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• Starter Spotlight: Southpaw Showdown

7-24-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X After a heart-wrenching loss last night, the Pirates will look to win the rubber match today, sending veteran lefty, Martín Pérez, who will face off against fellow southpaw Matthew Liberatore in what will likely be a bullpen game for the visiting Red Birds. Liberatore has bounced between theContinue reading "Starter Spotlight: Southp...2024
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• I just wish the Royals didn’t spend high picks on high school pitching

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announces Frank Mozzicato as the seventh overall pick for the Kansas City Royals during the 2021 Major Leauge Baseball Draft at Bellco Theater at Colorado Convention Center on Sunday, July 11, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Where are the results? The 2024 Major League Baseball draft is over. Led by a new scouting ...2024
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• Agitated author aborts alliteration attempt, Royals sweep doubleheader in St. Louis

Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports I couldn’t come up with an alliteration to properly convey what happened today. The Kansas City Royals had a blast in St. Louis today, scoring 14 runs to take down their cross-state rivals in both games of a doubleheader. After a grounderfest of a first inning in game one, St. Louis drew first blood in the second frame when Alec Marsh hung a two-strike curveball...2024
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• Cardinals series preview: Evenly matched cross-state rivals

Photo by Scott Kane/Getty Images After a slow start, the Cardinals are catching fire. The Royals take on their Show-Me State rivals (for now, unless the Royals move to Kansas) and the two teams are equally matched for a change. It’s the first time since 2017 the Royals have a record as good as or better than the Cardinals heading into the series. St. Louis has certainly had the upper hand ...2024
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• Braves’ offense no-shows in 4-1 loss to the Cardinals

Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Braves couldn't get anything going with the bats in a night-session loss to St Louis. If you had told Brian Snitker before the game that Bryce Elder was going to pitch 6 inning with just 2 earned runs allowed, he would’ve been overjoyed. Especially when you consider how long it’s been since Elder has pitched in the majors. Well that’s just what he got....2024
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• Braves vs. Cardinals Game 2 thread

Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Let’s Play Two!! The Atlanta Braves will go for a series win Wednesday night when they wrap up a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Atlanta won the opening game of Wednesday’s doubleheader 6-2. Bryce Elder will start the nightcap for the Braves while the Cardinals will go with lefty Matthew Liberatore. First pitch is scheduled for 7:15...2024
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• MLB mock draft 2024: Updated projection ahead of Men’s College World Series

Cyndi Chambers Sports / USA TODAY NETWORK The Men’s College World Series is here, but where might some of the players be headed next month? This week eight men’s college baseball teams arrive in Omaha with a shot at a national championship, and NCAA baseball immortality. But for some of the players in Omaha, the Men’s College World Series is just the next stop on their way to achieving th...2024
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• Skubal Dominates Again - May 30, 2024
Tarik Skubal, SP (DET) Skubal rebounded from his worst start of the season, which wasn't actually that bad, to deliver a dominant performance on Wednesday against Pittsburgh. The electric left-hander threw a season-high seven shutout innings, holding the Pirates to three hits and a walk while striking out eight. He finished with 15 whiffs on 93 pitches, hitting 99 miles per hour twice. He lowered ...2024
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• Preseason Prep - March 13th, 2024
Rotation in St. Louis This offseason, the Cardinals added three veteran arms, almost completely overhauling their rotation, which was dreadful last season. The St. Louis starters had the 2nd worst K/9 (6.92) and 5th worst ERA (5.08) in 2023. The New: Sonny Gray Gray is the most accomplished and in-form pitcher that the Cardinals have on the roster. He tweaked his hamstring last week and his status...2024
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• Preseason Prep - March 6, 2024
Edwin Diaz, RP (NYM) Diaz is right on track towards a successful return from the torn patellar tendon in his knee that forced him to miss the entire 2023 season. The electric closer was hitting the mid-to-high 90's with his fastball in a minor-league intrasquad scrimmage on Tuesday. The expectation is Diaz will appear in his first Grapefruit League game of the season next week. All signs point to ...2024
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• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 2020

