B-Schaeff Daily: St. Louis Cardinals Talk, Every Day

In Ep. 618 of B-Schaeff Daily, Brenden Schaeffer decides to completely ignore that disgusting Cardinals game from Sunday afternoon at Busch and focus entirely on the MLB Draft from Sunday evening.

The Cardinals made a splash with the seventh overall pick, selecting touted infielder JJ Wetherholt out of West Virginia.

Is there a chance that Wetherholt is the best player in the entire draft, but that he fell to the Cardinals due to lingering fizzle of his prospect hype due to a hamstring injury that is no longer bothering him while on the field?

Did the Cardinals just absolutely nail this thing by doing the obvious move once a stud dropped into their laps?

We dive deep into what the Cardinals are getting in this player, while making our best guess at a player comp based on everything we're hearing about the kid.

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals doubleheader sweep over the Cubs from Saturday, July 13, 2024 as the lens through which Brenden viewed the day came from a pregame conversation with the writers and Oli Marmol.

Bullpen roles are such a critical aspect of what an MLB hopes to accomplish in a given year and it goes without saying that the Cardinals have a much better handle on what looks like this year than they did in 2023.

Brenden explains what he means by that and dives into general discussion of the Cardinals big day at Busch before highlighting an impressive performance by one of the team's top prospects in the Futures Game.

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 5-1 loss to the Cubs at Busch from Friday, July 12, 2024.

Kyle Hendricks is a long-time Cardinal killer, but he has a 7.53 ERA this season. There's no way he could do it again to STL, right?

Wrong. He can't keep getting away with it, but he does. Seven shutout as the Cardinals looked clueless against him. Go figure.

They waste a solid outing by Sonny Gray. We talked about it on this live stream, the audio from which has been recorded in this podcast.

We also discussed the move by the Cardinals to option Ivan Herrera to AAA and keep Pedro Pages up as the backup catcher.

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Brenden Schaeffer and Josh Jacobs (From Dealin' The Cards) begin a new podcast endeavor talking Cardinals baseball.

In Episode 1, we discuss what's possible for the Cardinals in 2024 based on recent play and their place in a funky National League standings, plus the guys get into trade concepts and come up with a doozy near the end of the show that would involve bringing two former Cardinals back into the fold.

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals and MLB on the off-day for St. Louis 7/11/24.

Did we avoid a doomsday scenario with a Tommy Edman setback? Seemingly, yes. We'll explain the latest there after his rehab game on Thursday.

The Pirates pulled Paul Skenes after 7 no-hit innings and 99 pitches. Was it a mistake? Brenden actually didn't mind the decision, and he explains why.

Max Scherzer recently said he won't waive his no-trade clause, but Brenden isn't sure it's that simple. The context of the question and answer might reveal more about the situation, so we break it down.

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses a bitter pill for the Cardinals to swallow as they were swept Wednesday at Busch in the two-game series and doubleheader against the Royals.

The pitching plan for the Cards honestly made sense on paper, but they just did not quite get enough from their bullpen, or really their offense, to make it sing like they wanted.

The STL bullpen that has been so good had a bumpier day than usual. Neither starter for the Cardinals was amazing, though both kept the team in the ballgame.

It was kind of a weird series loss, and one that feels uncharacteristic to the way the 2024 Cardinals have played for the most part this year. So we did our best to unpack and explain some of what we saw Wednesday.

Plus, Down on the Farm returns with some potential heinous news regarding Tommy Edman... Ugh.

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In Ep. 613 of B-Schaeff Daily, Brenden Schaeffer uses the off-day via rainout to discuss a topic floating around the social media-sphere: Would the Cardinals listen to trade offers on Jordan Walker this month?

Walker isn't currently helping the club's pursuit of October baseball in 2024, considering he's down in Memphis still not hitting quite to expectations. And where exactly he fits on the roster in the bigs is still a question in a crowded Cardinal outfield.

But selling low sure isn't an advisable asset management strategy. And the Cardinals have been burned before. Oh, and could Walker still not be the answer to a right-handed production question that lingers in the St. Louis lineup?

A lot of angles to cover, but toward the end, we pose a couple of scenarios and ask whether those are examples that could compel the Cardinals to consider moving Walker. Realistic? Almost certainly not. But an interesting thought experiment at the least.

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Brenden and Charlie are back with another episode of the acclaimed podcast Low Hanging Fruit to discuss the recent run that has put the Cardinals in a solid position to buy at the trade deadline.

Is it time for John Mozeliak to give into what a lot of fans would like to see -- and perhaps be a little selfish himself when it comes to making moves at this deadline?

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 6-0 win over the Nationals in a live stream on July 8, 2024. This is the audio podcast version of the stream, which includes an actual ending since the stream version randomly died in the middle.

We talked a lot of Michael Siani's emergence and whether he has staying power even after Tommy Edman's eventual return.

We touched on Mikolas' really strong outing under circumstances that I may have expected him to struggle with.

Goldy homered, good to see. Burleson continues to be a force. What should the lineup look like now and into the future after IL guys are back?

And what should Mozeliak be angling to do ahead of the trade deadline? Is Jordan Walker untouchable, or not anymore? So much discussed in this stream.

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 8-3 win over the Nationals from Sunday and delves into how several contributors from the game were arguably snubbed from the All-Star Game rosters. Those were announced later Sunday.

Masyn Winn has some interesting stats in how he stacks up to other NL shortstops. Should he have been selected? And why not Willson Contreras if other players who missed considerable time for injuries still made it?

Ryan Helsley was named an All-Star for the Cardinals, certainly deserving of the honor.

We also eventually dive into our thoughts on the win as Kyle Gibson struck out the world yet again. Who saw that trend coming from him this year? Plus another round of the lineup game as the Cards are close to having one that looks potent on paper.

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