B-Schaeff Daily

Andre Pallante's struggles continued Tuesday, in a major way. What do the Cardinals do with him and his rotation spot now that it seems he's still as far as he has ever been away from getting to the other side of these struggles?

Alec Burleson had the final say as the Cardinals walked off the Pirates on Monday night, but Willson Contreras certainly had plenty to say of his own. We break down the night for Burly, Michael McGreevy, whether the Cardinals are closer to the Brewers or the Pirates in the hierarchy of the NL Central, plus Contreras' tirade against the home plate umpire that got him and Oli Marmol ejected from the game.

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the St. Louis Cardinals loss to the Miami Marlins and Sandy Alcantara from Wednesday. Alcantara, the former Cardinal, has a 6.04 ERA in 2025, but when he faces the Cardinals, he truly looks like his former self.The 2022 Cy Young Award version of Sandy was back at it on Wednesday night in Miami, just another frustrating reality for the 2025 Cardinals season. Why does this keep happening to the Cardinals? It's one of those things we just can't seem to explain.

The Brendan Donovan situation over the past week--not in a vacuum, but connected to other recent comments from John Mozeliak--is a sign that the Cardinals still aren't operating at max capacity when it comes to their organizational thinking within the front office.Brenden produces a B-Schaeff Daily episode here to break down the situation after Monday's news that Donovan is hitting the IL. SUBSCRIBE to this channel for St. Louis Cardinals coverage all year long!

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals' loss to the Yankees on Friday night at Busch Stadium, but spends the majority of the podcast today talking about a bizarre tweet by national media host Colin Cowherd about the St. Louis Cardinals fan base.We discuss why the tweet bothered Brenden and what he decided to do about it.Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals coverage (that actually pays attention to the team, unlike Cowherd!)

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals loss to the Rockies in a series that a playoff hopeful simply cannot afford to lose.Plus, John Mozeliak gave a new quote to 101 ESPN on he topic of a possible September call-up for JJ Wetherholt and/or Quinn Mathews.We discuss the quote and why it's pretty frustrating in terms of the way the Cardinals are managing their roster from a front office perspective. SUBSCRIBE to this channel for St. Louis Cardinals coverage all year long!

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the Cardinals win over the Rockies 3-2 from Monday night at Busch Stadium.Miles Mikolas was tremendous in a bounce-back outing for the Cards, while Kyle Leahy served as a bulk reliever and closing pitcher, essentially, within the same game!Brendan Donovan's contributions were necessary off the bench as his pinch-double was the only reason they were able to claw back to beat the Rox!(Note: Apologies that audio is slightly less quality today. I believed Streamyard ignored my settings and used my internal mic instead of my fancy mic for this video. Sorry! I'm a work in progress on tech).

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 win over the Cubs from Friday night at Busch Stadium.Michael McGreevy shined on the mound while Jordan Walker continued pushing things in the right direction with another big night at the plate!Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals coverage!

Former St. Louis Cardinals great Yadier Molina will be in uniform and in the Cardinals dugout tonight and Saturday night as the Cards take on the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium. How did this come to be and what did Oliver Marmol think of the opportunity--and why it was so important?And based on his response to a question from Brandon Kiley on 101 ESPN today, clearly Marmol is aware of the memes that will come about as a result of this--but he was clear that having an ego about this is the last thing on his mind when it comes to the reasoning behind why it's so important to have Yadi around this Cardinals team.Plus, Quinn Mathews was excellent on Thursday night for AAA Memphis. When could we see him in St. Louis? I'll explain why his situation mirrors JJ Wetherholt.Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals coverage!

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the latest rough outing for Miles Mikolas after Tuesday's 12-6 loss by the Cardinals against the Dodgers.Is it too late to bother doing anything about Miles Mikolas at this point? Could a journeyman name from Triple-A like Aaron Wilkerson be a reasonable replacement if the Cardinals want to show a modicum of urgency to improve their status?Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals coverage!

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals winning an exciting game over the Dodgers on Monday night. Plus, why did Luken Baker get waived and how do we react to the overall trade deadline--and what do we wish the Cards and John Mozeliak might have done a little more of?Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals coverage all year long!

Ryan Helsley is a Met, apparently Steven Matz is a Red Sox in news that broke just before I wrapped up this episode recording. My head is spinning, but I said words about the Cardinals, so I am posting them hear. Enjoy.

