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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

2 years

Since returning to the Cardinals, Albert Pujols has made as many postseasons as he did in his 10 year Angels career. I think he’s happy to be back.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

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The final tally Out: - Jordan Hicks - Jordan Montgomery - Chris Stratton - Paul DeJong - Jack Flaherty In: - RHP Sam Robberse - RHP Adam Kloffenstein - INF Thomas Saggese - RHP Tekoah Roby - LHP John King - RHP Matt Svanson - INF Cesar Prieto - LHP Drew Rom - RHP Zack Showalter

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

2 years

All the love is going to Albert Pujols for last night and rightfully so but I want to take a moment to shoutout Jose Quintana. - 14.2 consecutive shutout innings - 0.71 ERA in his last 25.1 IP - Never allowed more than 2 ER in a game with the Cardinals What a pickup

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Paul DeJong with the Blue Jays: - 13 game - 3 hits - 1 RBI - 0 HR Paul DeJong with the Giants: - 1 game - 3 hits - 4 RBI - 1 HR LOL

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

2 years

Did I miss 696 and 697 because of MLB blackouts? Yes I did. I’m so glad the league is concerned more with changing rules than with making the game more accessible.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

7 months

Ivan Herrera is carrying Panama in the Caribbean Series today. He’s now 3-for-4 with a walk, a pair of RBI singles, and this home run:

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

26 days

Michael McGreevy making Pitching Ninja on his debut is not something I expected

Rob Friedman

@PitchingNinja

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Michael McGreevy, Dirty 90mph Cutter...and Sword. ⚔️

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

2 years

Stubby Clapp - 5’8” and 176 pounds Pete Alonso - 6’3” and 245 pounds Our first base coach is an absolute king 👑

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Jordan Hicks last night: - Threw 70% of his pitches for strikes - Allowed a max exit velo of 80.9 mph - 31% whiff rate - Sinker averaged 101.9 mph It was a good performance. Let’s not overreact to back luck in one game.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

7 months

Ivan Herrera can’t stop raking in the Caribbean Series. He’s now up to a 1.533 OPS after this home run:

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

2 years

Paul DeJong just tattooed another ball. 107.3 mph off the bat. That’s 3 of his last 4 ABs ending with batted balls > 100 mph.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Tink Hence has been absolutely dominant in his last 5 starts. - 1.16 ERA - 22 K - 14 hits - 5 BB That's more strikeouts than base runners allowed and he hasn't allowed more than 1 run in a single outing over that stretch. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

The Cardinals giving Contreras $87.5 million and then backing off on him catching after 33 games is wild.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Zack Showalter might be the most interesting part of the Flaherty deal. Good mid-90s fastball with ride out of a low release, lots of whiffs, still only 19 in Single-A, promising breaking ball. This is a really fun throw in piece.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

The legend of Lars Nootbaar continues in Japan. He’s now starring in a commercial for a Japanese eyewear brand.

猫輔🛡️

@NekoSuke5_5

1 year

ヌートバーが初のCM出演眼鏡ブランド「Zoff」の新CMに母・久美子さんと親子出演

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

4 months

- Willson Contreras fWAR: 1.6 - fWAR of every other Cardinals position player combined: -0.4 Absolutely unreal.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

7 months

Ivan Herrera just went deep for the third time in the Caribbean Series. This time he gave Panama a 7th inning lead in the third place game. Exit Velocity: 102.3 mph Distance: 384 feet

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Last night, Masyn Winn… - Recorded his first MLB hit - Threw a ball 98 mph - Had a sprint speed of 30.4 ft/sec The 21-year-old is electric ⚡️⚡️ ⚡️

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

2 years

The Cardinals are set to sign MLB Pipeline’s 36th ranked international prospect, Reiner Lopez. He’s…uh…6’9”. At 16 years old. Consider me intrigued

MLB Pipeline

@MLBPipeline

2 years

The international signing period begins January 15. Here's a look at the Top 50 prospects, plus which teams are considered the favorites to sign them:

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

The Cardinals turned 2 players that fans wanted DFA’d not too long ago into two good SP prospects and a good relief prospect all in the upper levels of the system. That’s a huge win.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Video thread of every Cardinals draft selection:

