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Jason Martinez looks at the Cardinals' talent, payroll situation and competition to determine their optimal year for contention in the next half-decade.

Story | Conversation | January 11, 2013

Dave Cameron explains why Adrian Beltre, Matt Holliday, Matt Cain and Jose Reyes might be overlooked right now as Hall of Fame candidates.

Story | Conversation | November 29, 2012

With the help of a big-league scout, Insider's Teddy Mitrosilis explains how Braves starter Kris Medlen will take down the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League wild-card game.

Story | Conversation | October 04, 2012

Dave Cameron argues why Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina is a legitimate candidate for the NL MVP Award.

Story | Conversation | August 31, 2012

Oh, how things can change in 18 months. It was just a short time ago when baseball was talking about its best hitting tandems. Among them were the St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday, the Milwaukee Brewers' Ryan Braun and Prince F...

Blog | April 12, 2012

Michael Pineda helped carry many owners to fantasy titles last season, including yours truly, but the minute he was traded from the Seattle Mariners to the New York Yankees, I was off the proverbial bandwagon. Everything changed with that deal. The m...

Blog | March 16, 2012

Eric Karabell lists several players he likely won't be ending up with in fantasy drafts this spring, including Michael Pineda and Matt Holliday, and explains why he doesn't like them as much as other fantasy owners.

Blog | Conversation | March 16, 2012

Buster Olney writes that the Texas Rangers lost Game 3 of the World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals not because of a blown call, but because of a litany of mistakes. Albert Pujols also had something to do with it. Plus, offseason notes from around MLB.

Blog | Conversation | October 23, 2011

Dave Cameron of FanGraphs explains why the St. Louis Cardinals should start Daniel Descalso and bench Lance Berkman in Game 3 of the World Series.

Story | Conversation | October 22, 2011

Jim Bowden ranks the rosters of the Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals, counting down from Albert Pujols to Yoshinori Tateyama.

Story | Conversation | October 18, 2011

The World Series begins Wednesday night, with the St. Louis Cardinals matching up against the Texas Rangers. But there are matchups within the matchup, and here are the 10 biggest: 1. Lance Berkman versus Rangers' left-handers: Three of the Ran...

Blog | October 17, 2011

With the World Series now set, Buster Olney previews the 10 biggest matchups between the St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers. Plus, Theo Epstein to the Cubs should be resolved soon, Frank McCourt may have settled his divorce, and other MLB notes.

Blog | Conversation | October 17, 2011

Steve Slowinski of FanGraphs gives a peek into the NLCS and writes that despite not having Chris Carpenter on the mound for Game 1, the key to the series for St. Louis could be southpaw Jaime Garcia.

Story | Conversation | October 09, 2011

Jason Grey gives a breakdown of the NLCS, writing that the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers are evenly matched in a series that could go seven games. In the end, the Brewers may have trouble scoring enough runs to win.

Story | Conversation | October 09, 2011

Jim Bowden, Baseball Prospectus and Dan Szymborski have combined for the Kiss 'Em Goodbye series, a look at every team's 2011 fate -- once it's eliminated -- with a look ahead to 2012 and beyond. This is the entry for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Story | Conversation | September 24, 2011

I thought it was odd that the Minnesota Twins and Washington Nationals were discussing a trade this past weekend that would have presumably sent outfielder Denard Span to the National League, with the Nationals parting with closer Drew Storen. Ultima...

Blog | August 03, 2011