KMOX Cardinals Clubhouse Reporter and Lindenwood grad Ethan Hannaford joins Brenden Schaeffer on Ep. 540 of the B-Schaeff Daily podcast to discuss the St. Louis Cardinals after their 9-10 start to the season (4/18/24).

Ethan and Brenden break down the status of the lineup while highlighting their biggest concerns and surprises to this point. We also break down our thoughts on the rotation and the bullpen as we get a feel for what this Cardinals team will be in 2024.

Plus, hear about life behind the scenes as Ethan explains his various roles with KMOX and the Cardinals!

Listen for Ethan's great work during Cardinals radio broadcasts on KMOX and follow him on Twitter at @echann7. Make sure to check out his St. Louis sports podcast 'The Lou Sports Talk' at the link below!

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In Ep. 539 of the St. Louis Cardinals podcast 'B-Schaeff Daily,' Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals' 6-3 loss to the Athletics from Wednesday as the offense failed to take full advantage of the six hits and five walks allowed by Paul Blackburn.

Steven Matz was doing decently -- until he hit the dreaded fifth inning that seems to so often plague him.

More discouraging signs from guys like Paul Goldschmidt make you wonder how long we can keep saying that it's still early for this offense.

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals' 3-2 win over the Athletics on Tuesday night, April 16, 2024.

Following up Sonny Gray's electric outing from Monday, Lance Lynn guided the Cardinals through seven strong innings before the bullpen slammed the door.

Ryan Helsley has pitched in every win so far this year for STL!

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals' 3-1 win over the Athletics on Monday, April 15, 2024. This audio comes from a YouTube Live stream that took place postgame Monday night.

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals' 5-0 loss to the D-backs from Sunday, April 14, 2024.

Masyn Winn was out of the lineup for the fourth time in 16 games with Brandon Crawford playing shortstop instead as Oli Marmol and the Cardinals continue to manage Winn's workload in the early going.

But fans are wondering why a 22-year-old shortstop necessarily needs so much careful management of his workload. Brenden attempts to present some possible reasons for that in an episode that extends for nearly an hour so as to responsibly cover all the angles.

We also discuss the day for Mikolas and the relievers as well as the general malaise for this offense -- the simply Cardinals won't thrive without waaay more production from the lineup.

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals' 4-2 loss to the Diamondbacks on Saturday night, April 13, 2024.

Kyle Gibson gave up a costly three-run home run to Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and after the game he conceded that he should have let Willson Contreras call the slider that he was angling for before PitchCom issues caused some problems for the St. Louis battery ahead of the fateful pitch to Gurriel.

Even in giving credit to his catcher for a well-called game, though, Gibson said you'd have to ask Gurriel what he was looking for to be able to turn on the sinker in off the plate and change the game with one swing. Was Gurriel simply lasered in on the pitch for whatever reason?

Regardless, we also dive into some base running issues and the continued hot and cold nature of clutch hitting for the Cardinals in the early portion of the year.

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Brenden Schaeffer and Charlie Marlow discuss the situation surrounding Victor Scott, Lars Nootbaar the Cardinals outfield in general, concern level on Goldy, Arenado and Jordan Walker, the current status of the starting rotation and bullpen, and more.

The guys also take a look at why the Cardinals seem to send players like Jordan Hicks and Tyler O'Neill to other teams that ultimately get the most out of them.

It's an hour of hardcore Cardinals talk! Buckle up!

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals' 4-3 loss to the Phillies on Wednesday as rookie outfielder Victor Scott II had an unfortunate afternoon in the field and on the bases to contribute to the Redbirds dropping the series finale.

But Brenden comes out in favor of the reported decision by the Cardinals not to overreact to that specific game with a move to demote Scott to Memphis upon the return of Lars Nootbaar, which will reportedly take place Friday in the Cardinals' next game.

Katie Woo reported Wednesday night that Noot will be activated for Friday with Pedro Pages as the corresponding player optioned back to the minors. So why is now *not* necessarily the right time to send Scott down despite his struggles Wednesday?

Perhaps the Cardinals wanted to send a message to the young player that they've got his back. That angle and plenty more discussion on the situation in this episode.

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