Sonny Gray described the impact of the St. Louis heat after Tuesday's loss to the Marlins as the Cardinals fell 5-0 to the Fish at Busch Stadium. Gray pitches decently, but described the issues he's been having gripping the baseball in the sweltering STL heat. Is this a matter of a player making excuses, or is he actually giving us exactly what we always claim to want from athletes -- CANDOR! Hey, I loved hearing it and I'll explain why I enjoyed Sonny's perspective so much.Plus, an odd scenario unfolding that made it seem like the Hug Watch could be on for Cardinal lefty Steven Matz. Ultimately, it seems like it all stemmed from a simple coincidence... Or was it?

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals heading into the mlb trade deadline as it sounds like Ryan Helsley is fully expecting to be traded -- and arguably even advocating that it's the most sensible thing for the Cardinals to do.His quotes to Derrick Goold of STL Today recently make it clear that Helsley understands the strategic side of everything going on around this deadline.Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals coverage!---Link to Goold's story referenced in the podcast: https://www.stltoday.com/sports/professional/mlb/cardinals/article_e62ba5e5-7a36-4e03-b322-0bc78ee8c36e.html

The St. Louis Cardinals shut out the Padres 3-0 on Friday night to claw to within 1.5 games of a wild card spot. Are the Cards officially surging again, or is this a mirage?What should the Cardinals do at this trade deadline as their play on the field continues to muddy the waters?Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals coverage all year.

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals winning 9-7 over the Padres Thursday.Willson Contreras and Brendan Donovan were two of the offensive heroes as the Cards finally packed a punch at the plate in the early portion of a game--a rarity on their recent road trip.Would a big weekend against the Padres alter the team's plans for the trade deadline?We discuss, plus hear from Donovan on how the Cardinals got to the dessert table on Thursday night.Follow this feed for daily Cardinals coverage all year long.

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals being shutout and losing a series to the worst team in modern MLB history. Erick Fedde is gone, but it was far too late. The Cardinals should still sell the short-term assets, right?At least JJ Wetherholt is not from this planet.Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals coverage all year!

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals loss to the Rockies on Tuesday after Erick Fedde delivered another poor outing. His presence in the rotation was obviously untenable to anyone with eyes in recent weeks. But John Mozeliak kept his closed.What has ensued has effectively taken the wind out of the Cardinals sails. And it has been shameful from start to finish.Follow this podcast feed for Cardinals coverage all year!

Michael McGreevy shoved for the Cardinals in a must-needed win over the lowly Rockies on Monday night. Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the McGreevy conundrum for the Cardinals as they look to find a spot in their rotation full time for the kid.Erick Fedde will start on Tuesday night, which, at this point, it makes sense to go ahead and do... But the way the Cardinals handled their rotation to this point throughout the month of July is a big reason that the club is falling out of the race in the first place.Allowing Fedde's trade value proposition to dictate the terms of the way that Mozeliak has approached this is pretty unfortunate.Follow this podcast feed for Cardinals coverage all year!

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals nearing the point of no return on their hopes for the 2025 season. Even with lackluster pitching lined up for this week in Denver, anything less than a sweep of the Rockies should signal a full-scale sell-off of the short-term expiring assets.We discuss news of a rotation change with Michael McGreevy pitching Monday, plus share our angst for how John Mozeliak has bungled the past three weeks to turn the Cardinals into de facto sellers.Follow this podcast feed for Cardinals coverage all year!

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals losing to the Arizona D-backs 7-3 on Friday night at Chase Field. Andre Pallante struggled in the team's first game following the long All-Star break. The offense could not take advantage of its opportunities until it was far too late.Is the negative trend becoming more of a reality for the Cardinals? Do they consider trading away assets like Helsley and Maton after all?Hey, at least JJ Wetherholt is looking like a DUDE. But it's too early to call him up, as I will explain.Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals coverage!

Brenden Schaeffer catches up after a long week in Atlanta to discuss the All-Star Game and Brendan Donovan's contributions to it. What did we think of the swing-off at the end?Plus, what do we look for now that the Cardinals are preparing to race to the trade deadline? There are so many types of moves that *could* be made, but do we expect such a bold deadline in STL based on where the team currently resides?Follow this podcast feed for Cardinals coverage all year!

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the St. Louis Cardinals drafting LHP Liam Doyle out of Tennessee, one of the most fiery players in the draft class, and a guy who certainly has the skill to back up his fire on the mound.We dive into how the selection was available despite most mock drafts expecting Doyle to go earlier in the round, plus give nuggets on all four of the Cardinals picks from the night.Also, the Cardinals won a game on Sunday between the rain drops!