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

2 years

The Cardinals have a new top pitching prospect: Tink Hence. The 20-year-old ranks… #47 at Baseball America #77 at MLB Pipeline #43 at Baseball Prospectus Pairing a 95+ mph FB and a nasty curveball, Hence has potential top of the rotation stuff. 🔥🔥🔥

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

9 months

Quick Nick Robertson breakdown: - FB sits 95 with elite extension and 16.3 inches of IVB - SL gets 14.6 inches of glove side sweep - Good CH with depth and 16 inches of ASR He doesn’t throw the sweeper enough but it’s a wipeout offering with a 150 Stuff+

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

28 days

The Cardinals outfield now contains: - Lars Nootbaar - Alec Burleson - Michael Siani - Brendan Donovan - Tommy Pham - Dylan Carlson Feels like there’s a clear odd man out in that group…I’m wondering if we’ll see another move.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

2 years

Yadier Molina has already been ejected 4 times this season and has now been fined and suspended for 2 games. Lol never change Yadi

Luis Nolla

@luisminolla17

2 years

Yadier Molina has been suspended and fined by the Venezuelan Baseball League. Molina, who is the manager of the Navegantes de Magallanes, is suspended for two games and fined $300 for being part of a November 19th incident against the Lions of Caracas.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Personally, I think it’s hilarious that the Cardinals waited to start winning until after the front office decided to sell

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Won-Bin Cho’s tradition of epic bat flips continued tonight. Give him all the style points.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Steven Matz has had a tale of two seasons so far. Before moving to the bullpen: - 50.1 IP - 5.72 ERA - 4.81 FIP - 4.26 xFIP Since moving to the bullpen and back: - 36.2 IP - 2.45 ERA - 2.79 FIP - 3.41 xFIP An effective Steven Matz can really boost next year’s rotation.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Thomas Saggese’s stats in the Cardinals organization: - 1.127 OPS - 185 wRC+ - 12.3 BB% - 22.8 K % It’s only a 13 game sample size but The 21-year-old has been dominating Double-A all year. I’m really excited about him.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Andre Pallante’s fastball averaged 95.2 mph last year. Today, he didn’t throw a single heater under 96.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

9 months

Seems like the Cardinals are finally committing to Ivan Herrera as a full time major league catcher and that is exciting

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Dylan is really playing like he wants to be an everyday outfielder (He should be an everyday outfielder)

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

8 months

So the bullpen right now looks something like… - Ryan Helsley - Giovanny Gallegos - Andrew Kittredge - JoJo Romero - Andre Pallante - Zack Thompson - Ryan Fernandez - Nick Robertson - Lots of interesting Triple-A depth That’s…probably pretty good actually.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

2 years

Zack Thompson been great this season, but do you know just how great he's been? If you remove his one start against Pittsburgh, he has a 0.68 ERA in 26 2/3 innings. He's been lights out as a reliever and is putting himself in great position for a playoff role.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

- Go ahead HR in the 9th last night - Go ahead HR in the 8th today Nolan Gorman has been clutch for a team that has struggled to get the big hit. He’s doing his best to almost single-handedly drag the Cardinals out of their rut.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

2 years

Same old Dakota Hudson. He got just about every hitter to roll over. He threw against Yepez, Noot, Knizner and others. #STLCards #SpringTraining2022

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

7 months

Andre Pallante casually throwing sweepers with 19 inches of sweep after reshaping his curveball into a “death ball” earlier this off-season. I can’t wait to see what he looks like in Spring Training.

