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Ep. 738: The Cardinals Can't Leave Victor Scott II Off This Roster... Right? Mar 19, 2025

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the roster conundrum for the St. Louis Cardinals when it comes to CF Victor Scott II. With another home run on Wednesday, Scott is forcing his way into the opening day conversation.

But Alec Burleson also homered on Wednesday... Are the Cardinals stuck between a rock and a hard place with how to prioritize the various young players vying for opportunities on the roster?

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Ep. 737: Updating Cardinals Roster Battles, Plus Mock Lineups! Mar 16, 2025

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Brenden Schaeffer gives his update on a few Cardinals roster battles as camp gears toward the finish line over the next two weeks.

Plus, some mock lineups to guess at what things might look like depending on how CF shakes out!

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Ep. 736: IT FINALLY HAPPENED! Cardinals sign a free agent! Welcome, Phil Maton! Mar 13, 2025

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The St. Louis Cardinals signed their first free agent to a MLB contract of the entire off-season on Thursday. Phil Maton joins the bullpen.

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the move as well as Gordon Graceffo being cut from big-league camp on Thursday and connects the dots on the two moves to outline how the Cardinals might be viewing their pitching staff and the depth behind it at this point in the calendar.

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Ep. 735: Yadier Molina Says He Would Be Willing To... Manage The Cubs? Say It Ain't So! Mar 12, 2025

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the recent revelation by Yadier Molina in an article by Katie Woo for The Athletic that he when he's ready to take on the role of MLB manager, he would not necessarily let a little detail like the Cardinals' managerial role being occupied stop him from pursuing that dream.

In fact, if they asked, Yadi would even be willing to manage the Chicago Cubs, evidently.

We discuss Yadi's latest foray into a public expression of a future desire to be a big-league manager, coming as Albert Pujols takes on the role of manager for the Dominican national team in the 2026 WBC.

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Ep. 734: Home Run Bug Bites Sonny Gray Again - What's The Concern Level? Mar 11, 2025

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses Sonny Gray getting bit by the home run ball again in Monday's outing, continuing a trend that got him during the 2024 season, his first with the St. Louis Cardinals.

After Gray has now allowed five HRs across two spring training outings, is this a concern that could follow Sonny into the new season?

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Ep. 733: Is Pallante suddenly on shaky ground when it comes to his starting rotation spot? Mar 10, 2025

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After one Cardinals opening day roster projection called into question the degree to which Andre Pallante is locked into a rotation spot, we discussed the right-hander's struggles from his spring outing on Sunday and whether or not we could see the Cardinals pulling him out of the rotation to begin the season.

Hey, Michael McGreevy does deserve a spot... But should it come at Pallante's expense? We break it all down.

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Article discussed with Katie Woo's roster projection: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6179191/2025/03/07/cardinals-opening-day-roster-projection-spring-training/

Ep. 732: Cardinals avoid disaster with Jordan Walker's knee injury Mar 06, 2025

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the update on Jordan Walker's left knee pain as the MRI revealed no structural damage for the Cardinals right fielder.

If the Cardinals are going to exceed public expectations this year, Walker is an important piece of that puzzle, so we talk more about our season outlook on the Cardinals after an extremely inactive off-season.

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Ep. 731: Uh-oh... Jordan Walker leaves game with injury scare on Tuesday? Mar 05, 2025

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Jordan Walker injury scare as it pertains to him leaving the Cardinals Grapefruit League game on Tuesday with what the team termed as left knee pain.

How important is Walker to the outlook for the Cardinals in 2025 and what would the concern level be from this particular incident? We don't know a lot just yet, but we will break down what we do know.

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Ep. 730: Cardinals Option Quinn Mathews To Minor League Camp... Already??? Mar 03, 2025

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals optioning Quinn Mathews to minor league camp on Sunday, plus the news that Zack Thompson is dealing with a lat injury that is going to knock him out for basically the rest of what was supposed to have been an important spring training for him.

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Ep. 729: Should We Be Concerned About Early Spring Struggles For So Many Cardinals Hitters? Mar 01, 2025

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses his thoughts on the early struggles for a number of Cardinals hitters in spring training. Too early to panic or is it a sign of things to come?

Plus, what actually happens if the guys who need the runway to perform this year fall flat?

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