2026 has arrived. The St. Louis Cardinals have been busy this offseason, sending both Sonny Gray and Willson Contreras to the Boston Red Sox after going 78-84 in 2025 and missing the postseason for a third straight year.
2026 officially is here and that means we are not far away from the return of baseball. Spring Training will kick off in February and then Opening Day will be here in March.
The calendar has flipped to 2026, and the St. Louis Cardinals still have some important work left to do before spring training kicks off in just over a month.
Happy new year! May your 2026 be an improvement over your 2025, whether or not your 2025 was a good year or not. And if you got married, had a kid, and got a promotion last year, well you probably will not have a better year but may it come as close as possible.
The St. Louis Cardinals are sitting pretty right now. St. Louis has one of the most popular trade candidates in baseball right now in Brendan Donovan. Brandon Lowe, Donovan, and Ketel Marte have been the most talked-about trade candidates in the infield.
Earlier this week, former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Joe Kelly decided it was time to hang up his spikes and call it a career. The 37-year-old right-hander was drafted by the Cardinals back in 2009 and made his debut in 2012.
The St. Louis Cardinals have seemingly entered a rebuild to begin this offseason. They've opted to trade away a few of their top players to kick off the offseason and a few more trades could be on the horizon.
The St. Louis Cardinals have been building a stockpile of starting pitching this offseason. St. Louis got Richard Fitts and Hunter Dobbins from the Boston Red Sox, who very well could impact the club at the big league level in 2026.
America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.
The St. Louis Cardinals have a lot of work still left to do this offseason. The calendar will soon flip to 2026. Spring training is fast approaching. The Cardinals have been busy, having traded both Sonny Gray and Willson Contreras, but more moves will likely happen soon.
The St. Louis Cardinals have been busy on the trade block and right now all eyes remain on All-Star utility man Brendan Donovan. Donovan quickly emerged as a legit trade candidate after the 2025 season came to an end.
It certainly seems like the St. Louis Cardinals will not have a former polarizing All-Star on their roster in 2026. Miles Mikolas spent eight years with the organization after coming back over to the big leagues after a stint in Japan.
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The St. Louis Cardinals are surely operating differently than they did last offseason. Last offseason, rumors were flying all over the place, but St. Louis didn't end up shaking anything up.
The St. Louis Cardinals have been trying to find a taker for Nolan Arenado for the past two offseasons. That may ultimately take some time, as the markets of free agent third basemen Alex Bregman and Eugenio Suarez are still developing.
The St. Louis Cardinals have some exciting pieces to build around. Chaim Bloom's job is to turn around the organization after a few tough seasons. He's done a good job already by flipping Sonny Gray and Willson Contreras for a handful of young hurlers and getting some cash off the books.
I fully expect the Nolan Arenado rumor mill to start churning at full blast now that it appears the Los Angeles Angels have a clear path for him to potentially join the team, but there are still so many questions.
The St. Louis Cardinals have been busy in the trade market so far this offseason with two separate swaps with the Boston Red Sox. First, it was Sonny Gray who waived his no-trade clause to go to Boston.
There have been rumors out there for weeks that the St. Louis Cardinals are engaging with various teams about the possibility of a trade centered around All-Star utility man Brendan Donovan.
The St. Louis Cardinals have been trying to flip Nolan Arenado for a year and haven’t had any luck, yet. Arenado is clearly out there for the taking, but has a no-trade clause and two seasons left on his deal.
“If I have to go make a play, adrenaline just takes over. And then I’ve got to deal with the repercussions for five or 10 minutes after that. But I feel
The Boston Red Sox were looking to fill their hole at first base. Their second trade of the offseason with the St. Louis Cardinals has provided an answer.