After a flurry of free agent signings and other moves, at midnight on Dec. 2, Major League Baseball owners chose to lock out the players and shut down the offseason until further notice. What a bunch of jerks.

In this episode, we talk about the Cardinals signing Steven “Dr. Thunder” Matz while the Cubs - of all people, the Cubs - signed Mr. Name Brand himself, Marcus “Dr. Pepper” Stroman. We also chat about two more Cardinals who won’t be returning - Luis Garcia and Jose Rondon.

From there, we pivot to consider what the Cardinals might do whenever labor negotiations thaw. We end by answering a few more listener questions, including some holiday-themed queries about our favorite Cardinals gifts and ideas for baseball reading.

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