Locked On St. Louis Cardinals

Welcome to the 2019 St. Louis Cardinal Baseball Season and a new beginning for Locked On Cardinals. You have a brand new host in Moose Michaels (@MooseMichaels on Twitter) and he will be bringing your Cardinals news and opinions every weekday morning!Segment 1: The potential Opening Day Cardinals Line-Up is out in the wild but it looks a little off. Moose explains why in our first segment.Segment 2: Dallas Keuchal and Craig Kimbrel are still on the market but are the Cardinals and where might these two free agents land? Follow us on Twitter @LockedOnSTL!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the 2019 St. Louis Cardinal Baseball Season and a new beginning for Locked On Cardinals. You have a brand new host in Moose Michaels (@MooseMichaels on Twitter) and he will be bringing your Cardinals news and opinions every weekday morning!Segment 1: We cover the Goldschmidt extension and how that affects the team moving forward. Moose also names a new face of the franchise.Segment 2: Moose takes a look at the Cardinals 25 man roster and details how you can win a copy of Out Of The Park Baseball 20 from Out Of The Park Developments!Follow us on Twitter @LockedOnSTL!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Coming later this month is the RELAUNCH of Locked On Cardinals from the Locked On Podcast Network, the #1 DAILY sports podcast network! Brand new host Moose Michaels will bring you your daily fix of Cardinals news and takes each weekday morning. Follow us on Twitter - @LockedOnSTL and follow Moose - @MooseMichaels for all the latest news and to take part in Q and As and polls!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff runs down a losing road trip that still somehow feels like a success. The positive performances of Greg Holland and Yadier Molina are dissected, and the concerns the Cardinals have about the performance of their rotation are examined. After a challenging trip, are the Cardinals set up for success on this homestand? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff walks through last night's disappointing loss to the Phillies and the impending activation of Greg Holland. Is Mike Matheny struggling to manage the bullpen as much as he's accused of, or are there other circumstances in play? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff talks about a disappointing nine game stretch against last place teams and discusses the general feeling of malaise that seems to have settled in around the ballpark. We take a deeper dive into the right side of the bullpen to discover it may not be struggling as much as previously assumed, and we consider whether Manny Machado is the correct Baltimore Oriole to focus trade attention on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff breaks down where the Cardinals are after their sets against the Marlins and Reds. Each segment looks into the standings, the pitching staff, and the offense to look for solutions to ongoing problems. Special emphasis is placed on Carlos Martínez, Bud Norris, and Tommy Pham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff walks through the Cardinals selections on the first day of the draft and talks about some of the changes in organizational philosophy. With Carlos Martínez and Yadier Molina both due back in the lineup on Tuesday, there's discussion of the short and long term catching situation and whether the team to date may have played up to expectations given all of the injury challenges and general ineffectiveness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff walks through a complicated Thursday at the park which started with Alex Reyes's unfortunate injury and ended with Yairo Muñoz's unexpected but incredibly welcome walk-off home run. The Cardinals are at the third pole of the season, and the impact that losing Reyes again might have on the pitching staff is dissected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back! Jeff is headed to Milwaukee to cover Alex Reyes, and he talks about the way the pitching staff has and hasn't performed over the opening weeks. Who falls out of the rotation when Reyes returns? How do the Cardinals handle their bullpen assignments? Why doesn't Sam Tuivailala get the trust he deserves? These questions and more all get answered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kansas City comes to town and Jeff and Brenden try to decide if anybody really cares. The lineup shuffling from over the weekend is discussed, as well as Marcell Ozuna's alarming trends and Matt Carpenter's encouraging ones. Jeff quizzes Brenden on his knowledge of former Cardinals on the Royals roster, and as a result, everyone is reminded that Blaine Boyer exists.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff and Brenden start today's podcast by telling a funny story about rain before they're rudely interrupted by a press release announcing today's Cardinals injuries. The frequency of said injures is lamented as they spend some time trying to figure out how the team can cope without Paul DeJong and what the emotional impact on players is when the injuries come so frequently.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Wainwright's rough start over the weekend has Brenden and Jeff deciding what the Cardinals should do with their long-time stalwart. Regardless, we're excited to see Jack Flaherty, and there's very brief consideration given at the end of the podcast to what a world of Manny Machado could or should look like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With news breaking this afternoon about Carlos Martínez going down with a lat strain, most of today's podcast features Jeff and Brenden examining all the angles of that story. Possibilities for the rotation are discussed, as are our surprising confidence in Miles Mikolas and concerns that San Diego may not be the best environment for getting a sputtering offense in order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cardinals and Cubs played a marathon game last night which ended in a sweep that might be impactful for both clubs. The admirable work of the bullpen is discussed. Jeff and Brenden talk about the attitude around the team last night and the hopefulness that comes along with it. A preview of the quick series with the Twins reveals some of the logic in choosing John Gant for a spot start, and there's time spent trying to figure out the best way to work in some off days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brenden and Jeff dive into the first two games of the series against the Cubs but primarily focus on the injury situation and the way it may affect the Cardinals. The difficulties in balancing the bench and bullpen are discussed, along with the possibility that this series against Chicago may be a more dramatic turning point than either club intended.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brenden and Jeff talk about a quick but effective sweep of the Chicago White Sox and discuss the positives of a Cardinals roster that may be exceeding expectations. Bud Norris's role is highlighted in both the bullpen and the candle-burning business. The cost of candles is analyzed, and some surprise knowledge about catching the first pitch is brought into the light. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is it safe to pretend that the sweep doesn't exist? Jeff and Brenden discuss which of the three games was most painful and whether or not Matt Carpenter's numbers have now dropped off far enough that it may be time to sit him down. Miles Mikolas receives praise, the bullpen receives scorn, and Mike Matheny is making people nervous. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff digs into the big series victory over the Mets and the early start of some of the Cardinals most prominent players. The bullpen shuffle from the week is discussed, and the upcoming series in Pittsburgh is viewed through the lens of the moves the Cardinals may have to make with their roster in order to get through the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a solo episode for Jeff today as he works through some of the walks and wildness of last night's extra inning loss to the Mets. Marcell Ozuna is dealing with a slump, José Martínez is hitting into bad luck, and Kolten Wong may finally be coming out of his spring freeze. Jack Flaherty is confirmed to start on Saturday, easing the concerns of some anxious Cardinals fans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices