The St. Louis Cardinals signed their first free agent to a MLB contract of the entire off-season on Thursday. Phil Maton joins the bullpen.

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the move as well as Gordon Graceffo being cut from big-league camp on Thursday and connects the dots on the two moves to outline how the Cardinals might be viewing their pitching staff and the depth behind it at this point in the calendar.

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the recent revelation by Yadier Molina in an article by Katie Woo for The Athletic that he when he's ready to take on the role of MLB manager, he would not necessarily let a little detail like the Cardinals' managerial role being occupied stop him from pursuing that dream.

In fact, if they asked, Yadi would even be willing to manage the Chicago Cubs, evidently.

We discuss Yadi's latest foray into a public expression of a future desire to be a big-league manager, coming as Albert Pujols takes on the role of manager for the Dominican national team in the 2026 WBC.

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses Sonny Gray getting bit by the home run ball again in Monday's outing, continuing a trend that got him during the 2024 season, his first with the St. Louis Cardinals.

After Gray has now allowed five HRs across two spring training outings, is this a concern that could follow Sonny into the new season?

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After one Cardinals opening day roster projection called into question the degree to which Andre Pallante is locked into a rotation spot, we discussed the right-hander's struggles from his spring outing on Sunday and whether or not we could see the Cardinals pulling him out of the rotation to begin the season.

Hey, Michael McGreevy does deserve a spot... But should it come at Pallante's expense? We break it all down.

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Article discussed with Katie Woo's roster projection: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6179191/2025/03/07/cardinals-opening-day-roster-projection-spring-training/

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the update on Jordan Walker's left knee pain as the MRI revealed no structural damage for the Cardinals right fielder.

If the Cardinals are going to exceed public expectations this year, Walker is an important piece of that puzzle, so we talk more about our season outlook on the Cardinals after an extremely inactive off-season.

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Jordan Walker injury scare as it pertains to him leaving the Cardinals Grapefruit League game on Tuesday with what the team termed as left knee pain.

How important is Walker to the outlook for the Cardinals in 2025 and what would the concern level be from this particular incident? We don't know a lot just yet, but we will break down what we do know.

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals optioning Quinn Mathews to minor league camp on Sunday, plus the news that Zack Thompson is dealing with a lat injury that is going to knock him out for basically the rest of what was supposed to have been an important spring training for him.

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses his thoughts on the early struggles for a number of Cardinals hitters in spring training. Too early to panic or is it a sign of things to come?

Plus, what actually happens if the guys who need the runway to perform this year fall flat?

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses recent rumors and reporting that the Cardinals are open to trading Erick Fedde in the lead-up to the MLB season.

Is that a concept that makes sense for the Cardinals? What would be the circumstances in which it makes sense and what could be some reasons that now isn't the best time to do it barring a unique example of the way the next few weeks could unfold?

We dive into the weeds on the topic!

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the big days for Quinn Mathews and Victor Scott II from Tuesday for the Cardinals! What are the paths to the opening day roster for both players?

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