The St. Louis Cardinals still have some open spots on their Opening Day roster for 2026. The team optioned right-hander Richard Fitts to Triple-A Memphis, effectively setting their rotation to start the season, but the bullpen competition remains open.
The Cardinals optioned Richard Fitts on Wednesday, seemingly finalizing their season-opening rotation. Fitts was trying to win a spot at the back end over Michael McGreevy or Andre Pallante.
As the St. Louis Cardinals march into the 2026 season, the view from the Busch Stadium mound looks remarkably different than it did just twelve months ago.
Jordan Walker is a riddle wrapped up in enigma hidden inside of a 3-lock box for the St. Louis Cardinals. Since his major league debut in 2023, Walker has seen the optimism about his abilities fade into pessimism about whether he really can be fixed.
It was expected and the St. Louis Cardinals confirmed on Wednesday, Matthew Liberatore will take the mound for the club on Opening Day on March 26 at Busch Stadium against the Tampa Bay Rays.
As Spring Training opens for 2026, all 30 teams have high hopes and big questions. These are the storylines to follow for each team heading into Opening Day.
On Tuesday night, Team Venezuela defeated Team USA 3-2 to win their first World Baseball Classic. Former St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras was a part of Venezuela's roster and got to experience the glory of a WBC championship.
The St. Louis Cardinals may have found something for the 2026 bullpen. Back in February, the Cardinals acquired flamethrower George Soriano from the Washington Nationals in exchange for right-handed pitcher Andre Granillo.
While the St. Louis Cardinals are entering a full fledged rebuild, they still need to craft a major league pitching rotation. Now, the team has revealed the five names who will fill those roles to start the season.
The St. Louis Cardinals are fully embracing a rebuild in 2026. That means that younger players are going to receive as much runway as possible. This includes Jordan Walker, who has struggled this spring, hitting just .176 without any home runs.
It sounds like the St. Louis Cardinals have made their decision on the Opening Day starting rotation. After an offseason full of additions, the Cardinals entered camp with a handful of rotation options.
The St. Louis Cardinals have a much younger team in 2026 than they did in 2025. All of their trade chips were moved in the offseason, and opportunities have opened up for younger players.
The 2026 MLB season is right around the corner, and it is never too early to start thinking about how it might unfold. Seemingly, every year, we have a decent handle on who should contend and who is likely to struggle, which makes looking ahead to the trade deadline inevitable.
There is just over one week to go until the 2026 Major League Baseball season begins for the St. Louis Cardinals on March 26. St. Louis will welcome the Tampa Bay Rays to town and it arguably is going to be a fun season.
We are just over one week away from Opening Day and it's important to note that Spring Training stats are not a perfect representation of how a guy is going to perform once the regular season arrives.
We spoke with St. Louis Cardinals manager Oli Marmol recently about the state of the team now including the progress of Nolan Gorman, challenges with Jordan Walker, the impressive Spring for Joshua Baez and his goals for the 2026 team.
The St. Louis Cardinals have trimmed down the roster left and right with Opening Day just over one week away. The latest wave of roster cuts came on Sunday as the Cardinals sent seven down to the minors, including lefty reliever Packy Naughton.
The St. Louis Cardinals have some things to sort out before the start of the 2026 season. The outfield picture is becoming clearer, but there are still questions left to be answered.
The St. Louis Cardinals have fully emersed themselves in a complete roster rebuild this offseason. They've opted to trade away players like Nolan Arenado, Brendan Donovan, Sonny Gray, and Willson Contreras to turn their entire franchise around.
If Nolan Gorman can turn into the consistent slugger for the St. Louis Cardinals that he has the potential to be, that would go a long way in expediting this reset period.
Since 2021, Nolan Arenado has been the St. Louis Cardinals’ everyday third baseman. With the recent trade of Arenado to the Arizona Diamondbacks this offseason, that puts a new face at the position.
The hand we use for most tasks in our day-to-day lives, or ‘handedness,’ is a scientific phenomenon that represents the physical manifestation of brain lateralization, where asymmetry in the cerebrum naturally assigns a person’s dominant, physical side.
Cardinals manager Oli Marmol told reporters (including Dan Guerrero of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch) today that right-hander Hunter Dobbins will begin the season on the injured list.