Matt Robillard

Avalanche, St. Louis Cards, and Patriots fan. CrossFit, foodie, home chef, and a VP of center store for Johnson O’Hare by day

[Springfield Cardinals @Sgf_Cardinals]

Jesús Báez just keeps on swinging it. Give him a two-run double to stay hot.

[St. Louis Cardinals @Cardinals]

Welcome to St. Louis, Everson!

We have claimed OF Everson Pereira off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.

[Miklasz @b_miklasz]

Michael Baumann of @FanGraphs says the Diamondbacks "paid dearly" in the trade for Lars Nootbaar. AZ sent two pitching prospects to the #STLCards for Noot. The author's conclusion: "That’s a pretty good return for St. Louis for a bat-first outfielder who hasn’t provided much bat in the past two seasons. But given how big a hole the Diamondbacks were working from, it’s worth paying. Even flawed help is hard to find these days."
https://t.co/kFvQXNDQsz

[Springfield Cardinals @Sgf_Cardinals]

Newly acquired LHP Sandro Santana from the Lars Nootbaar/Diamondbacks trade strikes out three in 1.1 innings of relief in his St. Louis organization debut.

[St. Louis Cardinals @Cardinals]

Woke up this morning
Got yourself a dub

[Jeff Jones @jmjones]

I heard after the deadline last year that Mets people were doing victory laps after this deal, couldn’t believe they duped the Cardinals into taking Báez as the Helsley return, were certain he was a lemon. We’ll see!

[Memphis Redbirds @memphisredbirds]

GORMAN WITH HIS 6TH @LennysSubs LONGBALL IN HIS LAST 8 GAMES!

#LennysLongball

[Springfield Cardinals @Sgf_Cardinals]

WELCOME TO THE CARDINALS ORG JOSIAH RAGSDALE! Newly acquired prospect in the Dustin May trade obliterates a 110 MPH homer in his first at bat with Double-A Springfield!

[Maury Brown @BizballMaury]

This is not getting enough traction. There have been adjustments in the past to reign in this advantage for the Dodgers. It seems that if the issue is really about the Dodgers’ advantage, then the league should address this.

[Matt Robillard @RobillardMatt]

@kbadenhausen Yeah, I’m not quite sure that’s helping the argument for any sympathy or point of view. The Dodgers do not have an advantage.

[Adam Akbani @AdamAkbani]

Jesús Báez uncorks a moonshot for his 15th HR at Double-A!

108 MPH EV
400 FT

It's his 29th HR of the season between High-A and Double-A

[Capitán Kessel @LeafsPassion85]

Just gonna leave this here, analyze and do what you will with this info.

But looking at the Cup winners of the past couple of decades even the most staunch defenders of “there’s no tax advantage” can’t look at this image and say there isn’t a correlation here, like cmon people

[SleeperSTLCards @SleeperSTL]

“The Cardinals makeover in a short time has been impressive… one of the most intriguing farm systems in the sport”

Chaim is cooking 🔥 (via @espn)

[Isaac Bassey @0xBassey]

Stephen A. Smith says the Dodgers’ $2 billion payroll is pushing Major League Baseball toward another lockout

“The Dodgers are committed to over $2 billion.”

“$1.1 billion is deferred money.”

“What other team in Major League Baseball can do that?”

“That’s why you got a lockout coming.”

“That’s why the owners are hell-bent on a salary cap, and the players are hell-bent against it.”

“The Dodgers currently have eight players with nine-figure contracts.”

“Shohei Ohtani: 10 years, $700 million.”

“Mookie Betts: 12 years, $365 million.”

“Yoshinobu Yamamoto: 12 years, $325 million.”

“This is no joke.”

“This is unsustainable for the sport.”

[Ryan @The_Ryan_Shull]

ESPN lists the winners of the 2026 trade deadline:

1. Dodgers (buyers)
2. Cubs (buyers)
3. Padres (buyers)
4. Guardians (buyers)
5. Yankees (buyers)
6. Rays (buyers)
7. Cardinals (sellers)

[Thomas Nestico @TJStats]

Top 100 Prospects by Team — Post-Trade Deadline

[Thomas Nestico @TJStats]

THE CARDINALS ARE THIEVES

Alexander Frias is seen a Top 100 prospect around the league and was ranked as FanGraphs #43 prospect in their post-draft update. He projects to be a solid defender in the outfield with a good bat

Josiah Ragsdale has been one of the best hitters in MiLB this season. I recently ranked him as my #91 prospect in baseball thanks to his flourishing power and elite speed. His quality of contact metrics are incredible this season

I am absolutely floored by this return. Wow.

[Miklasz @b_miklasz]

RHP Daniel Eagen, the headliner from Arizona in the Nootbaar deal, is the Dbacks No. 5 prospect according to MLB Pipeline. Does he have "stuff?" Yes. sure seems like it. Here's where he ranks, in percentile, in several important categories this season at Double A:

-- 96th percentile, strikeout rate (29.1)
-- 93rd percentile, swinging-strike rate
-- 86th percentile, whiff-swing rate (32.5%)
-- 88th percentile, chase rate (32%)
-- 86th percentile, called+swinging strike rate (30.5)
-- 60th percentile, walk rate (9.1%)

The higher the percentile, the better the pitching performance in those categories. The scale is 1 to 100, so you want to see a lot of 90s and high 80s.
#STLCards

[Baseball Trade Values @BaseballValues]

Today the #DBacks reportedly acquired OF Lars Nootbaar ($2.1M surplus trade value) from the #STLCards in exchange for RHP Daniel Eagen ($3.3M), LHP Sandro Santana ($0.7M) and a PTBNL.

The deal is accepted by our model.