Happy new year Cardinals fans! To kick off 2025 we're making some early predictions for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2025. Will Nolan Arenado stay and find success? Is Oli Marmol doomed to the same fate as Mike Shildt? The Cardinals will still find bullpen success without Ryan Helsley? Is Ivan Herrera due for a massive breakout?

The St. Louis Cardinals win the 5th overall pick in the 2025 draft lottery, so who should they pick with that selection next year? Kareem and Sandy break down a few of the top draft prospects including Ethan Holliday and Jamie Arnold. Also, who did the Cardinals gain and lose in the Rule 5 draft? Will these prospects make a difference for them in the future?

Many of the Cardinals' young players are in need of a bounceback season in 2025. Between Jordan Walker, Nolan Gorman, and Lars Nootbaar, which of them can get it done next year? Will the youth movement generate more fan interest in 2025? How will other young players like Victor Scott II, Ivan Herrera, and Alec Burleson fare next season? Will it be good enough to get the Cardinals back into playoff contention in a tough National League?

Former Cardinals closer and All-Star Trevor Rosenthal joins the charity livestream to close us out! Is Trevor Rosenthal the best Cardinals relief pitcher of the 2000's? Make pitchers hit again? Trevor is joining the Cardinals podcast space with Katie Woo on Cardinal Territory!

Jim Hayes of the FanDuel Sports Network Midwest and Brooke Grimsley formerly of 101 ESPN radio join the Dealin' the Cards charity livestream to discuss what the 2025 season and beyond could look like for the Cardinals. Will the young hitters Jordan Walker and Nolan Gorman reach their potentials and lead the team to victory or will the Cardinals have another disappointing year in 2025?

Jeff Jones of the Belleville-News Democrat joins Dealin' the Cards for the charity livestream to discuss potential offseason moves. Where will Nolan Arenado be willing to go after rejecting a trade to the Astros? How will these trade rejections impact Arenado's market and will the Cardinals actually get anything back for him?

The St. Louis Cardinals and inching closer and closer to a Nolan Arenado trade - but what else could they pull off this offseason? Will they move Erick Fedde or Steven Matz to interested American League Central teams? What should we make of the Blue Jays and Diamondbacks' interest in Ryan Helsley? Will the Cardinals sign a Kyle Gibson or something else to backfill their roster? There are still so many questions to be answered regarding the Cardinals' offseason plans.

Paul Goldschmidt signs with the New York Yankees and we wonder if Nolan Arenado will follow suit. How does the Goldschmidt contract fit for the Yankees, reflecting on his Cardinals tenure, and reacting to some of the latest Nolan Arenado trade rumors!

Derrick Goold joins Bernie Miklasz on the charity livestream to discuss the Cardinals offseason, Nolan Arenado's potential landing spots, their experiences covering the Cardinals for local radio stations and the St. Louis Post Dispatch.

Nolan Arenado might be traded by the end of the week as a new suitor emerges - the Houston Astros. The Astros recently traded star outfielder Kyle Tucker to the rival Chicago Cubs as it looks like the Cardinals continue to fall behind in the division rankings. How do they bounce back by acquiring the right pieces this offseason and prepare for their youth movement?