Tread Athletics

@TreadHQ

7 months

Big League sweeper pitch design with Cardinals reliever Andre Pallante.⁠ ⁠ PC: @mattm1302 ⁠ #TreadFam ⁠ #MLB

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

26 days

Tommy Pham’s first 5 batted balls since returning to St. Louis: - 106.2 mph (home run) - 52.2 mph (groundout) - 106.6 mph (line out) - 103.3 mph (single) - 103.6 mph (double) He’s had an instant impact on the Cardinals lineup.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Matthew Liberatore tonight: - 7 IP, 2 ER, 10 Ks - 95.4 mph avg FB velo (up 1.7 mph) - 38% whiff rate - 33% oSwing% That brings his season ERA to 1.06 with 24 Ks in 17 innings. He’s knocking on the door

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

9 months

This means the Cardinals just saved a projected $7-7.5 million to chase more pitching this offseason I like these moves

St. Louis Cardinals

@Cardinals

9 months

We have non-tendered the following players: RHP Dakota Hudson RHP Jake Woodford C Andrew Knizner 1B/OF Juan Yepez Our 40-player roster now stands at 36.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Miles Mikolas has been really good recently. In his last 6 starts he has a 1.98 ERA, and, perhaps most importantly, has pitched into the 6th inning in 5 of those 6 outings. For a rotation that is lacking quality innings, Mikolas has been huge.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

2 years

Masyn Winn is the consensus #2 prospect in the Cardinals system and ranks… #48 at Baseball America #50 at MLB Pipeline #30 at Baseball Prospectus He’s still just 20 years old and is knocking on the door of the majors. 🚀 🚀 🚀

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

10 months

Looks like Andre Pallante is developing a death ball this offseason. The velo on the final "death ball" in the video was 83.3 mph. For reference, Pallante's CB averaged 76.9 mph in 2023. This could be huge for someone who desperately needs an effective breaking ball.

Tread Athletics

@TreadHQ

10 months

The elusive "death ball" pitch design with Cardinals reliever Andre Pallante. ☠️⁠

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

2 years

So it’s been Yepez, Noot, and Donovan with the key hits. Love to see the kids coming up big!

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Adam Kloffenstein is dealing tonight. He's mixing his pitches well, everything is moving, and his slider looks unhittable. He's at 6 Ks through 4 IP.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

2 years

We’ve now had 3 major publications drop their top 100 prospect lists and Jordan Walker ranks… #4 at Baseball America #4 at MLB Pipeline #2 at Baseball Prospectus 📈📈📈

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

11 months

Richie Palacios is apparently going to Driveline this winter. Consider me excited to see what he can bring in 2024.

Driveline Baseball

@DrivelineBB

11 months

Richie Palacios getting his work in during his assessment day at our Seattle location 🔥🙌

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

11 months

With the first playoff game underway, here’s a list of all the ex-Cardinals playing this October:

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

The Cardinals have *8* batted balls at 100+ mph today and it's only the 4th inning. They are legit crushing the ball. Juan Yepez, Jordan Walker, and Masyn Winn have each done it twice already. Unreal.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

9 months

Sonny Gray’s best pitch? Sweeper. Kyle Gibson’s best pitch? Sweeper. Nick Robertson’s best pitch? Sweeper. Lance Lynn’s newest pitch? Sweeper. Could be a coincidence but the Cardinals sure are bringing in a lot of pitchers who throw sweepers.

Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

9 months

What I find interesting is that the Cardinals have now acquired 2 of the top 3 sweepers in baseball as well as as a pitcher (Lynn) who should throw his more in 2024. Sonny Gray’s sweeper - 19 RV, 41.3 Whiff%, .115 wOBA Kyle Gibson’s sweeper - 12 RV, 46.7 Whiff%, .184 wOBA

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Svanson gets a ton of run (around 16 inches) on his sinker and can touch 98 with it. He pairs that with a pretty nice looking slider that he throws a lot. This is a solid relief arm with both bat missing and ground ball getting abilities.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

2 years

After retiring, Yadier Molina will begin his managerial career in the Venezuelan winter league. He will take over the defending champion Navegantes del Magallanes in the upcoming winter. #STLCards

#ConTodoYMás ⚾️🇻🇪

@LVBP_Oficial

2 years

🚨🔥 El grandeliga Yadier Molina 🇵🇷 será el mánager del vigente campeón, @Magallanes_bbc ⚓️, en la temporada 2022-2023, anuncia el equipo. #LVBP | #LaPasi ónDeTodos ⚾️🇻🇪

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

28 days

The Cardinals getting Fedde and Pham without giving up a prospect is wild

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Ian Bedell, the Cardinals 4th round pick in that 2020 draft, has thrown just 8.1 innings in his professional career. Today was his season and Peoria debut: - 10 batters faced - 7 Ks - 2.2 scoreless innings The 2020 draft class could be getting even better 📈

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

The Cardinals are set to sign Christian Sáez when the next international signing window opens. The switch hitting OF/1B was listed at 6’3” and 195 pounds as of April 2022 and comes with strong reports about his bat. He left Cuba in December of 2021.

