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Zach Gifford
Aug 3, 20227 min read
By acquiring Jose Quintana, the Cardinals continue to aim higher
Admittedly, I was disappointed when Tuesday’s trade deadline came and passed, and the Cardinals biggest acquisition was José Quintana....
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Zach Gifford
Aug 25, 20205 min read
Positive, Early Signs for Harrison Bader
For most players, by this point in the season, you could scroll around their Fangraphs page and think about maybe drawing conclusions...
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Zach Gifford
Jul 29, 20204 min read
It's time to make the Lane change
For the next two days, at least. After another rough night at the plate, the pressure continues to mount on Harrison Bader. Given the...
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Zach Gifford
Jul 28, 20203 min read
Matt Carpenter has a best seller
We’re three games into the 2020 season, and it already looks like we might be nearing the end. The Cardinals are coming off a loss to the...
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Zach Gifford
Jun 15, 20208 min read
Honestly, how profitable is baseball?
Bill DeWitt made headlines last week when he told Frank Cusumano of 590TheFan that “the [baseball] industry isn’t very profitable.” From...
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Zach Gifford
Apr 13, 20205 min read
Pitchers Who Rake: Top Cardinals Pitchers at the Plate
Over the last couple weeks, reports surfaced detailing how Major League Baseball may attempt to play a COVID-shortened 2020 season. First...
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Zach Gifford
Feb 26, 20206 min read
There's Finally a Book on Matt Carpenter
Earlier this morning, Tara Wellman sent me a link to this video of Matt Carpenter talking about his approach at the plate: For the tl;dw...
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Zach Gifford
Feb 25, 20205 min read
Should Harrison Bader swing more?
Spring has finally sprung, and the St. Louis Cardinals have begun playing exhibition baseball games. And, while the games don’t count,...
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Zach Gifford
Feb 14, 20205 min read
John Brebbia, Edgertronics, and what happens when you get under a slider
At the start of spring training, John Brebbia was spotted using an Edgertronic and sensor to analyze his spin rate, spin axis, and pitch...
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Zach Gifford
Feb 10, 20205 min read
John Brebbia lets it fly
For a two month period lasting from All-Star game until September 22nd, John Brebbia was arguably the St. Louis Cardinals best reliever....
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Zach Gifford
Feb 6, 20204 min read
Tommy Edman is probably good
On Tuesday night, the Boston Red Sox partnered with the Los Angeles Dodgers to drop a bomb on the baseball world, sending Mookie Betts...
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Zach Gifford
Jan 24, 20204 min read
Dakota Hudson and the Wasteland
When the Nolan Arenado to St. Louis trade rumors started swirling, Dakota Hudson was mentioned as a potential centerpiece for the...
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Zach Gifford
Jan 17, 20206 min read
Paul DeJong shifted right to go left
Last week, Statcast released their long-awaited new defensive metric, Infielder Outs Above Average (OAA). For the uninitiated, Infielder...
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Zach Gifford
Jan 14, 20203 min read
The Cardinals are betting on Bader
Last week, the St. Louis Cardinals made noise for the first time this offseason by striking a deal with the Tampa Bay Rays. The swap,...
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Zach Gifford
Jan 9, 20206 min read
Evaluating the Arenado option for the Cardinals
According to this report today from Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Colorado Rockies are almost certainly going to trade their...
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Zach Gifford
Jan 6, 20207 min read
Marcell Ozuna has a slice
Back in November, the FanGraphs staff ranked Marcell Ozuna as the seventh best available free agent. In that article, Kiley McDaniel and...
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Zach Gifford
Jan 3, 20204 min read
Miles Mikolas causes trouble with his curve
On Tuesday night, after weeks of reading everyone’s year-in-review post and reflecting back on 2019, we celebrated the new year and...
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Zach Gifford
Aug 15, 20183 min read
No one steals on Yadier Molina
On Tuesday night, Yadier Molina made his 22nd consecutive start behind the plate for the St. Louis Cardinals. Since July 1st, the only...
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Zach Gifford
Jul 30, 20186 min read
Austin Gomber expanded his arsenal
As a minor league starter, Gomber succeeded using a repertoire which featured three average or slightly better pitches. For the first...
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Zach Gifford
Jul 23, 20184 min read
Matt Carpenter and power efficiency
On Sunday afternoon in the final game of a five game series with the Chicago Cubs, Matt Carpenter failed to hit a home run. Normally, a...
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