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

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 2-0 win over the Phillies behind Andre Pallante's sterling outing on Friday night. There are some negative topics, though, too, as uncertainty forms over Masyn Winn's status after he left Friday's game with back spasms. Plus, what do we see looming for Miles Mikolas in a key start on Saturday? Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals covera...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the lineup move that sends Jordan Walker up into the two-hole for Friday's game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies at Busch Stadium. What does it mean for Willson Contreras? Follow this feed for daily Cardinals coverage all season long!

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals' ugly loss from Wednesday in which two key baserunning blunders came back to haunt the Redbirds. Plus, we discuss the bullpen and the news that Chris Roycroft is being optioned to Memphis Thursday. What needs to happen for the Cardinals' plan to shift to a six-man rotation to come to fruition? Is it even possible? A lot could be riding on Saturday&...

Brenden Schaeffer discussing what seemingly was the first documented instance in Paul Skenes' entire life in which he gave up five runs in a game as the pitcher. And the St. Louis Cardinals did it to him. We broke down the game, including the performance by Sonny Gray, as well as the makeup of this Cardinal team that lends itself toward needing the exact type of offensive production they are havin...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses a mixed results type of night for Matthew Liberatore as the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Pirates 8-4 at PNC Park on Monday. Although Liberatore struck out seven and didn't walk anybody, he got bit by the big inning again and righties still seemed to feast on him. Is this considered progress or do we need to see more from his development? The bullpen remains a tou...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Ivan Herrera injury, Ryan Helsley tumultuous inning and the Miles Mikolas meltdown in a Cardinals doubleheader loss on Sunday in Boston. Follow this feed for Cardinals content all year long!

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the situation surrounding the Cardinals pitching staff after an ugly loss on Friday saw the Redbirds hurlers walk EIGHT batters in surrounding 13 runs to Boston at Fenway. Erick Fedde struggled from the jump, but nobody that came in behind him really did their jobs, either. Is this a blip on the radar or a cause for legitimate concern that the pitching staff could hold...

In the spirit of recent contract extensions around Major League Baseball for up-and-coming players like Kristian Campbell and Jackson Merrill, Brenden Schaeffer discusses his top five contract extension candidates from the St. Louis Cardinals who the team should consider trying to sign on long-term deals. The key with many of these players is their high floors, which makes them relatively safe bet...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 12-5 win over the Angels from Wednesday, April 2 as Ivan Herrera becomes the first Cardinal catcher in franchise history with three home runs in one game. His unbelievable eruption offensively was far from the only story line Wednesday as Sonny Gray was tremendous until hitting a wall in the sixth, plus Contreras and Winn broke out of their slumps at the P...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses making a wrong turn off Tucker Blvd. to end up at Busch Stadium instead of Enterprise Center on Tuesday night. The Cardinals lost in extras for the second game in a row and Brenden is evidently the world's biggest contrarian because he frankly didn't see anything to be overly mad about from Tuesday's game. You can always debate and discuss and dissect certai...

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the Cardinals first loss of the 2025 season, a 5-4 defeat in extra innings to the Angels at a sparsely populated Busch Stadium. In front of the smallest crowd in Busch III's history, the Cardinals saw walks come back to haunt their pitchers, while not getting enough thump at the plate aside from solo homers by Nootbaar and Donovan off a lefty SP. Key decisions and mom...

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down an eventful opening day for the St. Louis Cardinals after spending it at Busch Stadium. ​In the St. Louis Cardinals' Opening Day game against the Minnesota Twins on March 27, 2025, the Cardinals secured a 5-3 victory. Lars Nootbaar energized the offense with a two-run homer and a single, while Nolan Arenado added a solo home run in the eighth inning, for which he...

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the projected opening day lineup for Oliver Marmol and the Cardinals after the team used a new alignment in the exhibition game against the Memphis Redbirds on Monday night in Memphis. With a new lead-off hitter and several swaps on down the order, what do we think of the new alignment? Plus, Brenden ranks the nine hitters according to his projections for the 2025 sea...

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the reveal of the Cardinals opening day roster from Sunday morning as St. Louis ended up throwing some curveballs our way with some of these final decisions. Liberatore in the rotation. McGreevy to Memphis. Victor Scott is the center fielder. Matz to the bullpen, but only for a little while? Siani still makes the team, but the odd man out had already been told he woul...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the roster conundrum for the St. Louis Cardinals when it comes to CF Victor Scott II. With another home run on Wednesday, Scott is forcing his way into the opening day conversation. But Alec Burleson also homered on Wednesday... Are the Cardinals stuck between a rock and a hard place with how to prioritize the various young players vying for opportunities on the roster?...

Brenden Schaeffer gives his update on a few Cardinals roster battles as camp gears toward the finish line over the next two weeks. Plus, some mock lineups to guess at what things might look like depending on how CF shakes out! Follow this podcast feed for Cardinals coverage all year!

The St. Louis Cardinals signed their first free agent to a MLB contract of the entire off-season on Thursday. Phil Maton joins the bullpen. Brenden Schaeffer discusses the move as well as Gordon Graceffo being cut from big-league camp on Thursday and connects the dots on the two moves to outline how the Cardinals might be viewing their pitching staff and the depth behind it at this point in the ca...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the recent revelation by Yadier Molina in an article by Katie Woo for The Athletic that he when he's ready to take on the role of MLB manager, he would not necessarily let a little detail like the Cardinals' managerial role being occupied stop him from pursuing that dream. In fact, if they asked, Yadi would even be willing to manage the Chicago Cubs, evidently....

Brenden Schaeffer discusses Sonny Gray getting bit by the home run ball again in Monday's outing, continuing a trend that got him during the 2024 season, his first with the St. Louis Cardinals. After Gray has now allowed five HRs across two spring training outings, is this a concern that could follow Sonny into the new season? Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals coverage all year! -------...

After one Cardinals opening day roster projection called into question the degree to which Andre Pallante is locked into a rotation spot, we discussed the right-hander's struggles from his spring outing on Sunday and whether or not we could see the Cardinals pulling him out of the rotation to begin the season. Hey, Michael McGreevy does deserve a spot... But should it come at Pallante's ex...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the update on Jordan Walker's left knee pain as the MRI revealed no structural damage for the Cardinals right fielder. If the Cardinals are going to exceed public expectations this year, Walker is an important piece of that puzzle, so we talk more about our season outlook on the Cardinals after an extremely inactive off-season. Follow this podcast feed for daily Car...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Jordan Walker injury scare as it pertains to him leaving the Cardinals Grapefruit League game on Tuesday with what the team termed as left knee pain. How important is Walker to the outlook for the Cardinals in 2025 and what would the concern level be from this particular incident? We don't know a lot just yet, but we will break down what we do know. Follow this...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals optioning Quinn Mathews to minor league camp on Sunday, plus the news that Zack Thompson is dealing with a lat injury that is going to knock him out for basically the rest of what was supposed to have been an important spring training for him. Follow this podcast feed for Cardinals coverage all year long!

Brenden Schaeffer discusses his thoughts on the early struggles for a number of Cardinals hitters in spring training. Too early to panic or is it a sign of things to come? Plus, what actually happens if the guys who need the runway to perform this year fall flat? Follow this podcast feed for Cardinals content all year!

Brenden Schaeffer discusses recent rumors and reporting that the Cardinals are open to trading Erick Fedde in the lead-up to the MLB season. Is that a concept that makes sense for the Cardinals? What would be the circumstances in which it makes sense and what could be some reasons that now isn't the best time to do it barring a unique example of the way the next few weeks could unfold? We dive...