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images This was a strange year in just about every way. 2020 began like any other year, and then it wasn’t. And so the early-year deals were just like any other, and then... things changed. This was Theo Epstein’s final year as Cubs President of Baseball Operations. He resigned November 20 and was replaced by Jed Hoyer. January 20: Acquired Alfonso Rivas from th...2024
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• 2023 Season in Review: Angel Zerpa

Photo by Matt Dirksen/MLB Photos via Getty Images In a larger sample, the lefty struggled a little more. Angel Zerpa looked impressive for the Kansas City Royals in 2021 and 2022, despite only pitching a handful of innings. His 2021 ERA was 0.00 over five innings and he followed that up the next season with a 1.64 ERA over eleven innings. Heading into 2023, there was optimism that those re...2023
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• At least it's colorful

Last Thursday I had a few errands to run, almost none that I wanted to run. One of them was a dentist visit, so once that was done, I figured I deserved a trip to the card aisle.My card aisle visits are down to maybe eight times a year -- remember those once-, twice-a-week journeys? -- so it had been a little while. Recent history told me Walmart was the place to go (Target had been hopeless...2023
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• Lopez Dominates for First Shutout - July 6, 2023
Pablo Lopez, SP (MIN) Lopez took advantage of a weakened Royals lineup to deliver the best start of his career. He polished off a 100-pitch complete game shutout, allowing only four hits and striking out a career-high 12 batters. It was only the second game this season he did not allow a walk. A slight decline in velocity with his offspeed pitches benefited Lopez as the greater delta from his mid-...2023
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Cardinals at London series preview
London Stadium | Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images The two old rivals will meet in the second MLB London Series. LONDON — Friends, you might recall the fun bit of writing we got on the Cardinals last time these teams met from Heather Simon, manager of our SB Nation Cardinals site Viva el Birdos. I’m here to tell you that Heather has outdone herself with a London-themed Cardinals pre...2023
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"He went to Tampa Bay in the deal that also sent Randy Arozarena to the Rays, in exchange for Matthew Liberatore and another minor leaguer."

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"Jack Flaherty was supposed to start for the Cardinals, but he was scratched due to illness and Matthew Liberatore will start instead."

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"The Cardinals are set to promote top prospects Nolan Gorman and Matthew Liberatore heading into this weekend’s series against the Pirates, reports Derrick Goold of the St."

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"The Rays have acquired first baseman/outfielder Jose Martinez, outfielder Randy Arozarena, and the Cardinals’ Competitive Balance Round A draft pick in exchange for left-handed pitching prospect Matthew Liberatore, the Rays’ pick in Competitive Balance Round B, and a catching prospect from the lower levels of the minors, ESPN."

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", where they are joined by Number 3 Draft prospect Matthew Liberatore."

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"Jim Callis discusses whether Cubs prospect Adbert Alzolay will enter the Top 100 eventually, compares Gleyber Torres and Javy Baez, talks prospects stealing bases and asses the changes of Matthew Liberatore going 1-1 in the Draft."

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• Cardinals series preview: Evenly matched cross-state rivals
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• MLB mock draft 2024: Updated projection ahead of Men’s College World Series
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• Skubal Dominates Again - May 30, 2024
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• Preseason Prep - March 13th, 2024
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• Preseason Prep - March 6, 2024
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• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 2020
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• Rays assigned 18th overall pick in the 2024 draft

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Despite 99 wins, the Rays received the 18th overall selection in the 2024 draft. The MLB draft lottery played out on the national stage during the Winter Meetings held last week and the Tampa Bay Rays were the beneficiary of the new draft rules. Despite finishing the season with the 4th best record in all of baseball at 99 wins, the Rays ...2023
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• I need to stop doing this

How many years have I bought a blaster-or-whatever of Topps Archives and been annoyed an hour later that I bought it? Five? Seven? Ten?Archives, in its current form, has existed for 11 years now and I established long ago that it doesn't make me happy. And in this year of not taking chances when it comes to card purchasing, I thought I was over this.Two steps forward, one step back.Like las...2023
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ St. Louis Cardinals

