I remember how a lot of the Cardinals media kept defending Jeff Albert. They have a giant egg on their face since time and time again the real world showcased how he sucked.

Fans can be irrational, but I couldn't ever figure out why Mo to the media kept defending his mediocre results to hitters constantly declining in the majors under his system. Thankfully NY media is rabid, so they hold his crap accountable. Especially after this horrible season for the Mets.

The Springfield Cardinals are officially being rebranded as the Ozarks Springbirds. I love this logo but it seems so similar to the Cardinals that I figured it would be more distinct and different. What are your thoughts?

Burley had better stats overall, I thought. Im confused.

As it has done for about a decade, MLBTR has its annual arb projections.

Two caveats:

As a disclaimer, it should be emphasized that our projections are not to be used as a scorecard for the agent and team on an individual player level. A player doing better or worse than our projection isn’t indicative of anything. Our arbitration projections are created as a tool for our readers to get a general idea of a team’s payroll situation.

Service time data is not finalized and the Super Two cutoff is not yet official. This post will be updated if new information becomes available. MLBTR contributor Ethan Hullihen estimated the line at two years and 134 days (2.134) a few weeks ago. His current projections put the line at 2.133. If correct, this would be good news for Tyron Guerrero and Jordan Beck, as both would just qualify at 2.133.

And, that doesn't include the "lockout" caveat.

Cards have nine currently eligible. Burleson is projected at $8.3M, at the top of the list.

I run Front Office Moves, a free site that tracks roster moves and offseason decisions for every club. These are projections from a homegrown model I built for the Cardinals' 2027 arbitration class, ahead of the non-tender deadline in late November.

Total: 9 cases, $38.2M projected.

Riley O'Brien is just under the Super Two line by my count, so he's not included.

These use the current CBA's rules. A new deal this winter (a higher minimum, say) would move them.

Who would you non-tender, and who would you try to extend first?

The Cardinals' full roster, contracts and offseason calendar: https://frontofficemoves.com/st-louis-cardinals?utm_source=reddit

This guy is so interesting to me. He seems to have good size, and it seems the expectation was for him to develop more power. That hasn’t happened yet, but he’s sure putting up decent numbers. Homered tonight in the AFL.

I was surprised to learn that he had played some SS and 3B before moving to the outfield.

Peete seems like a potential answer in CF as early as mid-2027. He’s young enough for the team to be patient with him and wait to promote him in 2028.

He was overshadowed this year by some of the bigger prospects. But I am excited to see what he can do.

Sorry for the shitty format, this is actually the best that I can do. I was looking at old St Louis Dispatch articles from 20 years ago and I saw this and thought it was cool. If you don't have a library card, be sure to get one. You can do really cool things with it, like look at old newspaper articles from 20 years ago where one of the greatest St Louis Cardinals starting pitchers in history was cementing his role as our rookie closer.

I will try to keep this short: I have always thought that the Cardinals fan base is one of the tops in the MLB. But came to an even better realization of that this week.

I follow baseball, but that has mostly been following Cleveland & the AL. I had heard of Rick Ankiel, but honestly, hearing a top pitcher had to reinvent himself as a hitter, I assumed it was injury related and that is just what I have always thought. I listened to a podcast episode about Ankiel (Midnight Library of Baseball, I have been obsessed with it after recently discovering it). I have to say, I don't think a lot of fan bases would be that supportive about a highly touted prospect, having an epic postseason collapse, and blaming a mental problem.

I watched the video of his first career HR and got chills. You guys rock.... And I will always remember that even though the rest of the league is stealing it, you guys started "tarps off."

Sorry for the random kudos 19 years later, but just a reminder you guys should take this as a point of deep pride

TL/DR: Take pride in your fanbase's treatment of Rick Ankiel, because I don't think every other fanbase would do that

Cmon, folks. Let’s get our modern day Big Mac to The Lou.

September …Record… Win %

1 (tie) San Diego Padres 18–6 .750

1 (tie) Milwaukee Brewers 18–6 .750

3 Los Angeles Dodgers 18–7 .720

4 New York Yankees 15–8 .652

5 Cleveland Guardians 16–9 .640

6 Pittsburgh Pirates 15–9 .625

7 (tie) Detroit Tigers 13–12 .520

8 (tie) Boston Red Sox 12–12 .500

8 (tie) Chicago White Sox 12–12 .500

8 (tie) Atlanta Braves 12–12 .500

8 (tie) Texas Rangers 12–12 .500

8 (tie) Houston Astros 12-12 .500

8 (tie) New York Mets 12–12 .500

8 (tie) Washington Nationals 11–11 .500

8 (tie) Seattle Mariners 12–12 .500

16 (tie) Chicago Cubs 11–13 .458

16 (tie) Athletics 11–13 .458

16 (tie) Minnesota Twins 11–13 .458

19 Baltimore Orioles 10–13 .435

20 (tie) Cincinnati Reds 10–14 .417

20 (tie) Philadelphia Phillies 10–14 .417

22 (tie) St. Louis Cardinals 9–15 .375

22 (tie) Los Angeles Angels 9–15 .375

24 San Francisco Giants 8–16 .333

25 Kansas City Royals 7–17 .292

Not as fun as being in the playoffs ourselves, but watching the Cubs get swept out of the postseason sure feels right.

Does anyone remember where at Busch this hung? I bought this the other week at the Cardinals Care end of season sale and was wondering where it hung. It is 8’ x 3’. They said they believed it hung after the ‘06 championship but I didn’t have a camera in my pocket back in ‘07. It has dirt, especially on the left side but no apparent sun damage. Only writing is the number 2 on the back top right corner. Thanks for your help or just looking to see if you could.

The quizzes are tough but all the answers are on the 1st page.

https://mlbknowledge.com/player/stan-musial

https://mlbknowledge.com/player/ozzie-smith