Babbling About the Birds

    The Cardinals 2022 season ended on October 8th. However, they are still relevant. This is because the end of one season means the beginning of another. Therefore, it is now time to look forward to the future and become excited about what 2023 has in store for the Redbirds. But today, we should look back at a great season, and the topics covered during this somewhat successful season for the Redbirds.  The Current Cardinals - One of the first relevant posts on the Cardinals' 2022 season involved an overview of the Cardinals' 2022 season up until August 27th. This post was filled with optimism and prepared readers for what to expect out of the Cardinals for the remainder of the season. While some of this optimism continued throughout the season, some of it did not last long. Arenado and Goldschmidt remained at the top of the NL and are now finalists for the NL MVP Award. The pitching stayed rather strong. However, this did not transfer to the playoffs and resulted in an earl

     Within the Cardinals community, one topic that has been rather prevalent in the last few years is, "What if the Cardinals never traded for Marcell Ozuna?" This question is of importance as the Cardinals gave up both Zac Gallen and Sandy Alcantara, for two injury-plagued seasons from the streaky left fielder. Gallen and Alcantara are now two of the best pitchers in all of baseball, and could absolutely fix the Cardinals pitching problems. While Marcell Ozuna is no longer on the team and doing very little for the Atlanta Braves, with his most notable actions coming off the field and involving legal trouble.      At the time of this trade, the Cardinals saw no problems in their offerings and were excited to get a Gold Glove left fielder with MVP potential. However, this is not what they received, and they ended up giving up much more than they initially believed. The Cardinals traded two future aces for an average player, who could not field and would leave the team after j

     Nolan Gorman is a guy who I was very excited about before the 2022 MLB season. Although I am still rather optimistic about the rookie second baseman's future, I do not have the same mindset that I did just 7 months ago. This is because Nolan Gorman finally got his chance to play at the Major League level in 2022, and his play was rather disappointing. While he was far from being the worst hitter on the Cardinals, he did not live up to the hype that surrounded him throughout his journey through the Minor League system.       If I was asked before the 2022 season, "Who is the Cardinals' second baseman of the future?" I would have quickly and confidently said "Nolan Gorman." However, I am not too confident in this answer anymore. This is because Nolan Gorman was the second-best rookie second baseman on the team. The first best being Brendan Donovan . Donovan did nearly everything better during the 2022 season, from fielding, hitting, base-running, and com