The St. Louis Cardinals have a rare opportunity Sunday night to draft a difference-maker with a top 5 pick in the MLB Draft. We discuss the options and the direction we think the Cardinals should go.Follow this podcast for daily Cardinals coverage.

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals losing to the Atlanta Braves on Friday night by a 6-5 score. Matthew Liberatore struggled out of the gate and never really recovered.The bullpen was good, though, with Riley O'Brien and Matt Svanson throwing up zeroes to keep the Cards in the game.The offense posted five runs in the early innings but were unable to get anything across the board thereafter.Nolan Arenado left the game early due to an injury on his right index finger, which is something he has dealt with on and off for a couple weeks at this point.Will the Cards decide to put him on the shelf to use the All-Star break to their advantage for his recovery timeline? Follow this podcast feed for Cardinals coverage all year!

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the big rebound performance from Miles Mikolas as the Cardinals beat the Nationals 8-1 at Busch Stadium on Thursday night. Really solid collective display from the offense, as well.But we spend plenty of time in this episode discussing the news that Erick Fedde will start for the Cardinals again on Saturday despite previously believing the nod would go to Michael McGreevy.We go in on John Mozeliak's tentative managerial style and decision-making, as it seems the POBO is still fearful of changing a status quo that isn't even working favorably for his team. After all this time? Always.Follow this podcast page for Cardinals content all year round!

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the 8-2 loss for the St. Louis Cardinals to the Washington Nationals on Wednesday at Busch Stadium, and puts the loss in the context of the season as it pertains to how the Cardinals should approach the deadline upcoming for trades.But then we get into more enjoyable topics, breaking down JJ Wetherholt's AAA debut with the Memphis Redbirds, in which he launched a home run and logged a triple.When might we see the Cards top prospect at the big league level? We dissect that conversation in detail.Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals coverage all year!

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 4-2 win over the Nationals from Tuesday night's game at Busch Stadium.We break down why Sonny Gray departed after five innings and 70 pitches in the game.We discuss the big swing by All-Star Brendan Donovan that got the Cardinals back into a tied game in the third inning, plus Lars Nootbaar's power stroke coming with wonderful timing after some interesting discussion about him on social media Tuesday.Plus more thoughts on the impending returns from injury for Jordan Walker and Ivan Herrera.Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals talk all year!

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the rapid fall from grace for Erick Fedde and what John Mozeliak needs to now be willing to do about the current state of the St. Louis Cardinals rotation.Follow this feed for Cardinals coverage all year!

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals losing in shutout fashion for the fourth time in the past week. What's going on with this offense that they are squandering a wonderful pitching performance like the one Andre Pallante delivered?Pallante honestly outdueled Paul Skenes. But in the battle of the bullpens, the Cardinals fell short, failing to score for the second day in a row in Pittsburgh.

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals 7-0 loss to the Pirates on Monday night in Pittsburgh as Erick Fedde blew up for the second straight start.Is this a real problem brewing for the Cardinals or can they afford to stay patient given their solutions for rotation woes beyond plugging in Michael McGreevy are slim?Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals coverage all year long!

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the St. Louis Cardinals sweep of the Cleveland Guardians as the Cardinals won the finale of the series 7-0 on Sunday.Nolan Gorman set the tone of the game in the first inning, refusing to let lefty Logan Allen off the hook for his first inning troubles. A massive homer for Gorman gave the Cardinals the lead.Despite not having his best command, Matthew Liberatore never relinquished that lead, throwing six scoreless innings to shave more points off his ERA and put the Cardinals in the right position for a run on the rest of this road trip.Follow this podcast feed for Cardinals coverage all year!

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the St. Louis Cardinals comeback win over the Guardians on Saturday, 9-6. After falling behind 6-1, the Cardinals figured out a way to battle back, chasing the Cleveland starter from the game and continuing to hammer away at the bullpen.Can the Cards find a sweep on Sunday morning?Checking in on the minor leagues, the Cardinals affiliates also had a huge day at the plate, including Jordan Walker's rehab and Nathan Church's continued success with the bat.Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals coverage all year!

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the masterful Sonny Gray performance from Friday as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Guardians 5-0. Sonny threw a one-hitter, a shutout, a MADDUX (fewer than 100 pitches) by retiring the Cleveland lineup for 27 outs on just 89 pitches, walking none, giving up just one hit, and somehow doing those amazing efficient things while striking out 11 batters.He was as good as we've ever seen, and doled out a lot of credits to his teammates, especially Pedro Pages, after the win. Pedro contributed, too, at the plate with a homer, and Alec Burleson also went yard. Lots of good vibes for the Cardinals to begin the road trip!Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals coverage!

