The guys catch you up on everything that happened in the last week of spring training! They also check in on the roster construction headed towards opening day - and rip off a couple of epic rants.

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This is the Cardinals podcast to catch you up on all that's happened in the last week of spring training! The guys survey their "likes" and "don't likes" from the recent stretch of games and think about what it means moving forward.

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In this episode, Scott Plaza of Redbirds Rants joins the guys to discuss their Cardinals Resolutions for the 2025 season (05:11), and the guys end the show with a Hall of Fame trial for Carlos Beltran (38:40)

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In this in-person episode, the guys share their Cardinals core memories. Family memories, memories at Busch, and some other random memories make appearances! it's a rollicking good time!

In this episode, the guys take a walk through the past and draft a full team from eligible Cardinals players from 2000-2024. Please rate, review, and follow to help us grow the community!

In this episode the guys get into the Winter Meetings, and catch up on the offseason for Jordan Walker and Victor Scott II (4:40), play Santa and give out some stocking stuffers (34:10), review their favorite baseball video games of all time (48:20), and hear some walk-off wisdom (1:04:38)!

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In this episode, the guys discuss their expectation for the Winter Meetings (4:09), discuss the latest developmental hires and what it says about the state of the franchise (16:34), dive into two key advanced metrics (38:29), debate the best Christmas movies (56:03), before walking it off with some life wisdom (1:09:20).

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In this episode, the guys debate what makes a good game day experience, create a Cardinals Mt. Rushmore, and run through the news from this point in the offseason. Thanks for listening! Please follow, rate, and review to help us grow the pod!

In this episode, the Rundown explores the new streaming situation, Ryan Helsley's season awards, and the top 10 prospects. They also dive into some pitching metrics and compare Cardinals players to Thanksgiving foods!

This week the guys cover the news and notes from the offseason so far, do a deep dive on bullpen creatures, and expose some Cardinal Confessions!

In this episode, the guys cover all the news and notes of the early offseason, dish out some superlatives for the 2024 season, end with some trivia and a major hot take!

In this episode, the guys round up the early results from spring training including scorching starts from Victor Scott II and Willson Contreras and then dive into their predictions for the NL this year in the over/unders section.

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The guys discuss Masyn Winn's recent quotes about being the face of the franchise, Brant Brown's early work with Jordan Walker, Willson Contreras beefing up for the season and give their over/under win total predictions for the AL.

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In this episode, the guys give you the only primer you'll need for Spring Training. They discuss if the "youngry" guys are ready for primetime and what, if anything, matters as far as Spring Training results.

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In this episode, the guys consider all the permutations the Opening Day roster could have - including an embrace of the "dark side." They center their conversation around a couple of key hinge points on the roster.

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In this episode, the guys see what's going on for the Cardinals in 2025 in terms of ZIPS projections, and use French fries to help makes sense of it. Come for the projections, stay for the fries!

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In this episode, the guys take a scalpel to the MLB and diagnose some major problems and how they would fix them. They especially emphasize the dominance of the Dodgers and how that impacts the whole league.

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On this episode, the guys take you to school and look at three different defensive metrics: UZA, DRS, and OAA. They find some surprising results amongst the Cardinals and discuss what that means for the team going forward.

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On this episode of Redbird Rundown, the guys do a deep dive on Brendan Donovan and Lars Nootbaar. They take a holistic look at both players and decide which one they'd rather have moving forward.

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The guys react to an idea circulating about division realignment. Realigning by market size would change the game, but would it change it for the good? We'll return next week to give final thoughts about spring training and preview the season, but had to have a conversation about the state of baseball.

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The guys recap the first two games of the season, honing in on Arenado and Nootbaar's strong starts, and what Victor Scott II seizing the CF job means for the team. They discuss the pageantry of Opening Day, and leave a little time to worry about Sonny Gray.

The guys look back on a mediocre week and then talk about success against aces, offensive warning signs, the development of Pallante and Liberatore, and check in on how Jordan Walker's season is going so far.

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The guys run down a tough road trip to Boston and Pittsburgh and give their takeaways from the Phillies series. Andre Pallante has been shoving. Does Herrera need a position change? How soon do we move Mikolas out of the rotation?

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The guys review the opening week of games. Nicknames are dished out. Vibes are celebrated. And, the guys ask the question that's on every Cardinals fan's mind: is this offense for real?

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The guys give their grades up and down the lineup for the first quarter of games. What has gone well? What hasn't? They take a tour of the farm to see what the player development pipeline is cooking up and end with things to watch for this week.

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The guys react to the news that Lin-Mauel Miranda would like to develop a movie project about the Molinas. Will Yadi sing?! They also have a philosophical conversation on what being .500 means for the franchise this year and end by dishing out player and pitcher of the month for April.

