The Randy Karraker Show

Are the Cardinals quietly leading Major League Baseball in a category nobody is talking about? Bernie Miklasz joins Randy Karraker to unpack the hidden number that proves Oli Marmol's aggressive, old-school baseball blueprint is working in St. Louis. Bernie breaks down why this Cardinals club reminds him of the athletic 1990s teams, the real reason catching prospect Jimmy Crooks is stuck in Triple...

Doug Armstrong just pulled back the curtain on an interesting conversation. What he told the Blues locker room after the trade deadline was not what anyone expected, and the way the players responded may have cost St. Louis a top 3 pick. Randy breaks down the stunning admission from the Blues GM, why Armstrong now says the belief inside that room is stronger because of it, and whether walking away...

Randy Karraker is live to break down a big week for a young Cardinals team--and for us as Cardinals' fans: it's a long season and there's still a lot to come We've poured over Walker's start and we're confident he's setup for a great season--but what about the slow starts for Cardinals like Alex Burleson, Masyn Winn & Ivan Herrera? And with the transfer portal open, one local team has made a coupl...

Jordan Walker did it AGAIN! The Cardinals big weapon continues to defy all the expectations & betting odds as he continues to take balls out of the park at a rate higher than we've ever seen from an early-season Cardinals not named Albert Pujols... We're going to stop asking questions (leave those to experts like Xavier Scruggs) and just enjoy the ride for now. But that means we've got to talk abo...

The cracks in the Cardinals pitching staff have already formed and cost them a few games and now a key injury makes matters worse. Do the Cardinals have the bodies to pivot on the move? Could they help things out by re-ordering the current starting rotation? How would that even work? And after our talk about a JJ extension last week, we have a (small) update... 0:00 -- Show Open 0:38 -- This weeke...

Jordan Walker made one major swing change this offseason, and the numbers say it's not a fluke. Bernie Miklasz joins Randy Karraker to break down why Walker's transformation might be the most important Cardinals storyline of 2026. Bernie dives into Walker's launch angle leap from the bottom 5% to the top 10% of MLB hitters, explains the Cardinals' small ball philosophy that's producing manufacture...

Jordan Walker is putting up power numbers he has never reached at any point in his MLB career, and the data says this might be the real thing. Plus, the Blues' playoff path just got a whole lot more complicated. Randy Karraker breaks down Walker's incredible early-season surge, including a .682 slugging percentage, a 26.7% barrel rate, and Statcast expected stats that place him in the top 1% of th...

The Cardinals keep pulling out late wins, but Randy explains why this formula has an expiration date with a bullpen this shaky. Plus, your complete Blues scoreboard-watching guide for the next eight days as the wild card race hits its most critical stretch. Randy Karraker breaks down Gordon Graceffo's debut as the Cardinals' new 6th-inning man, dives into tonight's Cardinals-Mikolas DraftKings pro...

Randy Karraker is live for the next hour to break down a confusing time for the St. Louis Cardinals, a championship finale that ushers in an even more confusing offseason in college basketball and the potential death rattle of the 2025-26 St. Louis Blues... The Cardinals have plenty of bullpen questions after another collapse--but the bigger problem might be that they don't have many options or an...

The Cardinals rotation is quietly falling apart, and the catcher situation behind the plate might be even more alarming. Randy Karraker breaks down what's really happening with Dustin May, McGreevy's disappearing velocity, and why Memphis could be getting a call soon. Plus, the Pedro Pages vs. Jimmy Crooks debate is heating up as Crooks continues to mash over a 1.000 OPS while Pages can't get it g...

Randy Karraker is live until 4PM to talk about another Cardinals game as we're officially into the second series & the Blues hit a bump against the Sharks and lose a step in a potential playoff push. For the Cardinals we'll get into a dull offensive game & Leahy's first start of the season--but some news about the MLB is forcing is to return to a previous topic from this winter... Should the Cardi...

Randy Karraker is live for the next hour to break down a BUSY day around the metro area: The Cardinals have kicked off their first series of the year taking 2-of-3 and there's been (mostly) great things coming out as the offense shows out more impressive than we thought but there are a couple questions breaking out after a rough start from May, some questionable bullpen pitching & some dropped bal...

The Opening Day roster—and lineup for that matter—is all but decided, so we have some final things to talk about and one big questions to ask: Are St. Louis fans excited to watch the rebuilding 2026 St. Louis Cardinals? Bloom added a couple pitchers who bring velocity we haven’t seen, the offense has a higher ceiling but a lower floor & tickets should be easy to find the whole summer… And just a c...

