After a bleak start to their season, the St. Louis Cardinals have started to string wins together and are slowly climbing back in the National League Central race. Two unexpected players are leading the charge.
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After a disappointing year in 2023, St. Louis Cardinals' outfielder Alec Burleson had made some big changes heading into 2024. The following update comes from the Rotowire fantasy baseball portal and features the link to the original report, which requires a subscription.
The New York Yankees are said to have trade eyes on a pair of St. Louis Cardinals players.
What is he worth in a trade? The Cardinals’ ability to outspend other teams has never been the Cardinals M.O., and while this has undeniable downsides, it has mostly worked out for the best that they haven’t.
Alec Burleson jammed his thumb into the third base bag on a head-first slide and initially stayed in the game but subsequently headed for an X-ray which revealed the fracture.
The St. Louis Cardinals were officially eliminated from the playoffs after Tuesday's loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, which has been a forgone conclusion for months.
A long answer to a question I’ve kind of obsessed over the last week. A question came up during the most recent Viva El Birdos Podcast that captured my attention.
The Cardinals are going into the trade deadline as sellers and rival clubs are calling about outfielder Alec Burleson.
Add it to the list of impressive losses for the 2023 St. Louis Cardinals. Rumors swirled Friday afternoon that the Cardinals may not pitch Jordan Montgomery against the Cubs, because well......
Was Oli right to choose Burleson over Gorman? WHAT WAS OLI THINKING? What a moron, am I right? #FireOli I’m just kidding. That’s not the route this article will travel even though I’ve seen many takes about the Alec Burleson pinch hit decision begin this same way.
At some point — whether it’s Dylan Carlson, Tyler O’Neill, Alec Burleson or someone else — it seems like the Cardinals will be in position to deal from their deep stock of controllable position players to address their need for pitching help.
The New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals are in a position where each team's needs could be met with one trade. The Cardinals lack of pitching and the Yankees' dire need for offense is growing without Aaron Judge in their lineup.
ARLINGTON, Tex. (June 7) — The Texas Rangers‘ winning streak was snapped at five games as they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals, 1–0, on Wednesday. A solo home run by Alec Burleson was the deciding factor in the series finale.
Alec Burleson broke a scoreless game with a home run in the eighth inning, which proved to be the only run scored as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Texas Rangers 1-0 on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas.
Has the outfielder simply been unlucky or is there another explanation? Alec Burleson should be a good hitter. He has a 74th percentile exit velocity (90.7 mph average exit velocity) and he has a 94th percentile whiff rate (15.5%).
Even though the Cardinals traded away Harrison Bader last summer, they are still dealing with a crowded outfield mix. That’s thanks to the emergence of young players like Alec Burleson and Jordan Walker.
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