Born of a small difference in philosophy on Twitter, Brenden Schaeffer and Josh Jacobs jumped into the podcast studio to debate whether the Cardinals should have traded Erick Fedde in the winter.Of course, this comes after a game in which Fedde gave up seven runs and did not get through the fourth inning, so it's going to be tougher for Brenden to defend his stance - the only reason the Cardinals got Fedde in the first place was to have him as a cost-controlled rotation arm in 2025.But Josh thinks John Mozeliak should have been more creative in establishing the rotation plans this year, which could have included a refresh for Fedde's slot while getting what you could for him via trade in the winter or spring.We debate and discuss that and plenty of other Cardinals topics on a special crossover of B-Schaeff Daily and Philosophical Differences (which may be making a comeback!).Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals coverage all year long!

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the thrilling 8-7 win for the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs from Tuesday night at Busch Stadium as the Cardinals highwire act goes right down to the final pitch of the game in this one.We discuss the concerns for guys like Matz and Helsley while evaluating the outing for Michael McGreevy for what it was. The offense is a high point of the discussion as we highlight the recent surge for Nolan Gorman. Masyn Winn was incredible Tuesday, including a heads-up baserunning play on PCA that proved to be the difference in the final score of the game.Plenty to get into from this one!Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals conversations all summer long!

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2 win over the Chicago Cubs from Monday night at Busch Stadium as the Cardinals lefties feasted on Cubs starter Ben Brown. The Cardinals slugged four two-run homers off Brown, all of which came by left-handed hitters.The other notable lefty for St. Louis was Matthew Liberatore, the starter who logged seven innings and came up with one of the most crucial pitch selections and executions of the season in a key fifth-inning spot against Ian Happ.Follow this podcast feed for Cardinals coverage all year!

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 loss to the Reds on Sunday at Busch Stadium.Andrew Abbott set the Cardinals down in order with relative ease all afternoon, but Miles Mikolas threw a solid game in his own right. The lineup simply did not back him up on a hot day in downtown St. Louis.The Cardinals optioned Andre Granillo to Memphis for Gordon Graceffo ahead of the game Sunday.We explain the reason behind that roster move and debate whether another move could be coming Monday to prepare the bullpen for the rigors of a four-game series with the Cubs.Plus, in down on the farm. Tekoah Roby was masterful Sunday in Memphis. The Springfield starter also is making a name for himself after an eye-popping strikeout total Sunday.Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals coverage all year!

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals thrilling comeback win over the Reds from Saturday at Busch Stadium as the Cardinals rallied from nothing in the bottom of the eighth inning to score a couple runs, tacked on an Arenado homer to tie it in the ninth, before seeing Yohel Pozo play the hero in the 11th inning.We talk Sonny Gray's outing and more that led up to the fateful 11th inning walkoff. Plus, we go down on the farm to trace back to Tink Hence's mastery from Friday in Springfield.Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals coverage all year!

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals doubleheader sweep, and series sweep, of the White Sox on Thursday.With star showing by Andre Granillo, Willson Contreras, Alec Burleson, Michael McGreevy and more, we break it all down!Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals coverage all year!

The Red Sox traded Raffy Devers to the Giants on Sunday. Does this deal have impact on the St. Louis Cardinals? Would Devers have been a fit here? Plus, could Arenado now fit in Boston?The Cards dropped the final game in Milwaukee despite having every opportunity to win it late. The young guys for the Cardinals are going to have growing pains in key spots and we saw that play out on Sunday.Michael McGreevy keeps shoving in AAA and he will be a bigger part of the Cardinals plans in the second half of the season. JJ Wetherholt is doing his thing, too.Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals content all year!

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals snapping the six-game losing streak against the Brewers on Saturday, as Willson Contreras was at the center of some controversial moments.Contreras had a collision with Caleb Durbin at first base that Rhys Hoskins took some major exception to. From there, guys started getting thrown at and tensions continued to rise.Willson had the last laugh with a home run later in the game, and he stared down the Brewers dugout to make sure they knew about it.Nolan Gorman had a big swing in this game that makes us think he should continue in the lineup for the foreseeable future.Ryan Helsley had a shot in the ninth inning, and is still working through things with the fastball. But the slider looked sharp!Follow this podcast feed for Cardinals coverage all year long!