Francys Romero

@francysromeroFR

1 year

Source: Cuban prospect OF Christian Sáez is expected to sign with the St. Louis Cardinals when a new international signing period opens January 15, 2024. Approx bonus range: $150,000. Sáez made a huge impact in the U-12 World Cup (2019) with 4 HR and .522 AVG. Two years later

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Personally, I find it hilarious that a rule created to prevent service time manipulation is now keeping Masyn Winn in the minors longer

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

7 months

There are 5 Cardinals in Baseball America’s updated top 100 prospects list: #39 - Masyn Winn #75 - Tekoah Roby #83 - Victor Scott #84 - Tink Hence #85 - Thomas Saggese

Baseball America

@BaseballAmerica

7 months

Baseball America's Top 100 Prospects To get ready for the 2024 season, we are ranking the top 100 prospects in baseball

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

2 years

Jordan Hicks has now thrown 8 consecutive scoreless innings. In that time, he has 10 Ks and ZERO WALKS. A dominant Hicks would be a huge weapon in the playoffs.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Won-Bin Cho’s bat flip game remains undefeated. A true 80 grade.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

I like Tekoah Roby for a number of reasons: 1. His curveball is gross. It’s an easy plus pitch and probably even better than that. 2. He gets good riding life on his fastball 3. Good combo of bat missing and control 4. 3.85 FIP in Double-A as a 21-year-old is impressive.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

5 months

New pitches thrown by Cardinals MLB pitchers this spring: - Nick Robertson: Cutter - Matthew Liberatore: Cutter - Zack Thompson: Fork-change - Andre Pallante: Death Ball More details below 👇

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

The Cardinals have some cannons in the outfield. Arm strength grades (per Baseball Savant): - Noot - 94th percentile - Carlson - 88th percentile - TON - 69th percentile - Walker - 60 to 70 grade arm Don’t run on this group.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

After tonight’s rookie league game, 20-year-old #STLCards prospect Ettore Giuliannelli has struck out 40% of the batters he’s faced this season. The Italian does have major control issues but any arm with that much swing and miss in an interesting prospect.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

2 years

I thought Christian Yelich being a GG finalist was bad...then Juan Soto happened. Soto had the FEWEST Outs Above Average (-14) of every single right fielder in baseball. What a joke

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

It’s prospect thread time! The Cards have a deep system of catchers with a truly interesting backstop at every level of the system: AAA - Ivan Herrera AA - Pedro Pages A+ - Jimmy Crooks A - Leonardo Bernal But there’s one catching prospect who has flown under the radar.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

2 months

The Cardinals bullpen getting legitimate contributions from Kyle Leahy, Chris Roycroft, John King, and a rule 5 guy is the exact kind of bullpen chaos that makes baseball fun

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Adam Kloffenstein had another fantastic outing with Memphis tonight. - 5 IP - 0 ER - 7 K - 34% Whiff% - 35% Chase% The right-hander now has a 2.63 ERA through his first 5 outings in Triple-A

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

I can't wait to see Masyn Winn in the majors but I'm pretty sure "Wynn" just became the new "Schildt"

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

2 years

Cardinals left-handed hitters this year: Donovan - 126 wRC+ Nootbaar - 125 wRC+ Gorman - 113 wRC+ Dickerson - 113 wRC+ Burleson - 138 wRC+ (AAA) I remember a time when the Cards couldn't find a good left-handed bat. Now they have 4 rookies and a veteran all raking.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Matthew Liberatore is off to a strong start in AAA with 14 Ks in 10 scoreless innings and his improvement can be seen clearly in the pitch metrics. - 84 Stuff+ in 2022 - 95.8 Stuff+ in 2023 Currently, the only Cardinals starter with a better stuff+ is Jordan Montgomery (98).

