In case you missed it, Jake and I talked to Derrick Goold earlier in the week on the podcast, which was very informative in many ways and you should listen to it if you haven't. One of the takeaways from the podcast was that from Goold's knowledgable position, the Cardinals are not going to judge [...]

I have written a couple of articles regarding the bad bullpen of 2026, one focused on how good bullpens really do have a lot of correlation to winning teams, and the other about how the 2026 bullpen was one of the worst 21st century Cardinals bullpens. Now I would like to look at some options [...]

We live in a world where many things don't make sense. The St. Louis Cardinals and JoJo Romero being interested in a reunion is one thing that does. In case you missed it, the rumor mill started spinning when MLB Trade Rumors reported that the St. Louis Cardinals had an interest in bringing JoJo Romero [...]

We're only 22 days away from the Owners locking out the Players in the major labor dispute that has loomed over the sport for the last 18 months. Chaim Bloom, newly minted GM Rob Cerfolio, and the St. Louis Cardinals front office have a very limited window to operate to improve the big league roster [...]

The results are in for Rookie of the Year from Major League Baseball and Sal Stewart of the Cincinnati Reds was announced as the winner. The other finalist along with JJ Wetherholt of the Cardinals was Carson Benge of the New York Mets. JJ was hoping to be the first St. Louis Cardinals Rookie of [...]

In this episode of the Viva El Birdos podcast (0:04), hosts Jake Wood and Gabe Simonds interview Derrick Goold, the lead baseball writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and host of the Best Podcast In Baseball. The discussion covers significant changes within the Cardinals organization, future front-office strategies, ...

Sometimes I like to look at a player's journey and their unlikely road to getting to the present day. And while every player has a tough journey to the big leagues, sometimes that journey involves getting drafted in the high rounds, going through the system methodically, and then making your MLB debut with the team [.....

You all have mastered the art of commenting but can you name a former baseball player faster than your fellow commenters? That's the challenge with in-5, our daily trivia game, and today we're announcing the debut of the game in the SB Nation app (in-5 is available on the web too, you've probably seen it [...]

For those of you who have already taken in my early bird podcast I posted through The Feed, thank you and you know where I will be headed in this article. As we attempt to figure out the best way to spread the word about our spoken content, continue to give feedback on your experience [...]

JJ Wetherholt did what so few Cardinals rookies have done in recent years: lived up to the hype. He provided average offense, brilliant defense, and excellent baserunning on his way to the best rookie performance we have seen in St. Louis since Albert Pujols. The season was an unqualified success, but there is still pl...

The fact that you're reading my words now likely means you're a St. Louis Cardinals fan, but are you a writer, too? I ask this very important question because there is now an opportunity for you to combine your fandom with a keyboard and join our team of baseball writers here at Viva El Birdos. [...]

Andrew Wang of "Dealin' the Cards" podcast did us a solid with his neat little GM Simulator. Really fun little app and you can play here. Compare your desired outcomes with mine and other commenters down below. Full disclosure, I have two articles in the pipeline but I'm having trouble bringing them to the fi...

The St. Louis Cardinals have received more post-season honors. Both Alec Burleson and Jordan Walker have been selected as Silver Slugger Award finalists according to MLB.com. MLB announced the full list of Silver Slugger Award finalists. Alec Burleson is a finalist among the first basemen which also includes Jake Bauer...

Recently, there have been reports that the Baltimore Orioles are open to trading just about anyone on their roster with the exception of Pete Alonso. Which is kind of a weird player to say you're not trading, but realize it has a lot to do with the contract. They wouldn't get much for him. Specifically [...]

Obviously, Masyn Winn and JJ Wetherholt should have been awarded gold gloves in 2026. Who is MLB fooling? they are only fooling themselves and fans who you could barely call baseball aficionados. Ok, they're not real fanatics, if they are fooled that easily by shiny awards foolishly chosen. Whoever determines the gold ...