals won the finale of the series 7-0 on Sunday. Nolan Gorman set the tone of the game in the first inning, refusing to let lefty Logan Allen off the hook for his first inning troubles. A massive homer for Gorman gave the Cardinals the lead. Despite not having his best command, Matthew Liberatore nev...

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the St. Louis Cardinals comeback win over the Guardians on Saturday, 9-6. After falling behind 6-1, the Cardinals figured out a way to battle back, chasing the Cleveland starter from the game and continuing to hammer away at the bullpen. Can the Cards find a sweep on Sunday morning? Checking in on the minor leagues, the Cardinals affiliates also had a huge day at the...

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the masterful Sonny Gray performance from Friday as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Guardians 5-0. Sonny threw a one-hitter, a shutout, a MADDUX (fewer than 100 pitches) by retiring the Cleveland lineup for 27 outs on just 89 pitches, walking none, giving up just one hit, and somehow doing those amazing efficient things while striking out 11 batters. He was as good a...

Born of a small difference in philosophy on Twitter, Brenden Schaeffer and Josh Jacobs jumped into the podcast studio to debate whether the Cardinals should have traded Erick Fedde in the winter. Of course, this comes after a game in which Fedde gave up seven runs and did not get through the fourth inning, so it's going to be tougher for Brenden to defend his stance - the only reason the Cardi...

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the thrilling 8-7 win for the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs from Tuesday night at Busch Stadium as the Cardinals highwire act goes right down to the final pitch of the game in this one. We discuss the concerns for guys like Matz and Helsley while evaluating the outing for Michael McGreevy for what it was. The offense is a high point of the discussion as we...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2 win over the Chicago Cubs from Monday night at Busch Stadium as the Cardinals lefties feasted on Cubs starter Ben Brown. The Cardinals slugged four two-run homers off Brown, all of which came by left-handed hitters. The other notable lefty for St. Louis was Matthew Liberatore, the starter who logged seven innings and came up with one of the m...

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 loss to the Reds on Sunday at Busch Stadium. Andrew Abbott set the Cardinals down in order with relative ease all afternoon, but Miles Mikolas threw a solid game in his own right. The lineup simply did not back him up on a hot day in downtown St. Louis. The Cardinals optioned Andre Granillo to Memphis for Gordon Graceffo ahead of the game S...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals thrilling comeback win over the Reds from Saturday at Busch Stadium as the Cardinals rallied from nothing in the bottom of the eighth inning to score a couple runs, tacked on an Arenado homer to tie it in the ninth, before seeing Yohel Pozo play the hero in the 11th inning. We talk Sonny Gray's outing and more that led up to the fateful 11th...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals doubleheader sweep, and series sweep, of the White Sox on Thursday. With star showing by Andre Granillo, Willson Contreras, Alec Burleson, Michael McGreevy and more, we break it all down! Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals coverage all year!

The Red Sox traded Raffy Devers to the Giants on Sunday. Does this deal have impact on the St. Louis Cardinals? Would Devers have been a fit here? Plus, could Arenado now fit in Boston? The Cards dropped the final game in Milwaukee despite having every opportunity to win it late. The young guys for the Cardinals are going to have growing pains in key spots and we saw that play out on Sunday. Micha...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals snapping the six-game losing streak against the Brewers on Saturday, as Willson Contreras was at the center of some controversial moments. Contreras had a collision with Caleb Durbin at first base that Rhys Hoskins took some major exception to. From there, guys started getting thrown at and tensions continued to rise. Willson had the last laugh w...

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the latest loss for the St. Louis Cardinals, their sixth in a row as the lineup has fallen to a wimper on a nightly basis lately. Lars Nootbaar is 0-for-23 with 13 strikeouts in his last five games. There's no chance he can remain the Cards' leadoff hitter. But let's recognize that the Cardinals have bigger issues than that -- this is not a slump that rest...

The St. Louis Cardinals lost their fifth straight game on Thursday night, falling to the Brewers in shutout fashion in the series opener in Milwaukee. Is it time to worry about a Cards club that is seemingly teetering toward the cliff of a free fall? How can the Birds avoid lettings things slip away? We dive into Sonny Gray's outing, the way the bats looked against a rookie making his debut, p...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses another frustrating finish to the night for the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on Tuesday as the late heroics by the offense with homers from Arenado and Contreras were overshadowed by the shortcomings of the bullpen in a 10-9 loss to the Blue Jays. Miles Mikolas had a poor result with his outing, too. But hey, at least Nolan Gorman also came up with a big swing a...

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down key topics from the St. Louis Cardinals loss on Monday to the Blue Jays in his daily Cardinals podcast B-Schaeff Daily. Topics from Monday night's 5-4 loss in 10 innings include Ivan Herrera's heroics, Andre Pallante's outing, and a breakdown trying to get to the bottom of why this Ryan Vilade experiment is still happening. Plus, how concerning are recent...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the apparent shade thrown by Clayton Kershaw toward the St. Louis Cardinals organization after the Dodgers beat the Cardinals 7-3 on Sunday at Busch Stadium. Michael McGreevy got through six innings although there were sure elements of his game he probably wishes he could have back. But we still liked to see him battle against a top lineup like he did. Plus, we discuss...