Busch Park Factor - it suppresses HRs. But did you know it suppresses K's even more? Maybe the Cardinals really ARE different Remember the old saw that "Pitching and defense are 80% of the game"? I believe this came ...

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Earlier this week, the Cardinals almost cleared out some of their salary by trading Nolan Arenado to the Astros. The deal was even agreed upon, and all that was left was for Arenado...

Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Some held up! Some did not! Some were never meant to be taken seriously. I have to give a shout-out to country stuff for reminding me that we had an APRIL HOT TAK...

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images A quick look at the Mo tenure, based on winning % I am going to make this quick - a classic Birdos in Brief. The Duke posted a tweet in the comments of Gabe's post from earlier this week, ...

Jerome Miron-Imagn ImagesThe hot stove beckons Hello fellow VEB’rs! This week I am going to take a visual look at where the current MLB WAR powers lie according to current (at the time of this writing) Fangraphs’ Depth Charts data, and also what remaining free agents are out there available to teams, to hel...

Andrew Jansen/News-Leader / USA TODAY NETWORK The Cardinals were one of the big winners of the Draft Lottery but that doesn't mean they're guaranteed a star. The St. Louis Cardinals finished the 2024 season with a winnin...

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Have burning questions that you just can't quite get an answer for? Ask us! We'll answer just about anything.... Good morning, all! This week's episode of the Viva El Birdos podcast is our...

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images I still don't know why the Phillies would do this, but it's speculation season There have been rumors and discussions in the offseason about trading Nolan Arenado to the Phillies, which w...

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images The Cardinals will pick fifth in 2025, but how have they fared in the past? Picking in the MLB draft is a bit of a game of chance. There are ways to improve the odds, but history has ...

There are several teams that seem to be a fit for the Cardinals third baseman. With the Winter Meetings wrapping up earlier this week, it looks like the wheels of the Major League Baseball offseason are starting to turn. The St...

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Last week, I did a piece detailing why I thought the Cardinals holding on to Ryan Helsley was a huge mistake. I still believe that to be true, but I also understand that this is out...

Pour one out for a former VEB top 20 prospect | Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images And who the Cardinals lost, including Connor Thomas My, how times have changed. Earlier in the week, I realized th...