ST. LOUIS -- After a season in which he showed just some of the enormous potential in his prodigious bat, Cardinals catcher Iván Herrera is a wanted man this offseason. The Cardinals want Herrera maximizing his enticing potential in 2026, setting up a detailed curriculum for his winter so he

ST. LOUIS -- A Cardinals team hoping to supplement its young pitching staff with an experienced veteran reached an agreement with 6-foot-6 right-hander Dustin May on Saturday, per a source familiar with the negotiations. The club has not confirmed the deal. May, 28, was 7-11 with a 4.96 ERA last

ORLANDO, Fla. -- When told on Wednesday that one baseball executive described MLB trade talks moving at a “glacial” pace, Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom furled his face and openly balked. “That’s not how it has felt to me,” said an admittedly weary Bloom, who kept himself busy

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ORLANDO, Fla. – If you’re right-handed and make a living throwing from a mound, you had a seemingly good chance of hearing your name called during Wednesday’s Rule 5 Draft. There were a total of 13 players taken during the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft and 12

ORLANDO, Fla. – A year prior to taking over as the Cardinals' president of baseball operations, Chaim Bloom – then as advisor awaiting his ascension – got a flurry of text messages from various MLB execs alerting him to St. Louis being “lucky” during the MLB Draft Lottery proceedings.

Now that MLB has held the Draft Lottery and we know which teams are picking where, it's time to predict whom they'll select. The 2026 Draft actually won't begin until July 11, so we have 214 days to figure it all out. But we can't wait to make our first

This page will be updated throughout the offseason with all the latest Cardinals injury news and transactions.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Even though he is no stranger to MLB’s Winter Meetings – even ones previously held in Orlando – Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom was so busy working on Monday that he hadn’t even noticed that various Disney World properties were within sight from the picture

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Not long after seeing a call come in from the Cooperstown, N.Y., area code, Joe Buck’s "heart felt like it stopped" and his thoughts drifted straight to his late father, Jack Buck, upon learning that he would be the 2026 recipient of the National Baseball Hall of

ST. LOUIS -- When blossoming shortstop Masyn Winn committed just three errors -- and made dozens more jaw-dropping plays throughout the 2025 season -- he nabbed the 100th Gold Glove in the rich history of the Cardinals. The Cardinals, a franchise that has boasted some of the best defensive players

The World Baseball Classic may not begin until March, but you could be forgiven for thinking that it all kicked off in December. On Tuesday, managers, general managers, and team officials for all 20 teams participating in next year's tournament gathered at the Signia by Hilton Orlando for the 2026

ORLANDO -- The numbness in Richard Fitts’ right arm was so debilitating for about a two-week stretch this past August that he once smacked himself in his face with a toothbrush while trying to stay on top of his dental care, and later an athletic trainer pinched the tingling appendage

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ST. LOUIS -- Every Cardinals fan who has followed the team for most of their lives has their own list of favorite moments while watching the club win big games, but this list is very personal to me for a lot of reasons. Most of them, you see, were shaped

With the baseball world's eyes trained on Orlando, Fla., over the next few days for the Winter Meetings, it's a great time to have a look at each team's biggest need heading into the annual event, one which often serves as a catalyst for Hot Stove action.

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While a solid percentage of picks in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft get at least some big league time the season following their selection, it’s not so easy to stick around for an entire year.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Rule 5 Draft isn't taking place until Wednesday, and while early buzz at the Winter Meetings might be about things like where Kyle Tucker will sign, there are always early whispers about names who could go in the Rule 5 Draft. Teams haven't really started digging

ST. LOUIS – With their new front office eager to create competition on the starting staff and in the bullpen, the Cardinals claimed right-handed reliever Zak Kent off waivers and added him to their 40-player roster on Friday. Kent, 27, made his MLB debut with the Guardians in 2025 after

ST. LOUIS – After promising to never sacrifice a shot at a brighter future for a present that is uncertain, Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom proved to be a man of his words when presented the opportunity to land the high-end potential of fireballing left-hander Brandon Clarke and

It might only be December, but there’s a serious case of Draft fever ranging. The root cause is the release of MLB Pipeline’s new 2026 Top 100 Draft Prospects list. The fans are definitely aflame, though, by the upcoming MLB Draft Lottery, which will determine the order of who gets

With executives from all 30 teams set to descend on Orlando, Fla., for the annual Winter Meetings, the Hot Stove may be on the verge of heating up. Though some clubs have already made some moves this offseason, every team still has plenty of questions to answer between now and

The Rule 5 Draft can be a fascinating, if imperfect, process, and you only need to look at last year’s edition to see why. On one hand, the White Sox selected Shane Smith from the Brewers and watched him blossom into an All-Star before finishing with a 3.81 ERA and

When I was a kid, one of my favorite activities during long road trips with my family was Mad Libs. Remember that one? Every page was a story with a number of blank spaces, requiring players to fill those spaces in with different words to create the whole story. With