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St. Louis Cardinals News / Viva El Birdos / August 23

How the St. Louis Cardinals’ prospect depth looks after trades, draft picks

I get distracted easily, and lately I find myself pondering the 2026 season (and beyond) more and not so much the current season. I will do a write-up or three on players still, and the usual end-of-season assessment, but really my mind’s eye is to the future.

St. Louis Cardinals News / Viva El Birdos / May 17

A look at MLB’s expansion of the international player talent pool

Is MLB truly becoming a league of international talents? Good morning. Today, I am back in analytic mode. You’ll get graphs and numbers and together we will explore a narrative to see if the numbers bear it out.

MLB News / Viva El Birdos / May 14

Game 1 Recap 5/14 - Cardinals at Phillies - The Matinee sees Phillies prevail 2-1

A starters duel is settled by the bullpen. Cards lose 2-1. Game Result Another taut, playoff type game broke out in Game#1 today. Phillies scratched out two late runs off Stephen Matz to bring home a 2-1 win and end the Cardinals 9-game winning streak.

New York Mets News / Yardbarker Quizzes
The 'MLB franchise home run leaders' quiz

The 'MLB franchise home run leaders' quiz

How many of the career leaders in home runs for every MLB franchise can you name in five minutes? 

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The 'Yearly MLB on-base percentage leaders' quiz
MLB News / Viva El Birdos / May 4

Game 1 Recap 5/3 - Mets at Cardinals - The Matinee, Cards win 6-5

Cardinals pull out a nail-biter that was more difficult that it needed to be Game Result Cardinal offense musters 6 early runs against rookie Tidwell. Cardinal pitcher’s issue 8 walks to keep the Mets interested, but yeoman work by Romero and Helsley rescue a game that threatened to capsize.

Athletics News / Yardbarker
Which MLB teams have the longest World Series droughts?

Which MLB teams have the longest World Series droughts?

Here is every MLB team’s current title drought, though obviously for some of them “drought” is an overstatement.

St. Louis Cardinals News / Viva El Birdos / February 27

Darlin Saladin is your #16 prospect

Also a chance to vote for the #17 prospect We are back to ranking the top 20 prospects in the system. And barring breaking news interrupting the schedule, all my next posts will be about the top 20.

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