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The guys recap the week and run through a bevy of early season trends and performances trying to determine if they are real or not real. They end the show by giving some key things to watch for.

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The guys consider if removing Arenado from the four hole would be the right move at this moment in the season. They also try to find the apex of Masyn Winn's ever expanding ceiling.

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Mo is out. Chaim is in. The guys talk about both pressers, sharing their feelings as fans and observers of the Cardinals franchise as a whole. Did Bloom do enough to soothe Cardinals fans wanting a real change?

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With the season at its conclusion, the guys assemble to dish our some season awards with a twist - each performance is compared to a household item. Found out who the plunger was this year!

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This is it, the guys deep dive the trade deadline. They weigh out how consequential this is for the franchise moving forward. Talk about what they want to see and what they think we will actually see, and even propose a couple of fake trades!

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Smack in the middle of perhaps the low point of the season, the guys consider the biggest second half questions. What runway guys will shine? Will Oliver Marmol survive the season? Is Andre Pallante a rotation piece moving forward - and more!

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As the Cardinals head into the All-Star break, the guys ruminate on the recent results on the field, preview the midsummer classic, and go through the list of possible names that the Birds could use the number 5 pick on.

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The guys give their vibe checks on a putrid week of baseball, hand out June player and pitcher of the month, and talk about which players from other NL Central rivals they would steal first.

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The guys giveaway a pack of midseason awards and marvel at how quick the season is moving. They also check in on some exciting prospects for the minors. The future is looking bright for the Cardinals!

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The guys review what was another streaky week. This time a winning streak has arrived. They talk about riding the roller coaster of this team's performance and then dive into Nolan Gorman as well as the bullpen shuttle between Saint Louis and Memphis. Are there promising trends coming from our former 1st Round draft pick? Do our bullpen guys have enough frequent flyer miles to go on vacation together from all the trips between the MLB and AAA?

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The guys review what was, by any measure, a bad week of Cardinals baseball. They talk about riding the roller coaster of this team's performance and then deep dive a developing catcher pile-up. With an unsure fit for Herrera behind the plate, what do they do with Pages and all the good prospects on the train towards the majors?

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Jonathan and Andy reminisce about video game launches with the Switch 2 releasing this week. They chat who must be an X-Factor for the team to continue playing playoff competitive ball and discuss who their favorite players have been to watch so far into this season.

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The guys discuss what pieces this Cardinals team is missing to unearth a deep push into October + what pieces they would be willing to see go to facilitate those trades. Special guest Scott Plaza helps the guys weigh in.

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The guys report back from attending a game at Busch Stadium. How are the vibes? What will the reduced attendance do to the team's ability to compete in the future? And then they consider the runways for Jordan Walker and Nolan Gorman, will they run out anytime soon?

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The guys have come to praise and bury John Mozeliak. They take on the full sweep of his Cardinals career and consider his performance on a wide variety of metrics. The reminisce on the highs and the lows and why the last few years have really tarnished a Red Jacket career.

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The guys go under the hood on Matt Svanson and Kyle Leahy with an eye towards the future. With a cavernous hole in the 2026 rotation, are there any in-house candidates to fill in?

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The Cardinals coaching staff was shockingly open about Jordan Walker's struggles and preparation. The crew comes together to give their thoughts on the issue and highlight a player and pitcher of the month for August.

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As the season drags to a close the guys draft who they think has the most to win or lose down the stretch. This season is now about 2026, and so was this draft. What players will seize the moment with new POBO Chaim Bloom coming on board?

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The guys touch base with the major league club and then spend most of the time talking about the huge wave of exciting players cresting towards St. Louis. Strikeout punch. Power. It's an exciting time down on the farm and the guys bring you all the analysis you'll need.

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The guys deep dive the successes and failures of Gorman, Herrera, and Walker post All-Star break and consider some big questions about each of them. Each figures to be integral in the offseason plans of Chaim Bloom and the guys get a jump on considering what the Cardinals might do.

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The guys take a step back from the season and ask what it's all for? Will Cardinal fans stand behind a team that wins 85-88 games every year? Should the new front office consider a more aggressive teardown in the offseason? What are the pros and cons?

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Jonathan and Matt convene to review the trade deadline. How well did the Cardinals do? Did they go far enough? Was this the most "Mo" thing in the past decade? They also crown a player and pitcher of the month for July.

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The bullpen has a number of intriguing arms and the guys wrap up their 2025 performance review series by deep diving the lot of them. Who's worth keeping? Who doesn't have the talent to stick? And how does the bullpen show the Cardinals franchise as a whole?

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The guys reflect on an all-time World Series - they're fans of the game after all! But then they transition to a performance review of the starters. Is there anything worth keeping here? What is Matthew Liberatore, really? On paper, it's the weakest part of the team. We take stock of what's there.

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