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Redbird Rants is a blog dedicated to the St. Louis Cardinals, and it operates as part of the FanSided.com Sports Network. The site offers daily news and insights, featuring game recaps, updates on player trades, in-depth statistical breakdowns, and thoughtful commentary on the Cardinals.

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MLB Pipeline names Cardinals pitching prospect to Team of the Week

2 days ago | redbirdrants.com | Andrew Parker

Luis Gastelum continues showing off his impressive slider as he makes his way through the minors. The Cardinals signed pitcher Luis Gastelum out of Mexico in 2023 as a 21-year-old. He then made his professional debut the following season and burst onto the scene for Low-A Palm Beach. Over 48 innings last season, the right-hander posted a 2.81 ERA with 70 strikeouts and only 11 walks allowed.
MLB general manager says "it sucks" that the St. Louis Cardinals aren't losing

3 days ago | redbirdrants.com | Thomas Gauvain

The Cardinals being good this year threw a wrinkle into many rival teams' trade plans at the deadline. The St. Louis Cardinals weren't supposed to be good this year. They weren't supposed to contend in the National League Central or even be a Wild Card team. The plan for many organizations throughout baseball was to watch the Cardinals crumble from April through June and then pick them apart for useful players.
Royals' Jac Caglianone set to make MLB debut; when will Cardinals' JJ Wetherholt?

3 days ago | redbirdrants.com | Thomas Gauvain

Jac Caglianone of the Kansas City Royals is making his debut Tuesday against the St. Louis Cardinals. When will JJ make his? The 2024 No. 6 overall draft pick and Kansas City Royals top prospect Jac Caglianone will be making his Major League Baseball debut against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday, June 3rd at Busch Stadium. Caglianone is one of baseball's top prospects, and he's been mashing minor-league pitchers for the last year.
One of Cardinals few remaining healthy top pitching prospects is dominant this year

4 days ago | redbirdrants.com | Andrew Parker

Positive signs from Chen-Wei Lin give Cardinals optimism on lower minors pitching depth. With a majority of the Cardinals' top pitching prospects dealing with various injuries this season, the organization was in much need of a success story in the pitching prospect department. They are getting just that with one of their top arms in their system in Chen-Wei Lin after he came back from an injury last month and made his season debut in May.
Skip Schumaker showers St. Louis Cardinals manager Oli Marmol with praise

5 days ago | redbirdrants.com | Thomas Gauvain

The former Cardinal player and coach spoke of Marmol's growth and talent as a manager recently. Despite this being his fourth year at the helm, the jury is still out on St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol. The once-youngest manager in baseball is in the midst of a four-year-long rollercoaster ride that has been managing the Cardinals.
Cardinals' legendary 2011 World Series Game 6 ranked among best games of the century

5 days ago | redbirdrants.com | Thomas Gauvain

The Athletic ranked the Cardinals-Rangers World Series Game 6 as the third-best game of the century. Every St. Louis Cardinals fan remembers where they were during Game 6 of the 2011 World Series. It is perhaps the greatest single game in St. Louis Cardinals franchise history. Sure, Bob Gibson's heroics in Game 7 of the 1964 World Series looms large, as does Bob Gibson's 17-strikeout effort in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series.
Under-the-radar Cardinals prospect having breakout season

6 days ago | redbirdrants.com | Andrew Parker

A top draft pick of the Cardinals' 2021 draft class is showing promising signs to start the 2025 season in High-A, so much so that it earned him a promotion to Springfield this week. Joshua Baez, whom St. Louis used a second-round pick on now four years ago, is having a productive year at the plate so far for Peoria. He is currently slashing .319/.404/.489 with 8 doubles, 2 triples, and 23 RBIs, and he has stolen 19 bases in 37 games this season.
Former St. Louis Cardinals top prospect earns long-awaited promotion to Double-A

1 week ago | redbirdrants.com | Thomas Gauvain

Joshua Baez, a former second round pick by the Cardinals, is getting his first crack at Double-AIn 2022, the St. Louis Cardinals' top prospect list on MLB Pipeline was littered with current major leaguers Jordan Walker, Nolan Gorman, Matthew Liberatore, Ivan Herrera, Masyn Winn, and Juan Yepez. Behind these major leaguers that year was outfield prospect Joshua Baez, just 19 at the time. Baez was drafted in the second round of the 2021 MLB Amateur Draft with the 54th-overall pick.
Retired St. Louis Cardinals outfielder could join the Baltimore Orioles as a coach

1 week ago | redbirdrants.com | Thomas Gauvain

According to Ken Rosenthal, the Baltimore Orioles are in discussions with John Mabry to be a coach. The Baltimore Orioles recently fired manager Brandon Hyde and field coordinator/catching instructor Tim Cossins after the club started off the 2025 season with a 15-28 record. Tony Mansolino, formerly the Orioles' third base coach, supplanted Hyde as the club's interim manager. In order to backfill these vacancies, the Orioles have begun seeking outside help.
Cardinals catching prospect earns Player of the Week honor for Springfield

1 week ago | redbirdrants.com | Andrew Parker

One of St. Louis' top catching prospects had himself a great week at the plate last week for Double-A Springfield. Leonardo Bernal was named Texas League Player of the Week after hitting 3 home runs and 13 RBIs and putting up a 1.522 OPS over the last week of games. He ranked first or second in the Texas League last week in batting average, home runs, RBIs, OBP, slugging percentage, OPS, extra-base hits, and total bases en route to helping Springfield win 5 of the 6 games against Tulsa.