The Randy Karraker Show

Randy Karraker is live after a busy weekend of Cardinals coverage to dive into a plethora of topics thanks to this weekend’s Winter Warmups! It’s going to be a dense day as we sift through a couple of big questions asked & answered by the top brass of the Cardinals 0:00 -- First let's get some takes off on Miami vs. Indiana 3:00 -- Winter Warm-Up Takeaways: Dodgers crossed a line... 15:00 -- Why i...

Randy Karraker is live after a busy day for the St. Louis Cardinals... In the aftermath of the Nolan Arenado trade we're looking forward to 2026 and beyond for the Cardinals! One way they could aid winning in the future? Taking a lead from KC & moving the fences in at Busch Stadium! If they can get a boost from it--why can't STL? Seems like we'll probably end up talking about Brendan Donovan one w...

Randy Karraker is live to break down some breaking news that you've been waiting for: Nolan Arenado has been traded from the St. Louis Cardinals! What does the deal finally getting done mean for the 2026 Cardinals? Does this mean the Cardinals should hold on to Donny and/or Noot? And with another report that the Giants are "engaged" in discussions for Donovan--what kind of haul could Cardinals fan...

Randy Karraker is live after a busy weekend that saw some potential movement around MLB that could finally ripple out to St. Louis, as the infielder market as gotten two major hits with Ketel Marte & now Alex Bregman. Will this help the Cardinals get the value they need from Brendan Donovan? Will Arenado be enough for a now-Bregman-less squad? And have we been reading the Donovan acquisition needs...

Randy Karraker is live to break down some real Cardinals news! The Cardinals have broken with their Mo-era tendencies and have avoided arbitration on ALL SEVEN PLAYERS What does this mean for the future of Brendon Donovan? Does they send a message about certain young pitchers? And we have to react to a busy night around STL as the Billikens & Tigers both put together historic wins, but the Blues s...

Randy Karraker is live to break down another day with Cardinals news that isn’t what you want to see. No, it’s not a move of Arenado. Not even a move of Donovan. Just gloom & potential doom about the future of the Cardinals payroll…and some questions about where fans will be watching the Cardinals in 2026 (and beyond) And speaking of cash—money might be a bigger topic in college than the actual fo...

Randy Karraker is live to break down another move for the Cardinals offseason! Only issue is--it's not the move you want to see & casual fans probably haven't heard of this guy... So let's also breakdown a player we (kinda) know! What should (vs. will) the plan be for Jimmy Crooks in 2026? How much will Ivan Herrera's foray back at catcher change things? Will Crooks be the only young catcher we se...

Randy Karraker is live for the first time in the new year & we're breaking down a very busy long weekend! 0:00 -- Show Open 0:40 -- Coaches are falling in the NFL after an insane week of games! 6:00 -- Consistency is killing multiple NFL franchises 14:00 -- Is Mendoza destined to be #1 to the Raiders? 18:00 -- Have the Browns wasted the greatest talent in the NFL's 21st Century 24:00 -- Which open...

Randy Karraker is live and we have a development (potentially) in the (theoritical) trade of Nolan Areando! The Angels have come to a deal for the biggest sad sack in baseball & that means one of the trade favorites for Nado is FINALLY open for a deal--will we see Nolan to the Anaheim soon? The Blues disappointed again last night, so we're talking TRADES & DRAFT PICKS! And college sports are in a...

Randy Karraker is live after a little Christmas break to dive into some topics for the next few days (until our New Years break...) We've moved on from acquisitions as the MLB Hot Stove has cooled off around the Cardinals--but ow we're talking EXTENSIONS, because who doesn't want to sign a long-term deal with this franchise? The Blues are giving us some hope! And why not, we've got HOFer in the ne...

Randy Karraker sends you into the holiday season with some Cardinals talk as we continue our conversation from yesterday about the next deal on the docket for Chaim & the Cardinals Plus some thoughts on a FA move or two we would like to see in the New Year! And we've got to talk ANOTHER look at the Boston system to see if this Donovan deal makes any more sense Finally, professional football in Mis...

Randy Karraker is live (again) to get into the discussion around the Cardinals latest move now that's it's been finalized: the trade of Willson Contreras to the Red Sox in exchange for three RHPs Fajardo has now been re-ranked in the Cardinals system and he comes in just inside the organizations top 10 at the #9 spot--and how big of a rotation piece can Dobbins be for the Cardinals in 2026? And it...