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The Brewers are heading to St. Louis for their first series against the Cardinals this season. Through the first three weeks of the season, all of the teams in the NL Central have been competitive. There’s only a three-game gap between first and fifth place, which is tied for the smallest gap in the majors (the AL East also has a three-game gap). The firs...2024
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• Preseason Prep - March 13th, 2024
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• Preseason Prep - March 6, 2024
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• 2023 Season in Review: Angel Zerpa
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• Cardinals To Promote Drew Rom For Monday Start
The Cardinals are planning to call up left-hander Drew Rom from Triple-A Memphis to start Monday’s game against the Pirates. Matthew Liberatore was initially slated to start that game, but Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol told reporters that Libertore will be pushed to Wednesday due to a sore back. The reshuffled rotation will result in a…...2023
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• The Royals bombed their first real test of the JJ Picollo era
Jun 13, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Royals 2016 first round draft pick pitcher A.J. Puckett (16) shakes hands with Royals director of scouting Lonnie Goldberg (left) during a media conference prior to a game against the Cleveland Indians at Kauffman Stadium. | Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY Sports Unnecessary risk with no urgency. When the Kansas City Royals fired Dayton Moore, longt...2023
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• Lopez Dominates for First Shutout - July 6, 2023
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• 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 75
Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The beat(down) goes on in London! I can get used to these Cubs meeting and/or exceeding my expectations. It seems like forever since when the Cubs surprised me and it was to the upside. The funny thing is that it really hasn’t been. The Cubs wildly exceeded my expectations after the trade deadline last year. Even when they first started t...2023
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• Easter pack

