The Randy Karraker Show

Bernie Miklasz found the one number that explains the entire Cardinals season, and it has nothing to do with the standings. Randy Karraker brought a bullpen stat that might be even worse. On Bernie's Weekly Meeting on The Randy Karraker Show, Bernie and Randy break down where the St. Louis Cardinals actually stand at 48-43 heading into the All-Star break, why the offense at Busch Stadium is the di...

Cardinals broadcaster Stefan Caray joins Randy Karraker before the final game of a 5-game SLOG against the Brewers (No Sweep!) to break down the reactions as the Cardinals have hit some new obstacles this week. And with the All-Star Break coming up, let’s run through some other big Cardinals questions: When does Hunter Dobbins come up for the long haul? What’s next for Jimmy Crooks? Does a pitcher...

It’s easy to say the Cardinals made multiple mistakes that put them in un-winnable games against but the Brewers, but it appears that the roster management was all a part of the larger plan and the biggest mistakes were things like relievers getting freak injuries And now the Cardinals have cemented their to priorities for 2026: pitching health & prospect handling. And that means that WINNING is n...

The Cardinals just pulled off a winning roadtrip against playoff bound teams like Braves & (less so) Cubs and there’s a crucial 8-game series coming up against the Brewers & Braves (again) — what did we learn from the recent success? And what can we take away if the Cardinals win 5 or 6 more before the break? And Ken Rosenthal has brought up an old topic: the Cardinals trading from their catcher d...

The Cardinals offense continue to sputter as the calendar turns and we've got a couple questions about the batting order and who gets blamed/moved... But the big question today is some red meat for the fans--should the Cardinals be active at the deadline and add? Are they over-focusing on the "unknown" instead of taking advantage of the "now"? 0:00 -- Show Open 1:00 -- The Cardinals WILL PLAY THE...

The 2026 Cardinals continue to keep things interesting...and while that is entertaining on a night by night basis, it also points to a team that's inconsistent, has plenty of holes and continues to walk a very thin tight rope... What do we take from a strong Matthew Liberatore start? How often can you play a catcher who calls a great game but can't throw a runner out to save his life? 0:00 -- Blue...

The Cardinals are still sitting well above .500 despite the latest swoon, but are there some deeper numbers that tell us this record through 81 games is soft? There’s one split we’re looking at that that tells us the Cardinals shouldn’t be prioritizing the playoffs… And speaking of splits & stats…are we worried about the offense after the recent power outage in the back half of June? 0:00 -- The h...

Is Bill DeWitt III really the "nepo baby" his critics claim, or has he quietly earned the most powerful seat in Cardinals baseball? Bernie Miklasz unloads on the front office shakeup and reveals the behind-the-scenes role DeWitt III played in pulling off one of the biggest trades in recent franchise history. In this week's conversation, Bernie Miklasz joins Randy Karraker on STL Sports Central to...

Randy Karraker was in attendance for yesterday’s Cardinals presser, and sat down for longer interviews with new Cardinals President of Business Ops Anuk Karunaratne & POBO Chaim Bloom, and we *think* we’ve got a good idea of what the organization is going to do at the deadline… Do the fans agree with this plan of action? Is it the best for the Cardinals to reach their goals? 0:00 -- Will the Cardi...

Doug Armstrong won't say the Blues net belongs to Joel Hofer just yet, and his answer about what comes next might surprise you. With three first round picks and his final draft as GM looming, Armstrong holds nothing back on where St. Louis goes from here. Randy Karraker talks with Doug Armstrong on STL Sports Central ahead of the 2026 Upper Deck NHL Draft, where the Blues hold three first round pi...

Randy Karraker is live to talk about another strong start for a Cardinals pitching staff that needs every positive performance they can get their hands on…this time it was Andre Pallante with a fourth consecutive strong June performance—and that’s now 6/7 starts with 2 or fewer ER But do the Cardinals need to go outside the organization for some second half pitching help? National media continues...

Bernie Miklasz says one talented Cardinals reliever is one phone call away from saving his career, and it has nothing to do with his arm. He also discusses the roster moves that rebuilt half of St. Louis' lineup. On this week's visit to The Randy Karraker Show, Bernie and Randy break down the Cardinals' fast-moving evaluation year: the decision to DFA Chris Roycroft, the MLB debut of 2023 Minor Le...

Could the Cardinals be the team nobody in the National League wants to face down the stretch? Bernie Miklasz lays out exactly why this wild card race is wide open and what it would actually take for St. Louis to lock up a playoff spot. Randy Karraker and Bernie Miklasz break down the cluttered NL standings, the magic number for a 2026 wild card berth, and why no contender is built to pull away. Th...

