MARCH 25, 2023 • STLTODAY.COM
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 83-79 · 2ND IN NL CENTRAL
83-79 · 2ND IN NL CENTRAL
Cardinals betting on healthy seasons from Jack Flaherty, Steven Matz to lift rotation The Cardinals did not make a big-name free-agent starting pitching addition this winter, and they'll rely on heavily on Jack Flaherty and St...
Cardinals' Miles Mikolas extension removes a question for 2024 Locking up Mikolas for two years gives the Cardinals a name to pencil in for a 2024 rotation that earlier this spring had four holes.
MARCH 24, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Miles Mikolas vs. Alek Manoah | 03/24/2023 Miles Mikolas and Alek Manoah take the mound on Opening Day as the Cardinals take on the Blue Jays
MARCH 24, 2023 • MLB.COM
Steven Matz - Continues impressive spring Matz allowed one run on three hits and struck out five over six innings in Thursday's Grapefruit League game versus the Yankees.
Impact The one run allowed by Matz came on a solo home run by Oswaldo Cabrera. Over 17.2 innings this spring, Matz has a 1.53 ERA, 0.74 WHIP and 17:3 K:BB. After knee and shoulder injuries limited the southpaw in 2022, his strong spring has him poised for a bounce-back season. He's a lock for the Cardinals' rotation, though he has reached 150 innings only three times in his major-league career.
MARCH 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Cardinals sign pitcher Miles Mikolas to $55.75M, 3-year deal
Miles Mikolas is sticking with the St. Louis CardinalsMARCH 24, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nola vs. deGrom, Ohtani highlight MLB's opening-day matchups
The Texas Rangers aren't wasting any time in seeing what they have in Jacob deGromMARCH 24, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
NL Central Preview: Cards seek repeat without Pujols, Molina
Two familiar faces from St. Louis’ run to the NL Central title last season aren’t around anymore as the Cardinals attempt to become the division’s first repeat champion in six year...MARCH 24, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cardinals, Miles Mikolas agree to extension Mikolas, 34, led Saint Louis in innings pitched last year with 202 1/3.
MARCH 24, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Miles Mikolas - Agrees to $40 million extension Mikolas agreed to a two-year, $40 million contract extension with the Cardinals on Friday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
Impact It will be tacked on to the $17 million he's making in 2023 in the final year of his four-year, $68 million extension, so the Cards will now have Mikolas around through 2025. The 34-year-old right-hander made the All-Star team in 2022, holding a 3.29 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 153:39 K:BB over 202.1 innings. Mikolas has a limited ceiling in fantasy due to his lack of strikeouts, but elite control and a superb defense behind him should give him a high floor in 2023.
MARCH 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Miles Mikolas - Starting Opening Day Mikolas will draw the start for Thursday's Opening Day matchup with the Blue Jays, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
Impact AMikolas will replace Adam Wainwright (groin) as the first pitcher to toe the rubber for St. Louis in 2023. The Opening Day start will be his second of his career and the 34-year-old will look to build off of a very successful 2022 campaign where he posted a 3.29 ERA and 1.03 WHIP over 202.1 innings in 33 starts with the Cardinals.
MARCH 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
How one meeting convinced the Cardinals to sign Willson Contreras: 'That's who I am' The Cardinals loathed the Cubs catcher from the opposing dugout, but everything changed during a three-hour lunch in Orlando.
MARCH 24, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
2023 Preview: St. Louis Cardinals 2022 record: 93-69, first in National League Central Offseason headlines: Getting swept 2-0 in a wild-card series might not have been the fa...
MARCH 23, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Ben Frederickson: Sooner rather than later, Cardinals need a new wave of World Series championship experience JUPITER, Fla. — Something should strike you about this Cardinals roster that will be introduced to a packed Busch Stadium on opening day.
MARCH 23, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM
What Adam Wainwright, Wilking Rodríguez injuries mean for the Cardinals Wainwright was expected to be the Cardinals' Opening Day starter for the seventh — and final — time in his career.
MARCH 23, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Yankees' Nestor Cortes carves up Cardinals, makes regular season plans The New York Yankees tied with the St. Louis Cardinals at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter on Thursday.
MARCH 23, 2023 • NJ.COM
Andrew Knizner - Will open as backup catcher Knizner will open the season as the Cardinals' backup catcher, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Impact Knizner has gone just 4-for-42 (.095) through 14 games this spring in the Grapefruit League, but he still managed to fend off a challenge from Tres Barrera. It probably came down to experience in the end, as Knizner was the locked-in backup to Yadier Molina the last two years. He'll now fill the same role behind offseason addition Willson Contreras.
MARCH 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Miles Mikolas - Lead candidate for Opening Day Mikolas is the leading candidate to start on Opening Day for the Cardinals, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
Impact The honor would have almost certainly gone to Adam Wainwright in what is expected to be his farewell MLB season, but it was announced Thursday that he will begin the year on the IL because of a groin strain. Mikolas was the most reliable starter for St. Louis throughout the 2022 campaign, working to a 3.29 ERA and 1.03 WHIP in 202.1 regular-season innings. He'll make his final Grapefruit League start Friday night against the Nationals.
MARCH 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Cardinals opening day starter Adam Wainwright will instead begin year on injured list JUPITER, Fla. — A few hours before being named officially as the Cardinals' opening day starter for his final season in the majors, Adam Wai...
MARCH 23, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Adam Wainwright headed to injured list with groin injury
Adam Wainwright was in line for his seventh opening day startMARCH 23, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cardinals' Adam Wainwright headed to IL with groin injury
Adam Wainwright, who was in line for his seventh Opening Day start, will begin his final season on the Cardinals' injured list.MARCH 23, 2023
Andre Pallante - Scoreless outing in return to team Pallante allowed a walk and struck out one in a scoreless inning during Wednesday's Grapefruit League game versus the Marlins.
Impact Pallante has a 4:2 K:BB over three scoreless innings for the Cardinals in spring training. The reliever is still considered part of the core of the bullpen, per John Denton of MLB.com. Pallante had a just alright showing for Italy at the World Baseball Classic, allowing two runs on three hits, six walks and a hit batsman while striking out two over four innings across three appearances. He's unlikely to be in the conversation for saves with Ryan Helsley and Giovanny Gallegos around, but Pallante could be a steady source of holds if he can maintain a high-leverage role.
MARCH 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright (groin) to start season on IL Mar 2, 2023; Jupiter, Florida, USA; St.
MARCH 23, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Hoskins' knee torn; Wainwright, Iglesias out as openers near
A trio of NL pennant hopefuls are suddenly dealing with injuries to some pretty important playersMARCH 23, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Adam Wainwright injury update: Cardinals star headed to IL after groin strain at World Baseball Classic The team's Opening Day starting pitcher will miss a few weeks with an injury he sustained before Team USA's final against Japan.
MARCH 23, 2023 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
