Dealin' the Cards: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast

Josh Jacobs (Site Expert at Redbird Rants) interviews one of the top prospects in the Cardinals' system, Victor Scott II. After being drafted in the 2022 MLB Draft, Scott II has already risen up to the Double-A level and represented the Cardinals in the 2023 Futures Game. Scott II is a plus-plus defender in center field but has really caught eyes with his plus-plus speed and base-stealing ability....

Adam Wainwright finally reaches 200 wins with a beautiful 7 inning scoreless start in a 1-0 victory against the Brewers! How will the Cardinals honor the franchise icon in the final week of his career? Will he start again? Will he get a DH opportunity? Unfortunately, injuries have started to pile up for the Cardinals, with Arenado, Contreras, O'Neill, Gorman, and many others ending the season on t...

This week Brooke Grimsley, the president and CEO of the Lars Nootbaar fan club and co-host of the Opening Drive on 101 ESPN, joins the crew to discuss all things Lars Nootbaar and Cardinals pitching! How exciting has Lars Nootbaar's emergence in 2023 been for Cardinals fans? Has his WBC impact been felt in the clubhouse? Has Nootbaar sold his close friend and impending free agent Shohei Ohtani on...

With the Cardinals as a team having nothing to play for down the stretch, which players have the most to prove for the 2024 season? Will Miles Mikolas, Zack Thompson, and Matthew Liberatore be key components for a solid starting rotation? Will outfielders Tyler O'Neill and Dylan Carlson further build their trade value? Will top prospects Jordan Walker and Masyn Winn show their potential to break o...

As the Cardinals play through the final month of a dreadful season, we get some more bad news that could greatly impact their hopes of contending in 2024. With Shohei Ohtani tearing his UCL and likely being unable to pitch in 2024, the pitching market has thinned even further. Sure, the Cardinals were never going to be in play for Ohtani, but his inability to pitch has taken the most desirable ace...

As the Cardinals continue to look to the future, we had two very important debuts this week! Top prospect Masyn Winn was called up and he did not disappoint! His speed and defense will be powerful tools for the Cardinals at shortstop in years to come. Drew Rom, a pitching prospect acquired from the Orioles in the Jack Flaherty deal, also debuted this week to a less than stellar outing. We broke do...

Has Adam Wainwright's illustrious career met its unfortunate end? Will Thursday's start against the New York Mets be his last? Josh Jacobs, Site Expert for Redbird Rants, joins us this week to discuss all things Cardinals pitching. How are the prospects acquired at the Trade Deadline faring in the minors? Who's exciting us in the Minor Leagues like Victor Scott II? How will the Steven Matz injury...

The Trade Deadline has come and gone and we take a look back at the five trades that went down and assign a grade for each St. Louis Cardinals move. Was the Genesis Cabrera DFA necessary? How are the prospects we got back for Flaherty and Montgomery? Did the Cardinals get enough back for Paul DeJong? What were moves we wanted to see happen that didn't ultimately come to fruition? Tommy Edman vs Br...

In our final episode before the Trade Deadline we break down the trades of Jordan Montgomery, Chris Stratton, and Jordan Hicks! It sucks to see some of our favorites go but the Cardinals got an amazing return for three rental pitchers! Next, we debate a few key Cardinals topics for the longterm success of the team. Should Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado be shipped off to start a longterm rebuil...

This week we focus on the Cardinals' need for pitching! As hope for playoff contention is squashed once and for all we pivot to 2024's pitching needs. Which trades could the Cards swing at the deadline to upgrade the rotation for next year? The Cardinals have been linked to the Mariners, Yankees, and White Sox. What names could they be in play for? Gilbert? Cease? Woo? Schmidt? What pieces would t...

The Cardinals are playing much better baseball as we enter the second half but recent moves and announcements make it evident that they will still sell at the trade deadline. Genesis Cabrera was let go and the Cards are trying many veteran reliever options. What moves do we want to see in St. Louis? Will the Cards still trade both Jack Flaherty and Jordan Montgomery? Could Willson Contreras be mov...

In our first episode post All-Star Break John Mozeliak has announced that the Cardinals will indeed sell at the Trade Deadline. With such a unique season and the struggles this team has had there are so many different directions this team could be pulled in. Will Goldschmidt and Arenado be traded as part of a long-term rebuild? Who will the Cardinals get in exchange for their soon to be free agent...