Like many people, I went out of town this past weekend to visit family for the holiday.Unlike many people, I came back with an Easter pack of cards. Back in my youngster days, I received packs of cards in my Easter basket once or twice and it's nice that somebody is continuing that very worthy tradition even though I'm not getting baskets of chocolate anymore. My sister-in-law picked u...2023
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• Rays Acquire Jose Martinez, Randy Arozarena From Cardinals
The Rays have acquired first baseman/outfielder Jose Martinez, outfielder Randy Arozarena, and the Cardinals’ Competitive Balance Round A draft pick in exchange for left-handed pitching prospect Matthew Liberatore, the Rays’ pick in Competitive Balance Round B, and a catching prospect from the lower levels of the minors, ESPN.com’s Jeff Passan reports (Twitter link). It was̷...2020
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• Cardinals To Promote Nolan Gorman, Matthew Liberatore
The Cardinals are set to promote top prospects Nolan Gorman and Matthew Liberatore heading into this weekend’s series against the Pirates, reports Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Twitter links). More to come....2022
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• Cardinals Acquire Matt Liberatore
The Cardinals have acquired left-hander Matthew Liberatore from the Rays, ESPN.com’s Jeff Passan reports (Twitter link). The return headed back to Tampa Bay is expected to include at least one player from the Cards’ Major League roster, and hints at a very notable trade given Liberatore’s status as one of the top prospects in the…...2020
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• Cubs 9, Cardinals 1: A Happ-ening in old London Town
Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Cubs left fielder had himself a game. LONDON — The Cubs seem to enjoy merrie olde England! Ian Happ smashed two home runs and the Cubs put together a varied 14-hit attack against Cardinals pitching and crushed their ancient rivals 9-1 to open the 2023 MLB London Series. After a scoreless first, Happ got right to work with this leadoff h...2023
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• Cardinals Designate Nick Wittgren For Assignment
The Cardinals announced a series of roster moves prior to today’s game, with righty Jordan Hicks being activated from the 15-day injured list. Lefty Matthew Liberatore was also recalled to take a spot on the active roster. To create room for those two hurlers, the Cards optioned righty Jake Woodford and designated righty Nick Wittgren…...2022
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• Cardinals To Promote Drew Rom For Monday Start
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• Cardinals Designate Taylor Motter For Assignment
The Cardinals have designated infielder Taylor Motter for assignment, clearing an active roster spot for the recall of José Fermín from Triple-A Memphis. St. Louis also reinstated Matthew Liberatore from the 15-day injured list while placing JoJo Romero on the 15-day IL, retroactive to September 2. The team has yet to formally announce the moves via press release, but each…...2023
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• Cardinals Place Dylan Carlson, Steven Matz On Injured List
The Cardinals announced they’ve placed outfielder Dylan Carlson on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to May 22, due to a left hamstring strain. Starter Steven Matz is headed to the 15-day IL (the minimum length for pitchers) because of a shoulder impingement. St. Louis also optioned righty Angel Rondón to Triple-A Memphis. In corresponding moves, pitching prospect Matthew Liberatore,̷...2022
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• Skubal Dominates Again - May 30, 2024
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• Preseason Prep - March 13th, 2024
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• Lopez Dominates for First Shutout - July 6, 2023
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• Jorge Soler is at it Again - May 26, 2023
Jorge Soler (OF-MIA) went 3-5 with a 2-run shot against the Rockies on Thursday. The 31 year-old slugger is seemingly in the midst of a comeback season as he now boasts a .261 average to go with 15 homers, 32 RBI, and 29 runs scored through his first 205 PA of the campaign. Soler's 24% strikeout rate is an improvement on last year's 29%, better than his 27% career clip, and is very close to his ca...2023
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Sonny Gray-Twins-SP Sonny Gray went 4 IP and gave up 2 ER on 5 H, 3 BB, and 4 K's against the Dodgers. Gray has a 1.64 ERA and 1.16 WHIP through 49.1 IP. He has been dominant this year thanks to an increased strikeout rate (31% K). The increased strikeouts look real considering an increase in swinging strike rate (12% SwStr and a change in his pitch mix. He is throwing fewer fastballs (-10% FB) ...2023
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• Preseason Prep - March 22, 2023
Okay, first of all, that World Baseball Classic was AMAZING!!! Second of all, only EIGHT days until Opening Day!!!! Let's get to some preseason notes. Eloy Jimenez, OF (CHW) Cramping in his right calf led to Jimenez leaving Monday's spring training contest, but the injury does not appear serious as the White Sox slugger was seen jogging on Tuesday, and he is expected to return to the lineup on Wed...2023
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• Cards Spicing Things Up With The Gorman Frill And Matt Libs
First, the bad news, Tyler O'Neill hit the IL with a right-shoulder impingement. Took how long for him to come up with some made-up injury? Hope it wasn't very long, because it's not believable. His exit velocity on his lame-ass excuse is almost as bad as his hitting. Take a TO, TO, you disappoint me. Replacing him...*drum roll*...Nolan Gorman is being called up for today's game. Lezzzzzzzzzzzzzz ...2022
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• Agitated author aborts alliteration attempt, Royals sweep doubleheader in St. Louis
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• Luke Williams starting at shortstop for Braves in Game 2 against Cardinals

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Luke Williams will make his first start of the season at shortstop for the Braves in the second game of Wednesday’s doubleheader. Bryce Elder will be on the mound as the Atlanta Braves go for a series win and a doubleheader sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals. Atlanta took the early game by a score of 6-2. Left-hander Matthew Liberatore will start the second ga...2024
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• Gamethread: White Sox at Cardinals

Bryan Ramos and Andrew Vaughn celebrate after the team won yesterday. | Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports Bryan Ramos makes his debut at the plate while the South Siders look for their second series win Happy Sunday! Unlike yesterday, today seems like a beautiful day for some baseball. The Chicago White Sox will play the series finale against the St. Louis Cardinals this afternoon after winning...2024
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• The most colorful hobby box I've ever opened, part 2

Two things I've noticed since posting the first half of my hobby box of 2024 Heritage the other day.The first is that out of all the regular player and manager cards I've pulled so far, not one features a posed shot. Those were staple shots for Heritage all the way through last year. Just about all of the base Dodgers cards from last year's Heritage are posed shots.To go from that to absolut...2024
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