Fantasy Update
Jun 24, 2017
Fox Sports Fantasy Baseball
Lance Lynn was tagged for seven earned runs in the Cardinals' loss to the Pirates.
Fox Sports Fantasy Baseball Jun 24, 2017
Cardinals drop game, series with 7-3 loss to Pirates
Lance Lynn was tagged for seven earned runs in the Cardinals' loss to the Pirates.
Viva El Birdos Jun 24, 2017
The case for a complete rebuild
An option that has 0% chance of happening Two weeks ago, I wrote about the prospect of the Cardinals selling at the deadline. Seung Hwan Oh and Lance Lynn are the two most obvious trade chips: both are free agents at the end of the year. Trevor Rosenthal makes sense as well. He’s been lights-out for most the year, projects to cost nearly $10M next year (his final before free agency), and great relievers fetch a hefty price at the deadline. There were two other players I also named as possibly being worth trading. Michael Wacha is healthy and pitched well to start the year, but two weeks...
Viva El Birdos Jun 14, 2017
Gonzales Hit Hard, Cardinals Drop Nightcap
23 combined hits, back and forth action didn’t favor the Cardinals in this late-inning, 8-5 loss After the Cardinals and Jose Martinez took a commanding hold of game one, our second installment had different plans in what turned out to be a back and forth slugfest. Prior to this start, the Cardinals were the only team in baseball to use the same five starting pitchers through the first 62 games of the season. Marco Gonzales broke that trend, hoping to follow-up Lance Lynn’s eight strikeout win a few hours earlier. The Brewers’ bats had other plans. Jumping out to a quick 2-0 lead on...
Viva El Birdos Jun 5, 2017
Cardinals Starters Final Inning Stats
Take a look if you’d like April 2 Carlos Martinez, 107 pitches after 7, stays in game, pulled after two baserunners. Oh asked to get five-out save, gives up tying run, Cardinals win in 10th. Extra outs: 1 Cost in ER: 0 W or L: W April 4 Wainwright comes out after five innings, giving up two runs in the fourth. Cardinals lose 2-1. April 6 Lance Lynn labors through 26 pitch fifth inning on 86-pitch day. Leadoff double, followed by ground ball before getting pulled. Extra Outs: 1 Cost in ER: 1 W or L: L, 6-4 April 7 Mike Leake pitched eight innings, gave up one run in a 2-0 loss. April...
Red Bird Rants May 29, 2017
St. Louis Cardinals: How long will the Lynnsanity last?
Lance Lynn has been one of the more consistent, yet unremarkable faces in the rotation for the St. Louis Cardinals over the past few years, but has returned sharper than ever over the first two months of the 2017 season. Will Lynn continue to exceed expectations or revert to his more modest numbers? Behind Lance […] St. Louis Cardinals: How long will the Lynnsanity last? - Redbird Rants - Redbird Rants - A St. Louis Cardinals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Viva El Birdos May 28, 2017
DeJong homers, but Cardinals get rocked again 5.28.17
Rockies mount another big 8th inning to clinch another win against the frustrating Cardinals. The Cardinals have been in stasis, their record hovering around .500 for both the last week and the entire season. Starting pitching is all that is keeping this team afloat. This past week, Cardinal starters allowed 12 runs on 27 hits in 40.2 innings, striking out more than 4 times as many batters as they walked. The Cardinals turned to Lance Lynn today. Lynn was coming off his best start of the season, in which he dueled Clayton Kershaw to a tie through 9 innings in a game the Cardinals would...
Fox Sports Fantasy Baseball May 28, 2017
Lance Lynn on blister: 'You've just gotta throw through it'
Lance Lynn had trouble with a blister in Sunday's start against the Colorado Rockies, but he says he felt better after it ripped: "After it ripped, everything was alright. You've just gotta get it ready for the next one."
Purple Row May 28, 2017
Rockies top Cardinals 8-4 behind German Marquez, Gerardo Parra
It was a good day to be a Rockie, especially if your name is German or Gerardo. In front of another sold out crowd, the Colorado Rockies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4 on Sunday afternoon and won their fourth consecutive series in the process. German Marquez pitched 5 2⁄3 solid innings and Gerardo Parra went 3-for-3 with a three-run homer in the victory. A day after being completely baffled by Adam Wainwright, the Rockies weren’t fooled by Lance Lynn. After all three batters in the first inning made hard contact but failed to reach base, Gerardo Parra and Ian Desmond hit...
Fox Sports Fantasy Baseball May 28, 2017
Mike Matheny talks about Lance Lynn's blister issues
Mike Matheny on Paul DeJong after the rookie homered in his first MLB at-bat: "He's an exciting player, and we see why."
Purple Row May 28, 2017
Marquez, Parra shine; Rockies take series from Cardinals 8-4
It was a good day to be a Rockie, especially if your name was German or Gerardo. In front of another sold out crowd, the Colorado Rockies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4 on Sunday afternoon and won their fourth consecutive series in the process. German Marquez pitched 5 2⁄3 solid innings and Gerardo Parra went 3-for-3 with a three-run homer in the victory. A day after being completely baffled by Adam Wainwright, the Rockies weren’t fooled by Lance Lynn. After all three batters in the first inning made hard contact but failed to reach base, Gerardo Parra and Ian Desmond hit...
