Redbird Rants Apr 1, 2019
St. Louis Cardinals: How bad was the Luke Voit trade?
With Luke Voit slugging home runs in the Yankee pinstripes and St. Louis Cardinals cutting Chasen Shreve, many fans are grumbling about the trade that sent Voit to the Yankees. Just how bad was the Luke Voit trade? When Luke Voit was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals for Chasen Shreve and Giovanny Gallegos on July 27th […] St. Louis Cardinals: How bad was the Luke Voit trade? - Redbird Rants - Redbird Rants - A St. Louis Cardinals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Pinstripe Alley Mar 26, 2019
If Luke Voit is for real, this is what it would look like
Luke Voit will almost certainly fall back to Earth in 2019, but everything he’s done with the Yankees suggests that he’s no Fluke Voit. Perhaps no move in recent memory better encapsulates Brian Cashman’s “Ninja Cash” capabilities than his pilfering of the Cardinals last summer for first baseman Luke Voit. For Chasen Shreve and Giovanny Gallegos, Cashman brought the Yankees Babe Ruth reincarnate for two months. The move has stiff competition, such as literally Shane Greene for Didi Gregorius, or John Ryan Murphy for Aaron Hicks, but the import of Voit stands up there among New...
Redbird Rants Mar 23, 2019
St. Louis Cardinals: Shreve is DFA’d, Wieters, Mayers get roster nods
A sad, short chapter of trading with the Bronx Bombers ends as the Paul Goldschmidt Era begins for the St. Louis Cardinals. The St. Louis Cardinals made some roster announcements today, three days ahead of their breaking camp on Monday. Lefthanded reliever Chasen Shreve, obtained in the Luke Voit deal with the Yankees, has been […] St. Louis Cardinals: Shreve is DFA’d, Wieters, Mayers get roster nods - Redbird Rants - Redbird Rants - A St. Louis Cardinals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Cards let Shreve go, keep Wieters
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. • Lefthanded reliever Chasen Shreve was apt to surrender home runs last year, both with the New York Yankees and the Cardinals, who acquired him in the Luke Voit deal. In 52 2/3 innings, Shreve offered…
Cardinals put Shreve on waivers, boil bullpen race down to two-man sprint to Milwaukee
JUPITER, Fla. • The Cardinals decision to remove Chasen Shreve from the 40-man roster pulled back the curtain on the internal discussions about more than just who would be in the opening day bullpen.