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Sem Robberse is cruising in Memphis tonight - 5 IP - 0 ER - 9 K Robberse has gotten whiffs on 50% of his sliders and 75% of his changeups

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

2 years

Gordon Graceffo, who may debut in 2023, is the 2nd best arm in the system. He ranks… N/A at Baseball America (???) #79 at MLB Pipeline #58 at Baseball Prospectus The RHP commands a mid-90s heater and 4 potentially above average or better pitches 🎯🎯🎯

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

9 months

Between Mikolas, Lynn, and Gibson, the Cardinals now have plenty of innings. Give me some upside at the top now. Please.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

8 months

I like Sonny Gray but this might be the best move of the off-season

Katie Woo

@katiejwoo

8 months

NEWS: The St. Louis Cardinals are set to announce the hiring of Chaim Bloom to the front office in an advisory role, sources tell The Athletic. The Cardinals had been linked to the former Red Sox exec dating back to the beginning of the offseason. #STLCards

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Iván Herrera has a 143 wRC+ in AAA and is in his last option year. That lends a sense of urgency to his situation. There are really only 2 options to maximize his value/talent: - Trade him while his value is high - Commit to giving him real MLB playing time soon

viva el birdos

@vivaelbirdos

1 year

The Ivan Herrera Conundrum The catcher is having a huge year in Triple-A but seems to be blocked at the MLB level and is in his last option year.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Sem Robberse had his best start with the Memphis Redbirds tonight. - 4 IP - 1 ER - 3 BB - 5 K - 44% Whiff% - 35% Chase% The 21-year-old has had a rough start in Triple-A but he missed a lot of bats with all of his pitches tonight.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

4 months

Bat speed data is out on Savant! Cardinals Top 5 - Jordan Walker (76.5 mph) - Willson Contreras (75.7) - Ivan Herrera (73.4) - Nolan Gorman (72.3) - Lars Nootbaar (72.1) Bottom 5 - Jose Fermin (65.2) - Matt Carpenter (68.0) - Pedro Pages (68.7) - Masyn Winn (68.9) - VS2 (68.9)

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

It’s moving day in the Cardinals farm system with 5 players getting promotions after strong starts to the season. That means it’s time for another prospect thread! Keep reading for a breakdown of Al 5 players moving up today.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Adam Kloffenstein is a really underrated acquisition. For starters, a 3.45 FIP, 27.6 K%, and 8.9 BB% is really solid for a 22-year-old Double-A arm but beyond the numbers, I really like what Kloffenstein does on the mound.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

I am obviously very happy

Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

@RichardMcGill89 I would love to see the Cardinals nab Tekoah Roby

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

The Cardinals may not have scored today but the Springfield Cardinals won a 15-14 shootout highlighted by 3-hit performances from... - Victor Scott - Thomas Saggese - Noah Mendlinger - Aaron Antonini - Errol Robinson Some big performances from some good prospects today.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Drew Rom’s first two starts in the Cardinals organization have outstanding: - 5 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 2 BB, 10 K - 6 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 BB, 8 K Rom has a lot of deception and has missed plenty of bats despite sitting in the low 90s.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

This just confirms what we already know but the Cardinals are the best team at extracting value from the draft after the first round. It’s a wide margin too.

Robert Frey

@RobertFrey40

1 year

Day 7: Most WAR Gained by players who were not drafted and signed in the First Round, Bonus Pool Era AMATEUR DRAFT. Bit of a different tale, as the Astros are fortunate to have a ton of high 1st-rounders, but it is the Cardinals who get the most talent outside of Round 1.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

7 months

I've cooked up another graph made in R and this time I want to look at hitting approach. Which Cardinals are the best at taking balls AND swinging at strikes? It might not be who you think.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

3 years

The #STLCards have 3 top 100 prospects according to BA, all in the top 50. Jordan Walker - #24 Nolan Gorman - #34 Mathew Liberatore - #50 Both Gorman and Walker were given 70-grade power.