Randy Karraker is live to react to today's dual pieces of pitching news from the St. Louis Cardinals: 1) Richard Fitts will be starting the season in AAA 2) Matthew Liberatore is your 2026 Opening Day Starter What does the Fitts news mean for a bullpen hat just had a potential spot open up? When will we see Fitts in the majors? Plus we have to dive into the fall of American baseball aka we're now...

Randy Karraker is live for the next hour to talk about another Cardinals game from Jupiter as Jordan Walker got moved up & still struck out twice, plus we have to take a look at a couple scenarios for the 2026 season: What's a best-case? What's a worst-case? And we'll dive into a mid-case scenario: You got TWO of the four big question marks at the plate figured out--which two do you pick between W...

Randy Karraker is live for the next hour to break down all the news out of Cardinals camp: - We already whiffed on one of the bullpen decisions--What's next for the relivers? - The left field question has been solved - Which means we can pretty much predict the lineup 10 days away - Are you ready to trust Nolan Gorman? And we've got a look at the NCAA Tournament as the Billikens, Tigers & Illini a...

Randy Karraker is live for the next to break down another day of news out of Florida as the Cardinals have added more former stars to the spring camp as special coaches—and we got an interesting game with *all three* available candidates for LF starting in the same game on Thursday! And you won’t guess who’s starting to make a late run for the spot… The Tigers players an early SEC game today and t...

Randy Karraker is live for the next hour to break down all the news as the Cardinals were OFF TV today (why!?) but were in action, including a start for the best young catcher in the organization, Fermin in LF (again) and Dustin May getting another start on the mound. And we’ll dive into the biggest topic of Spring so for the Cardinals (outside of JJ’s bat)—the starting pitching! What is real from...

Randy Karraker is live for the next hour to break down another day of Cardinals news as they ace off against the Mets in Port St. Lucie this afternoon! Plus we're gonna dive into a topic we mentioned yesterday--trying to figure out how the Cardinals divvy up the catcher innings... And Robert Thomas spoke on the radio & with Jeremy Rutherford of the Athletic, and it has some people asking questions...

Randy Karraker is live to break down a BUSY Cardinals weekend as they made some decisions at the catcher spot, more positive updates continue to roll in for the pitching staff & Joshua Baez is officially ON FIRE after homering again this afternoon. The Blues four-game win streak has broken the tanking narratives & now we have some new questions to ask! And the Tigers & Billikens have sufficiently...

Randy Karraker is live to break down a busy day in St. Louis: Cardinals baseball in action down in Jupiter, as Dustin May & Quinn Mathew’s each out on a show! We have some ideas about Opening Day lineups… Joe Roderick gives us some WBC preview LIVE from Japan! The Blues decision making over the next 24-hours will be very interesting—and is a trade of Parayko completely dead? 0:00 -- Show Open 0:45...

Randy Karraker is live to break down the latest in the developing Robert Thomas saga, as the information out of St. Louis (and Buffalo) continues to change throughout the day and we have answer for what this means for the Blues new future... The Cardinals were in action for a WBC tune up and we'll dive into some questions we have from the three-week-out mark of Opening Day And we've got CBB talk!...

Randy Karraker is live to dive into some Cardinals topics on an off-day, pour over the latest rumors around the Blues' Robert Thomas a new team has entered into the fold and we're hitting the local college basketball trifecta with bracketologist Rocco Miller! What seeds can Mizzou & the Billikens get to with a strong finish? Is Illinois locked in as a #2? 0:00 -- The rumor mill is churning for Rob...

Randy Karraker is live after a busy weekend & that big news drop from the Cardinals on Sunday Morning... What was your initial reaction to the Oli Marmol contract? Has it changed in the last 24+ hours? What does this say about where the Cardinals are & where they want to be? Cardinals broadcaster Mike Claiborne joins the show live from Jupiter to talk Oli & today's game and the Blues are stuck at...

Randy Karraker is live to break down another big Cardinals Spring Training victory! They don’t matter, but it’s fun to watch balls fly far as the Cardinals hit FOUR shots to win 9-4. Plus Matthew Liberatore looked great in his start. Chatters have reacted to some comments we’ve made about the Cardinals defense this year—and it’s fair to ask questions about an infield that has three new starters as...