The Milwaukee Brewers travel to Tropicana Field with a commanding 2-0 lead in the World Series. They will start Robert Gasser while the Tampa Bay Rays will counter with Freddy Peralta. First pitch is scheduled for 7pm central time and the game broadcast will be available via Fox.

Welcome to the latest edition of the Viva El Birdos podcast, where we dive into the journey of baseball's rising star. This week, we sit down with Jacob Odle, a right-handed pitching prospect with the St. Louis Cardinals who shares his unique experiences leading up to the draft and his current training regimen. A Journ...

Before I get into the meat of this article, I want to be clear that I think this has only a slightly higher chance of happening than the Cardinals signing Tarik Skubal, which is to say I don't think there's much of a chance at all. I'm also not necessarily advocating for it, but I [...]

The World Series is making its way South with the midwest avian population but my sports focus somehow still centers around the St. Louis Cardinals and football, both fantasy and NFL. Nothing against the Brewers, Rays, or the game of baseball, since I do think this Fall Classic is going to be as fun as [...]

It's game 2 of the World Series Saturday night in Milwaukee as the Brewers will start RHP Logan Henderson. The Tampa Bay Rays have RHP Drew Rasmussen scheduled to take the mound. First pitch and American Family Field is scheduled for 7pm and the game broadcast is available via Fox.

It is no secret that the Cardinals have stockpiled minor league talent, but how did that talent develop in 2026? Let's take a look at every player who started the season as a ranked prospect in the system. Here are the rules: I will go in reverse order of the FanGraphs preseason ranking. I am [...]

It's game 1 of the World Series Friday night in Milwaukee at American Family Field. The Tampa Bay Rays will start RHP Nick Martinez while it will be RHP Jacob Misiorowski taking the mound for the Brewers. First pitch is scheduled for 7pm central time and the game broadcast will be available via Fox.

Over the course of the next couple of months, we might end up looking at this question for a number of players. Winn, Walker, Burleson, Rodriguez. This seems a natural outcome of having a bunch of young players, especially those entering their arbitration-eligible years. Which takes us to the first discussion point whe...

The temptation was too great. I had to do it. I thought of the idea of writing a point-counterpoint on who to root for in this World Series first. I was going to make a sincere effort to make an argument for both teams. I came up with my headline. And then I realized no [...]

Root for the Rays.

While JJ Wetherholt and Jordan Walker (and even Joshua Baez) stole some of the spotlight, and rightly so, Alec Burleson had a very successful year at the plate, and he made it a lot of fun to watch. Y'see, Alec "Burly" Burleson is not your every day hitter. His Chase percentage was 10th decile. He [...]

Cardinals on My Time is back for the winter in a little different capacity! With the offseason and winter looking questionable at best and the Cardinals sitting in an awkward spot, I decided to take the opportunity to expand my podcast a little bit. Since writing all things St. Louis Cardinals for the past few [...]

Much has been made of the Cardinals' efforts over the last several months to grow their player development side and infuse it with young, exciting, high-upside talent. One of the men in charge of contributing to that process is Cardinals Assistant General Manager and Head of Player Development Moises Rodriguez. Along w...

The Tampa Bay Rays will try to punch their ticket to the World Series Monday night at home as they hose the Cleveland Guardians for game 6. The Guardians will hope Shawn Armstrong can lead them into a game 7 while the Rays are calling on Freddy Peralta to shut the door on Cleveland. First [...]

This week, Jake and Scott are joined by MLB.com writer and host of the Dealin' The Cards Podcast, Josh Jacobs! In this episode, we talk about several topics, including how Josh was able to grind his way to a writing role with MLB.com, and how he, along with Sandy and Andrew, built the Dealin' The [...]

If the Cardinals want to compete next season, it would be wise to shore up their positions of weakness. The bullpen is a clear weakness, but it's also the part of the team I would probably focus on last personally. An argument for the best closer in baseball is Bryan Baker of the Tampa Bay [...]

It's pivotal game 5 Sunday as the Guardians and Rays clash again in Cleveland. The Rays will start Drew Rasmussen while the Guardians will give the ball to Parker Messick. First pitch is set for 4pm at Progressive Field and the game broadcast is available via Fox/FS1.

After committing to the rebuild that was staring them in the face for a few seasons, the St. Louis Cardinals kicked off the transition with a solid 2026 campaign. By most accounts, the Cardinals outperformed preseason expectations, but many fans still believe that a successful season ends with at least one game in Octo...

The Guardians and Rays will try again Saturday to compete in game 4 of the ALCS. Assuming the weather doesn't interfere, the Guardians will start RHP Shawn Armstrong while the Rays will give the ball to RHP Nick Martinez. First pitch scheduled for 7:08pm central time at Progressive Field in Cleveland.

The last two weeks I have gone position by position comparing the Cardinals roster and prospect pipeline to the Brewers for both hitters and pitchers. My assessment was that the current and future position-player talent on both teams is relatively close and that the gap on the pitching side is quite substantial. As I l...