Ben Cerutti

Jul 234 min read

An Andre Pallante Fact Finding Mission

Today, I want to take a look at the St. Louis Cardinals player who has become the surprise 5th starter for the team after Steven Matz...

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Ben Cerutti

Jun 144 min read

2024 Projections Check In - 54 Games

The 162 game major league season can be broken up quite easily into two 81 game halves or three 54 game thirds, but not into four...

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Cardinals 2024 Projections: Recap and Team Projections

Ben Cerutti

Mar 83 min read

Cardinals 2024 Projections: Recap and Team Projections

This is the first time I've wrapped up my projections with it's own Recap (and Team Projections) post. So I'm kinda making this up as I...

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Cardinals 2024 Projections: Infielders and Others

Ben Cerutti

Mar 810 min read

Cardinals 2024 Projections: Infielders and Others

Welcome back to my 2024 Projections, Part III here has catchers and outfielders under the microscope. Again this year, I will be looking...

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Cardinals 2024 Projections: Catchers and Outfielders

Ben Cerutti

Mar 811 min read

Cardinals 2024 Projections: Catchers and Outfielders

Welcome back to my 2024 Projections, Part III here has catchers and outfielders under the microscope. Again this year, I will be looking...

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Cardinals 2024 Projections: Relief Pitching

Ben Cerutti

Mar 89 min read

Cardinals 2024 Projections: Relief Pitching

While a lot of the blame for the 2023 season can fall squarely on the shoulders of the St. Louis Cardinals starting pitching staff, the...

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Ben Cerutti

Mar 812 min read

Cardinals 2024 Projections: Starting Pitching

A year after not getting nearly enough from the starting pitching by any definition (quality or quantity) the Cardinals have attempted to...

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2024 Projection Series: The Primer
(With A Major System Upgrade)

Ben Cerutti

Feb 14 min read

2024 Projection Series: The Primer (With A Major System Upgrade)

If you are new to my projections, this is where I lay out how the projections system works - in what I have typically called "The...

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A look back at 2023 projections before we hit the 2024 season

Ben Cerutti

Jan 3011 min read

A look back at 2023 projections before we hit the 2024 season

Last year, as I have for the past decade plus, I projected out (using a multifaceted formula that I will explain a bit better in a primer...

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Higher Floor? More Clarity? My Thoughts on the Cardinals Offseason

Ben Cerutti

Jan 1010 min read

Higher Floor? More Clarity? My Thoughts on the Cardinals Offseason

The St. Louis Cardinals set out to be decisive and quick about raising the perceived floor of their major league team this offseason....

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Ben Cerutti

Jun 21, 20235 min read

The Most Prudent Path Forward: Part II

In the last article, Part I of this series, I went through the reasoning for trades and what types of prospects that I believe the...

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Ben Cerutti

Jun 20, 20239 min read

The Most Prudent Path Forward: Part I

The St. Louis Cardinals are not the team that they hoped to be when they entered the 2023 season, at least not after 68 games when I...

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Cardinals 2023 Projections: Part IV - Infielders

Ben Cerutti

Mar 29, 20238 min read

Cardinals 2023 Projections: Part IV - Infielders

Hello #STLCards fans! Welcome back for the fourth and final installment of our 2023 projections series, the infielders. Again this year,...

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Cardinals 2023 Projections: Part III - Catchers and Outfielders

Ben Cerutti

Mar 25, 202310 min read

Cardinals 2023 Projections: Part III - Catchers and Outfielders

Hello #STLCards fans! Welcome back for the third part of our 2023 projections series, the catchers and the outfielders - honestly, the...

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2023 Cardinals Pitcher Projections Part II

Ben Cerutti

Mar 8, 202313 min read

2023 Cardinals Pitcher Projections Part II

cover art and player art by Nicholas Childress Hello #STLCards fans! Welcome back for the second part of our 2023 projections series, the...

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Cardinals 2023 Projections: Part I - Starting Pitching

Ben Cerutti

Feb 21, 202314 min read

Cardinals 2023 Projections: Part I - Starting Pitching

cover art and player art by Nicholas Childress Hello #STLCards fans! The time is here for my yearly projections. Last year, with the...

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The Cardinals Position Players Stack Up Well With The NL's Best

Ben Cerutti

Jan 4, 20238 min read

The Cardinals Position Players Stack Up Well With The NL's Best

The St. Louis Cardinals 2023 Position Players are set to stack up with the best of the NL quite well. The Cardinals finished the 2022...

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Ben Cerutti

Jan 2, 20238 min read

2024 Rotation

Hello readers! The 2023 season is almost upon us and the 2023 rotation is basically set, so I'm going to talk to you about the 2024...

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St. Louis Cardinals Name Yadi's Heir: Willson Contreras

Ben Cerutti

Dec 8, 20229 min read

St. Louis Cardinals Name Yadi's Heir: Willson Contreras

On 12/7/2022, the St. Louis Cardinals have signed the heir apparent to Yadier Molina here in St. Louis at the catcher position. Rather...

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The 2022 Deadline was NOT the 2021 Deadline

Ben Cerutti

Aug 10, 20224 min read

The 2022 Deadline was NOT the 2021 Deadline

There is a relatively small, but relatively loud contingent of the St. Louis Cardinals fanbase who was (prior to the double sweep of the...

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