Randy Karraker is live to dive into the latest news around the St. Louis area as the Cardinals new starting pitcher spoke to the media for the first time, there's (some) reporting on Nolan Arenado to talk about & there are changes coming for the Mizzou Tigers! 0:00 -- Dustin May, no! How could you!? 5:30 -- Factual thoughts on Dustin May & expectations for 2026 8:45 -- Will Liam Doyle see MLB time...

Randy Karraker is live to break down the last 24 hours in St. Louis and get people ready for an interesting night in St. Louis! Breaking recently, the Cardinals deal with Dustin may has been finalized--what do we think of the first FA money handed out under the Bloom administration? Doug Armstrong gave a quieter state of the Blues than in the past, but still had plenty of things to say about the p...

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Randy Karraker s live to break down an interesting 24 hours in news around the STL area... The Blues got knocked around again by the Predators, but who was really paying attention after that moment with Chaser? Eli Drinkwitz has a LOT to say at his weekly presser today in CoMo, but none of it was about the Michigan rumors... And speaking of a head coach hiring, CITY finally made their move. 0:00 -...

Randy Karraker is live from the STL Sports Central studio to talk about a big weekend of sports! The Blues took down the Blackhawks but then Holloway went down at morning skate and he's gone for the next SIX WEEKS, so we're back to wallowing about the Blues But the Cardinals news is heating up and we've got prospect names & potential trades to evaluate! The Billikens got a big win over the weekend...

Randy Karraker is live to break down the biggest takeaways from this week’s Winter Meetings and look at what could the Cardinals NEXT move: Willson Contreras to the Mets We’ve already talked about why he fits—but what kind of deal makes sense? And could Lars Nootbaar get added into the deal and fill the Met’s Nimmo-sized Hole in LF? 0:00 -- Late start! But we've got some potential deals to talk ab...

Randy Karraker is live to talk about all the news across St. Louis sports as the ticker out of Orlando is spitting out news--just none of it has much to do with the Cardinals! The Dodgers & Orioles are spending money on the coasts, but we're breaking down Chaim Bloom's comments to figure out what could be the next move for the local nine... Is Brendan Donovan really as coveted as everyone says? An...

Randy Karraker is live to tap into the goings on at MLB's Winter Meetings in Orlando! Big news--The Dodgers have a lot of money! Cardinals Broadcaster Mike Claiborne joins the show early live from Orlando to talk about the expectations for the Cardinals potential set of 4-5 moves And big questions are emerging as we've now got multiple reports in the last 10+ days about a potential Oli Marmol exte...

Randy Karraker is live to open up the week and there's plenty from the weekend to cover! Everyone--especially those Golden Domers--agrees that we are mad at the results of the College Football Playoff, but we can't all agree on what the biggest problems are or what the best solutions are... So--what is YOUR ideal College Football playoff format?\ The Winter Meetings begun today in Orlando and we a...

Randy Karraker is live from the STL Sports Central studio to break down another day of sports—although there wasn’t much happening live yesterday… But we’ve been breaking down all the potential trade targets & destinations for the Cardinals and we aren’t stopping! Mariners & Royals have been thoroughly covered—but what about the other dozen+ teams that could be in the running? Which teams pitcher...

Randy Karraker is live on STL Sports Central! Join the show in the chat & steer the conversation with your questions & comments! We continue our plunge through the Cardinals offseason plan in preparation for everything to heat up next week at the Winter Meetings and today we've got to turn our eyes to the long-term plan at centerfield. Sure, if VSII works out that's all fine & dandy...but what if...

Randy Karraker has made a harrowing, post-holiday return from the west and there is baseball to talk about! Willson Contreras is open to being traded! Nootbaar is apparently a Baseball Savant AND rival GM darling--Who knew!? And Arenado is starting to come a *you know what* in the side of the Cardinals attempt at rebuilding this roster... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...

Randy Karraker is live to break down today's big news as the St. louis Cardinals shipped starting pitcher Sonny Gray off to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for two young pitchers--Richard Fitts & Brandon Clarke What do you think of the deal? What should the expectations be for Fitts & Clarker? What about the DeWitts paying a player to go away?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...