Baseball America

@BaseballAmerica

3 years

𝑩𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔: 2022 Top 100 Prospects

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 month

For the last few months I’ve been thinking that Weatherholt wasn’t a realistic option at 7. Heading into the 2024 season he was talked about at either the best or second best player on the board. This is a great talent to get at 7.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

3 months

- Sonny Gray blowup in the 5th - Nearly every hard hit ball gets caught - Terrible umpiring This was truly one of the most frustrating games of the year

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

8 months

The Cardinals picked this guy up for cash. O'Brien looks nasty and could play a role in next year's bullpen. These are exactly the kind of fringe depth roster moves that the Cardinals should be making.

Driveline Baseball

@DrivelineBB

8 months

Riley O'Brien showing us the easiest 99 mph we have ever seen 🥱🥱

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Fun fact: Paul Goldschmidt had more fWAR last season (7.1) than Carson Kelly, Luke Weaver, and Andy Young did in their entire Diamondbacks careers combined (6.9).

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

5 months

Zack Thompson threw 24 changeups all of last year. He threw 22 tonight. The early returns: - 38% whiff rate - 44% chase rate - 1 hit allowed There’s a real chance that Thompson’s re-designed changeup is the best pitch in his arsenal.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

6 months

Prospects Live has their top 100 list out and the Cardinals had 5 players make the cut: #19 Masyn Winn #47 Victor Scott #80 Tekoah Roby #81 Tink Hence #94 Thomas Saggese

Prospects Live

@ProspectsLive

6 months

IT'S FINALLY HERE! The Prospects Live Top 100 Prospects is now live! Check it out ⤵️

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

There is only one defensible reason to send Herrera back to Triple-A and that's to audition Knizner for a trade, if there's even a market for him. Otherwise this is dumb. Herrera deserves to be on the major league roster. his lack of opportunity is baffling.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

9 months

What I find interesting is that the Cardinals have now acquired 2 of the top 3 sweepers in baseball as well as as a pitcher (Lynn) who should throw his more in 2024. Sonny Gray’s sweeper - 19 RV, 41.3 Whiff%, .115 wOBA Kyle Gibson’s sweeper - 12 RV, 46.7 Whiff%, .184 wOBA

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

9 months

Better late than never…here’s a thread on the Cardinals picks in the Rule 5 Draft! First up is Ryan Fernandez who will need to remain on the MLB roster all year or else return to the Red Sox org. His 2023 stats: AA - 2.54 FIP, 32.1 K%, 9.9 BB% AAA - 5.24 FIP, 25.2 K%, 7.2 BB%

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

5 months

This means the Springfield rotation could potentially consist of: - Tink Hence - Tekoah Roby - Max Rajcic - Ian Bedell - Cooper Hjerpe That would be absolutely electric

Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

5 months

The Memphis roster is out. Some takeaways: - There's a real chance we'll see a lot of Saggese at SS - Potential infield alignment of Baker (1B), Dunn (2B), Saggese (SS), and Prieto (3B) is fun - Decent amount of interesting bullpen guys - Solid rotation full of legit prospects

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

1 year

Thomas Saggese just flat out hits and has a 133 wRC+ in Double-A as a 21-year-old. Since being drafted in the 5th round in 2020, Saggese has yet to post a wRC+ lower than 127 at any level.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

5 months

Totally missed this but Guillermo Zúñiga made the Angels opening day roster and is now throwing a sinker that averages 19+ inches of run.

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

2 years

Albert has a career high 203 wRC+ in the second half of this season. His previous high was a 194 second half wRC+ in 2004. This may actually be the best second half he's ever had.

Kyle Reis, 58% Neanderthal

@kyler416

2 years

Is this the best second half that Albert Pujols has ever had? It’s improbable and incredible and awesome that he’s going out the way that he came in to the league. All logic and reason out the window

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

9 months

- Cardinals take Ryan Fernandez - Nobody selects Ian Bedell That’s a good Rule 5 Draft Now onto the minor league portion!

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Blake Newberry

@bt_newberry

7 months

Thread on the Cardinals international free agent class: First, some context: - Total bonus pool: $5,152,200 - Not all bonus figures are reported - So far I have 12 names from 5 different countries - I will keep this thread updated as more names come out Let’s dive in!

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