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Everything you need to know about @Cardinals sabermetrics (per Fangraphs). Also an orthopedic surgeon 🦴 ⚾️

Sonny Gray game score for today was a 96. That ranks #2 in #STLCards history for a 9 inning game. Who’s #1? Shelby Miller in 2013 when he had a 98 game score. His line: 9 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 13 K


Dylan Lee Career FIP: 2.38 vs LHB 3.91 vs RHB Gorman career wRC+: 97 vs LHP 106 vs RHP Oli went directly against the numbers.


Does Oli Marmol hate using his best reliever in high leverage situations? Where is Ryan Helsley?


Miles Mikolas has thrown 81 pitches. He has 2 swings and misses. The writing is on the wall. It doesn’t take much to understand it’s probably best to give these opportunities to someone else. #stlcards


Saying this while deploying Pham as a fixture in your lineup makes no sense at all. #STLCards

#STLCards manager Oli Marmol on Jordan Walker being used primarily vs. just LHP: “The big-league team has a need, and it's a right-handed bat. So, that's the simplest way to look at it. It’s not May; it's the end of the year. You have limited amount of games left, … (1/3)



Friendly reminder that the Cardinals believe that Brandon Crawford is a better use of a roster spot than these 2. #ForTheLou #STLCards

Jordan Walker with a 3 run homer and a triple and Luken Baker hit his 31st homer of the year tonight at Memphis. #STLCards

RobRains's tweet image. Jordan Walker with a 3 run homer and a triple and Luken Baker hit his 31st homer of the year tonight at Memphis. #STLCards


If it feels like the Cardinals don’t throw anyone out, it’s because they don’t. #STLCards have thrown out 17 of 106 base stealers for a measly 14% entering today. That’s the worst in baseball. League average is 22%. #ForTheLou


Just a reminder that this Cardinal team struggles vs lefties with a .639 OPS (2nd worst in MLB). Meanwhile in AAA: Luken Baker vs LHP: 1.112 OPS Brandon Crawford offers the Cardinals what exactly off the bench? #stlcards


Shawn Armstrong in ‘23 was one of the best relievers in baseball and he’s been pretty bad in ‘24. Perhaps, the #stlcards see something they can help get him back his ‘23 form.

CardinalMetrics's tweet image. Shawn Armstrong in ‘23 was one of the best relievers in baseball and he’s been pretty bad in ‘24. 

Perhaps, the #stlcards see something they can help get him back his ‘23 form.
CardinalMetrics's tweet image. Shawn Armstrong in ‘23 was one of the best relievers in baseball and he’s been pretty bad in ‘24. 

Perhaps, the #stlcards see something they can help get him back his ‘23 form.

Siani vs LHP: 43 ABs .245 OPS -24 wRC+ At a certain point, it doesn’t matter how great the glove is, you can’t play him vs lefties.


A couple things right there that reflect so poorly on this team: 1) Siani over Carlson there, what does that tell you about how this team views Carlson? 2) No better bench options due to injuries/poor roster construction This team just can’t get out of its own way.


Nolan Arenado not only is below league average as a hitter, but -8 DRS defensively. He’s completely fallen off. He’s 33 years old, not 40. None of it makes any sense. #ForTheLou


Pallante in AAA 16.1 IP 13 BB 9 K 6.72 xFIP Robberse in AAA 60.1 IP 59K 19 BB 4.38 xFIP Seems like one guy deserves the opportunity more than the other. #ForTheLou


Cardinals since 5/10: .284/.351/.432 127 wRC+ Second best wRC+ in baseball over that stretch. #ForTheLou


Nolan Arenado Paul Goldschmidt Miles Mikolas Steven Matz Gio Gallegos Combine for roughly $86M in salary this year making up roughly 49% of the payroll have a combined WAR of 0.4. Just let that sink in. #ForTheLou


The reality is that this team is more likely to lose 100 games than make the playoffs. And I don’t think we’ve reached rock bottom just yet. #ForTheLou


Surgery is likely to follow. Forearm fractures heal in about 6 weeks and he will likely need an additional 2 weeks for resuming baseball activities. Willson likely out until July. #ForTheLou

Willson Contreras has fractured his left arm, per #stlcards official.



Even if this isn’t Oli Marmol’s fault, how does he not only retain his job, but get an extension after: ▪️worst record in over 20 years in 2023 ▪️last place in division to start 2024, lost 2 of 3 at home vs. worst team in MLB ▪️2nd least runs in MLB ▪️bottom 5 in AVG,OBP, SLG


Paul Dejong has a .687 OPS, that’s higher than: Goldschmidt Nootbar Donovan Gorman Winn Herrera Mo/Dewitt/Oli are we still supposed to be patient after losing 2 of 3 to the worst team in MLB at home? #ForTheLou


Some of the starting Cardinal players OPS: Gorman 606 Nootbar 601 Arenado 680 Goldschmidt 630 Donovan 677 Siani 497 PA 618 11 home runs #ForTheLou

The #STLCards current slash line (as a team) is .219/.299/.337. The only player in today’s starting lineup with a slugging percentage above .400 was Willson Contreras. They have scored 3 or fewer runs an NL leading 19 times this season. This lineup has to figure it out.



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