Randy Karraker is live from the Folds of Honor golf tournament to break down some Cardinals baseball after a rough weekend, as Cardinals fans are still reeling over the rough loses last week and haven't calmed down from Sunday night's scaries--so now we're asking if this weekend exposed the biggest problems for the 2026 Cardinals... 0:00 -- Show Open 0:40 -- Randy is live from the Folds of Honor G...

Jordan Walker is doing something so rare that Bernie Miklasz says almost no franchise ever manages to develop AND keep it. So is this breakout real, or are Cardinals fans setting themselves up for heartbreak again? Bernie joins Randy Karraker for their weekly visit on STL Sports Central, breaking down the surprising start to the 2026 St. Louis Cardinals season, the player development overhaul unde...

Randy Karraker is joined for today’s show by St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster and STL Sports Central contributor Stefan Caray to talk about a WILD win for Dustin May and the Cardinals last night and look forward to the rest of this Padres trip. 0:00 -- Show Open 1:10 -- Stefan Carey joins the show before his first games on the Cardinals broadcast! 2:15 -- Dustin May's Monday gem + the Cardinals pit...

Randy is live to break down a ROUGH weekend for the Cardinals as they let the series against the Twins slip away. Where are the reinforcements for the bullpen? Can they resettle the Cardinals line the lineup over the last two weeks? Also, Rocchio is banned from takes for the week. And we have a quick question…Are the Cardinals potential trade pieces (May, Noot, Romero) really that valuable? 0:00 -...

Randy Karraker is live to break down another win for the Cardinals as they blanked the Mets 7-0 behind a big start from Dustin May—plus we got a great day from the lineup as Burleson went slug, baby, slug & Nathan Church had an incredible return both at the plate & in the field. There’s some bullpen numbers that have us asking some very unexpected questions...like, just how good is the Cardinals b...

Randy Karraker is live as the Cardinals get ready to start a crucial series in New York alongside a roster that got two big shifts with Nathan Church replacing Victor Scott II and Hunter Dobbins entering the rotation on Thursday. But the weekend’s sweep has the fans looking forward, to both the trade deadline and the beginning of the playoffs—and they want to know how the Cardinals can be involved...

Randy Karraker is live to break down one of the wildest weeks of the Cardinals season so far! Lars Nootbaar is back and making a BIG impact! Hunter Dobbins showed out with another great relief appearance & is now going to be the 6th starter! And now they're pulling the trigger on ANOTHER roster move, this time sending down VSII--why now? And what's the plan at CF with, presumably, Nathan Church re...

Bernie and Randy break down the August trade deadline and whether legendary deals like Lou Brock would have ever happened under today's rules. They dig into the Cardinals outfield logjam with Lars Nootbaar, Nathan Church, Victor Scott II, and prospect Joshua Baez, plus Chaim Bloom's looming roster decisions. In Weekly Wisdom, Bernie makes his case on Jimmy Crooks, Pedro Pages, and Ivan Herrera beh...

ESPN's Paul "Hembo" Hembekides pulls back the curtain on the Cardinals rookie quietly building one of the best defensive seasons in baseball history. What he says about JJ Wetherholt, Jordan Walker, and the Brewers rotation might change how you watch this team. Randy Karraker is joined by ESPN Get Up researcher and analyst Paul Hembekides for a deep dive into the St. Louis Cardinals young core. Th...

Randy Karraker is live with a little reaction to last nights game after a couple of unexpected things happened, including: Walker’s big bounce back, Pallante continually confusing us (in a good way), Saggese’s rare moment & a lineup shift that has us thinking… Should the Cardinals keep shaking things up even before the next round of roster changes? More of a big bat (maybe Crooks) in at the cleanu...

Randy Karraker is live to react to another rough lose for the Cardinals & we have a feeling there’s two players that the fans are going to want to talk about… So, what do the Cardinals & MLB futures look like currently for VSII & Nolan Gorman? One guy is having trouble bunting & isn’t helping the offense in any way The other is currently “playing his way out” of another, all-too-routine slump So w...

What if the SEC just walked away and built its own league? Randy Karraker floated exactly that to Mizzou coach Eli Drinkwitz, and Drinkwitz's reaction says a lot about where college football is actually headed. In this wide-ranging sit-down at the Tiger Club of St. Louis golf tournament, Karraker and Drinkwitz cover the breakaway SEC concept, why a single transfer portal window completely reshaped...