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Punishment Handed Down for Cardinals Hacking Scandal

Jan 31, 2017

Breaking News, Major League Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals

It's been a long and arduous process getting here, but it's finally over. The St. Louis Cardinals hacking scandal, in which employee Chris Correa hacked into the Houston Astros' system and viewed confidential i...

Positional Power Rankings: Second Base

Jake Hasan

Jan 9, 2017

Features, Headlines

Gone are the days of the second baseman who was just a light-hitting man who could hit for decent average at the bottom of the lineup and played solid defense. Today's second basemen? Well, let's just hope you ...

St. Louis Cardinals Wish List for 2017

Jake Hasan

Dec 6, 2016

Features, Offseason, St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals fell way short of expectations in 2016. Maybe it was the Chicago Cubs' excellence from start to finish; maybe it was injuries to key players; maybe it was the lofty expectations from a 1...

Cleveland Indians Wish List for 2017

Jake Hasan

Nov 8, 2016

Cleveland Indians, Features, Offseason

What a game. What a series. Baseball fans everywhere just witnessed maybe one of the single greatest games to be recorded in postseason history. If nothing else, we know it was definitely the greatest postseaso...

Mike Matheny Given Three-Year Extension

Jake Hasan

Nov 4, 2016

Features, Offseason

As the playoffs come to a close and the Winter Meetings approach, teams have already started making moves. One team we surprisingly didn't see this postseason was the St. Louis Cardinals. It was actually the fi...

St. Louis Cardinals: April Report Card

Jake Hasan

May 3, 2016

Features, National League Central, St. Louis Cardinals

One month into the 162-game grind that is the MLB season is hardly a long enough amount of time to make judgements about a team or a player for the rest of the year. However, a month of play does give fans a go...

10 Players Ready to Break Out in 2016

Jake Hasan

Feb 11, 2016

Features, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions

Jamie Squire/Getty Images North America Every time a new season rolls around teams are hopeful that certain players will be able to finally reach their potential and contribute in big ways to the team. For ...

5 Burning Questions for the St. Louis Cardinals

Jake Hasan

Jan 27, 2016

Features, National League Central, St. Louis Cardinals

Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images North America The St. Louis Cardinals won 100 games in 2015, which may lead one to believe that the Redbirds are a sound team without many worries heading into the 2016 season. ...

The Cardinals Aren’t About To Let Jason Heyward Just Walk Away

Jake Hasan

Dec 7, 2015

Contract, Features, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, St. Louis Cardinals

With the Winter Meetings in Nashville this week all eyes are turned to the league's general managers and the Hot Stove. One of the biggest subjects of the offseason has been where the top free agents will sign....

5 Potential Landing Spots for Johnny Cueto

Jake Hasan

Nov 25, 2015

American League, American League Central, American League East, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Features, Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, National League, National League East, National League West, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants, Washington Nationals

Johnny Cueto has been considered to be in the upper echelon of pitchers for a few years. After ripping off four consecutive years with an ERA south of 3.00, Cueto fell back to earth a bit this year, posting an ...

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