Covering MLB with a focus on the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals
The St. Louis Cardinals have had several players jump toward the front of the National League Most Valuable Player discussion throughout the season, but none of them are likely to win the award once the season is complete.
The situation at the back end of the Cardinals’ bullpen four years later is nearly exactly the same.
After a season filled with injuries to the pitching staff, now the St. Louis Cardinals will have to deal with an injury to one of their starting fielders, who also happened to be one of their most important hitters.
The moments of brilliance for St. Louis Cardinals third baseman David Freese come in flashes.
The St. Louis Cardinals called up their latest, greatest prospect Friday when they brought second baseman Kolten Wong to the major leagues.
I would love nothing more for the Royals to make the playoffs, but their percentage chance of making still stands at right around 10 pct.
St. Louis Cardinals fans haven’t had much to gripe about so far in the 2013 season and should be thankful five of the team’s players made the National League all-star roster, but they can also make a strong case the Cardinals should have one more representative.
The loss of the designated hitter in their return to National League play might actually help the team.
Speed kills and Jarrod Dyson has speed to burn.
The Royals finally crawled back to around .500, but they still have a lackluster offense.