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the latest loss for the St. Louis Cardinals, their sixth in a row as the lineup has fallen to a wimper on a nightly basis lately.Lars Nootbaar is 0-for-23 with 13 strikeouts in his last five games. There's no chance he can remain the Cards' leadoff hitter.But let's recognize that the Cardinals have bigger issues than that -- this is not a slump that rests on one man's shoulders. The problem is, everything that is going wrong is happening at the same time.Plus, it's not a year where the front office is expected to have urgency in fixing any of it.We break all of that down and more on this latest episode.Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals content all year!

The St. Louis Cardinals lost their fifth straight game on Thursday night, falling to the Brewers in shutout fashion in the series opener in Milwaukee. Is it time to worry about a Cards club that is seemingly teetering toward the cliff of a free fall? How can the Birds avoid lettings things slip away?We dive into Sonny Gray's outing, the way the bats looked against a rookie making his debut, plus some positive things happening down on the farm when it comes to the Double-A rotation and the club's top hitting prospect JJ Wetherholt.Plus, our thoughts on Thursday's flurry of roster moves.

Brenden Schaeffer discusses another frustrating finish to the night for the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on Tuesday as the late heroics by the offense with homers from Arenado and Contreras were overshadowed by the shortcomings of the bullpen in a 10-9 loss to the Blue Jays.Miles Mikolas had a poor result with his outing, too. But hey, at least Nolan Gorman also came up with a big swing against a pitcher he seemingly loves to face.Might be good to see Gorman getting hot, too, because Brendan Donovan has an injury that we need to talk about.Plus, is it time to see Andre Granillo in St. Louis?Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals coverage all year!

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down key topics from the St. Louis Cardinals loss on Monday to the Blue Jays in his daily Cardinals podcast B-Schaeff Daily.Topics from Monday night's 5-4 loss in 10 innings include Ivan Herrera's heroics, Andre Pallante's outing, and a breakdown trying to get to the bottom of why this Ryan Vilade experiment is still happening.Plus, how concerning are recent struggles for Lars Nootbaar and Ryan Helsley? We break down both situations on the show.Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals coverage all year!

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the apparent shade thrown by Clayton Kershaw toward the St. Louis Cardinals organization after the Dodgers beat the Cardinals 7-3 on Sunday at Busch Stadium.Michael McGreevy got through six innings although there were sure elements of his game he probably wishes he could have back. But we still liked to see him battle against a top lineup like he did.Plus, we discuss Tink Hence in a brilliant rehab start from Saturday when he go down on the farm!Follow this daily podcast feed for Cardinals coverage all year!

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the St. Louis Cardinals walk-off win over the Dodgers from Saturday at Busch Stadium as Nolan Arenado delivered the clutch swing off the bench to send the stadium into a frenzy and mitigate the damage from a bizarre top of the ninth inning that allowed Los Angeles to tie the score.Nolan Gorman, Pedro Pages and Masyn Winn delivered key contributions with offense and base running in the latter stages of the game.Don't forget about Erick Fedde, either, as the starter tangled into the sixth inning with this tough LAD lineup and departed the game without allowing a run.Bullpen was sturdy and the Cardinals now have a chance to sweep on Sunday -- with Michael McGreevy announced as the starter.Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals coverage all year!

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night at Busch Stadium as Shohei Ohtani's club didn't hold up to the might of Sonny Gray's arsenal in this matchup.Gray cruised to another scoreless appearance against a stout lineup as he's looking like the ace that was promised all along.The bullpen rounded into form, too, as the offense made sure to get what it needed against LAD starter Justin Wrobleski (who was extremely volatile in a very strange bottom of the fifth inning!). Good to see the defensive brilliance continue for the Cardinals, too, plus the recent trend of power swings by Willson Contreras showed up again.And we go down on the farm to discuss some big-time efforts by prominent Cardinals pitching prospects.Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals talk all year round!

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the St. Louis Cardinals doubleheader split against the Royals on Thursday at Busch Stadium as the Cardinals rallied to win Game 1 in dramatic fashion but lost the nightcap amid a concerning development for Matthew Liberatore.Willson Contreras was locked in and emotional in the way he carried the Cardinal lineup on Thursday, which is a great sign to see.Plus, we check in on JJ Wetherholt with a nice night for Springfield when we go down on the farm (moo).Follow this podcast feed for daily Cardinals content all year!

Andre Pallante unraveled in Tuesday's loss for the St. Louis Cardinals as the Royals got the better of the Redbirds in the renewal of the I-70 series at Busch.Is Pallante in danger of losing his rotation spot after his ERA increased to nearly 5.00 in Tuesday's rough outing? Michael McGreevy could be on the way soon, but not necessarily in Pallante's stead.