Wainwright's pitching has been dreadful, Jordan Hicks and the defense are blowing games in supreme fashion, Jordan Montgomery might be hitting the IL, and the Cardinals are almost certainly selling at the Trade Deadline. Did we miss anything else? We officially declare the Cardinals 2023 season dead and look to improvements that can be made for 2024 and what moves need to be made before then. Is A...

This week Josh Jacobs of Redbird Rants joins us to discuss the Cardinals' future plans. As the playoff hopes for the Cardinals continue to dwindle by the day, we look to the trade deadline and beyond to find ways for this team to improve. Are Jordan Montgomery and Jack Flaherty on the move? What would packages for them look like? Could the Cardinals look to bolster their future with controllable a...

This week we give every 2023 Cardinals player a mid-season grade on a tier list! Who has stood out? Who has disappointed? We have a lot of thoughts! What grade will the ever exciting Jordan Walker get? How about the rather disappointing Willson Contreras? Is Lars Nootbaar an S tier player? We answered all that and more! Also, the London Series concludes with a series split. The Cardinals played ve...

The Cardinals are going to London to face their rival Cubs! But what do fans need to know before this epic series? The Cardinals have sort of rebounded taking 2 of 3 against the Mets and the Nationals. The offense is looking like itself and the pitching has still continued to shine. Still, we aren't bought back in to the 5th place Cardinals especially after the recent winning streak of the Reds. T...

As the Cardinals' playoff hopes dwindle by the day, it's time to discuss future plans for the team. Paul Goldschmidt's contract expires at the end of the 2024 season and some fans are asking if he will be traded. We discussed both sides of a potential Goldschmidt trade as well as potential suitors, and free agent/trade candidate starting pitchers for the Cardinals to target! Shane Bieber? Dylan Ce...

Jeff Jones, beat writer and St. Louis Cardinals insider for the Belleville News-Democrat joins the crew to discuss the Cards' future plans as losses continue to mount. Will the Cardinals be able to fight back into contention? What deadline moves could the Cards make? How do the injuries of Dylan Carlson, Lars Nootbaar, and Tyler O'Neill look? Is Edman viable in center field? And lastly, in a dooms...

As the Cardinals continue to slide after a 3 game sweep to the Pirates it's time to wonder where this team should go. Is it time for manager Oli Marmol to be fired? What's the problem here? The red hot offense has cooled off completely and it seems like Willson Contreras, Paul DeJong, and the rest of the offense has forgotten how to hit. Giovanny Gallegos is blowing games in grand fashion and the...

After 19 straight games without an off day the Cardinals are scuffling again. A great stretch against the Red Sox, Dodgers, and Brewers is immediately followed by a disappointing stretch against the Reds, Guardians, and Royals. The Cards are taxed and it has shown. Nolan Arenado and Willson Contreras have struggled mightily. Nolan Gorman has slowed down and Steven Matz has been atrocious. With a p...

It's been a rough start to the season but the Cardinals have started to find their magic again! After a sweep of the Red Sox, taking 2 of 3 from the Brewers and taking 3 of 4 from the red hot Dodgers are the Cardinals back? Nolan Gorman is ridiculous, Jack Flaherty threw a gem, Paul DeJong is an All-Star level shortstop, and Nolan Arenado is back to MVP form! It's only a matter of time before the...

This week Josh Jacobs of Redbird Rants joins us to discuss how to fix the Cardinals! Sure the Cards have looked alright with back to back series wins against the Cubs and the Red Sox, but there's a lot more work to do to get back to the top. The pitching still doesn't look good and we heard about a few possible solutions to this, including one exciting name from NPB! Could the Cards be in on Aaron...

The Cardinals' slide continues as some questionable moves have been made. After a sweep to the Angels, Willson Contreras has been shifted from his catching role as the Cards are frustrated with his pitch-calling. Instead, Knizner and Tres Barrera will share catching duties as Contreras moves to a DH/outfielder? Is this a panic move by Mozeliak and company or is this the right call? Also, we break...

It's certainly a rough time to be a Cardinals fan right now. Just about everything has gone wrong during this West Coast road trip against the Giants and Dodgers. The Cards look to avoid a sweep for the 4th straight series against Noah Syndergaard and the Dodgers. Will the page turn in May? Well the Cards host the Angels for an exciting interleague series and will face two-way Shohei Ohtani on Wed...

Yes, the Cardinals start to the 2023 season has been less than ideal. But there's still plenty of time to bounce back and go on a run to the playoffs. Lots of encouraging signs such as with Nolan Gorman and Jack Flaherty lead us to believe the Cardinals are significantly better than we are giving them credit for. We break down series against the Rockies, Pirates, Diamondbacks, and Mariners. Will t...