How do the #STLCards determine when it's time to push again?
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@101espn.comHow do the #STLCards determine when it's time to push again?
@unholydiver1.bsky.socialAnd to think a part of the sports talk community in St. Louis(coughRandy Karrakercough) were livid when Bloom didn't go after Bader in the off-season, because he surely would have provided veteran leadership. Yeah, right... #stlcards
@b-walton.bsky.socialLHP Jared Shuster, who was with the #stlcards briefly before being outrighted three separate times in 2026, has opted for minor league free agency.
@alexshultz.bsky.socialEric Schmitt has branded himself the Sports Guy Senator, even has "Diehard #STLCards fan" in his X bio, but confuses the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes here
@101espn.comThe #STLCards aren't going to go all-in for 2027, but that doesn't mean they won't try to improve.
@bgh.bsky.socialDoes Rodriguez get a full year in AAA? I'd guess not. But the #STLCards will give him as much time as they feel he needs to prepare for MLB success.
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@bgh.bsky.socialAlec Burleson led MLB in RBI, but is he an everyday player? Sure doesn't look like it:
2026
vs. RHP 158
vs. LHP 51
Career
vs. RHP 127
vs. LHP 62
He's one of Marmol's favorites so it'll be interesting to see how the #STLCards approach 1B if they're now trying to win.
@b-walton.bsky.socialAmong top hitters, on-base artists, sluggers and more across the #stlcards minor league system in 2026, 19-year-old Rainiel Rodriguez topped three of nine top five rate lists (batting average, OPS and wRC+) and placed in the top five on three others. thecardinalnation.com/2026-cardina...
@101espn.comThird Base is an open competition for the #STLCards heading into next season.
@otlee.bsky.socialSure feels like he’s doing the managing expectations thing on behalf of a lockout architect here
There’s this trick where teams make it sound like there are only two extreme options (go in and trade top prospects to win in 27 or do a 26 type offseason minus the selling) and it’s
@scoringchanges-bot.bsky.socialWith this change, @Nationals Andres Chapparo had his average lower from .268 to .263. @Cardinals 3B Jose Fermin now has three errors, not two (two at 3B, not one). P Justin Bruihl had his ERA lower from 3.71 to 3.59.
#Natitude #STLCards
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@101espn.comA quick #STLCards recap from Brandon Kiley on Chaim Bloom’s end-of-season press conference.
@101espn.comIs free agency a viable option for the #STLCards to upgrade the roster this offseason?
@101espn.comChaim Bloom says the #STLCards have developed a core they believe in, but now is not the time to take shortcuts.
@101espn.comListen to Chaim Bloom's end-of-season press conference next on 101 ESPN. #STLCards
@bookowl.bsky.socialWho were the final 2026 #STLCards fWAR & wRC+ leaders?
fWAR
Wetherholt: 4.5
Burleson: 3.2
Walker: 2.7
Winn: 2.3
Herrera: 1.4
wRC+
Burleson: 125
Bernal: 124 (24 games)
Walker: 119
Baez: 113 (29 games)
Herrera: 109
Wetherholt: 101
@101espn.comThe #STLCards have claimed RHP Chase Hampton off waivers from the Nationals.
@cmcycled.bsky.socialDear Bluesky baseball world.
This closes out my 14th regular season of doing my 4Base scoring.
09-27-26
STL 4 @ MIL 6
Top Player:
Bernal (#STLCards)/Chourio (MIL #Brewers)
I’ll be back to score the #WorldSeries
#MLB #Baseball
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@b-walton.bsky.socialThe Cardinal Nation's 20th annual choices of the top players at each level of the #stlcards system follow stats leaders and season recaps by affiliate. 37 articles run daily from today into early November. Full schedule here: thecardinalnation.com/the-cardinal...
@b-walton.bsky.social2026 leaders across the #stlcards system in counting stats (hits, doubles, triples, HRs and more) include two players with system-high totals last reached in 1989 and 2011, respectively. thecardinalnation.com/2026-cardina...
