MAY 9, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
WILLSON CONTRERAS #40 - CATCHER - ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
15 HR •
36 RBI •
.262 AVG
15 HR
36 RBI
.262 AVG
Adam Wainwright, Jack Flaherty defend Willson Contreras: 'We haven't executed' The two longest-tenured members of the Cardinals rotation spoke up for the embattled catcher: "We love the guy."
Column: St. Louis Cardinals are trying to make Willson Contreras feel loved after putting him in a 'timeout' behind the plate Wilson Contreras was the talk of major-league baseball Monday as he returned to Wrigley Field with the St. Louis Cardinals. But instead of r...
MAY 9, 2023 • DENVERPOST.COM
Willson Contreras returns to Wrigley Field — as Cardinals DH
Willson Contreras is back in Chicago with the struggling St. Louis CardinalsMAY 9, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cards hold court with Contreras ahead of Wrigley return CHICAGO -- A day after refusing to “continue down the road we were going down … and potentially ending up in a worse place, long term” with...
MAY 9, 2023 • MLB.COM
MLB Insider: 3 potential replacements for Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras The St. Louis Cardinals have a Willson Contreras problem. Now, they are tasked with figuring out if he's their long-term answer at catcher....
MAY 8, 2023 • FANSIDED.COM
Willson Contreras social media activity has Cardinals fans on alert St. Louis Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras has been a scapegoat all season long. Now, he may have taken it to heart. Now, it's important...
MAY 8, 2023 • FANSIDED.COM
Willson Contreras drama gives Cubs-Cardinals a whole new twist All those days ago when Willson Contreras left the Chicago Cubs to sign with the St. Louis Cardinals, no one thought the questions around hi...
MAY 8, 2023 • CALLTOTHEPEN.COM
At DH in return to Wrigley Contreras is starting at designated hitter and batting fifth for the Cardinals on Monday versus the Cubs, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
Impact In his first game back at Wrigley Field since signing with the Cardinals, Contreras will occupy the DH spot which will be his new home in the coming weeks. Andrew Knizner will catch Miles Mikolas.
MAY 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
The Windup: Cardinals' Willson Contreras debacle, Kenley Jansen conquers the pitch clock Plus: The story of the 56-year-old rookie ... broadcaster.
MAY 8, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Roundtable: Ahead of Cubs-Cardinals, how will Willson Contreras be received? The NL Central is topsy-turvy as the ascendant Cubs and struggling Cardinals meet in Chicago this week.
MAY 8, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Cardinals president clears the air on plan for Willson Contreras After plenty of mixed information about what the way forward was with Willson Contreras and the St. Louis Cardinals, president John Mozeliak...
MAY 7, 2023 • FANSIDED.COM
Exclusive: Cardinals' John Mozeliak on why Willson Contreras' move to OF is off Mozeliak: "This is going to take a little time to get him to where we feel he understands the expectations of what this role is for us."
MAY 7, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Cardinals already walking back Willson Contreras position switch The St. Louis Cardinals are already wavering on a big decision they announced just a day ago on Willson Contreras's role. On Saturday aftern...
MAY 7, 2023 • FANSIDED.COM
Why Willson Contreras won't catch for the Cardinals — at least for now Contreras needs work when it comes to reading swings and calling pitches, which might explain the rotation's struggles.
MAY 7, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Cardinals to use Contreras as primary DH for next few weeks
Signed as Yadier Molina’s replacement, Willson Contreras won’t be spending much time behind the plate during the next few weeksMAY 6, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cardinals shifting Willson Contreras to DH, sometimes outfielder, and add third catcher ST. LOUIS — A few days before the Cardinals return to Wrigley Field with former Cubs All-Star catcher Willson Contreras on their side of the...
MAY 6, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM
Won't catch much in coming weeks Contreras will spend most of his time in the outfield or at designated hitter over the next couple of weeks, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
Impact Contreras has been seen as a bat-first catcher throughout his career, but to see the Cardinals go from giving him five years and $87.5 million over the winter to not trusting him at all behind the plate a little over a month into his first season is quite a surprise. His framing numbers have been sub-par this season, but presumably that's not a shock to St. Louis, as that's nothing new. It remains to be seen how often he'll play until he regains his team's trust as a catcher, since the Cardinals already have a depth chart crunch in the corner outfield and at designated hitter. Expect Andrew Knizner to see an uptick in playing time behind the plate in the meantime.
MAY 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras has no hard feelings toward Cubs Contreras, who will be making his Wrigley return Monday, remains close with former Cubs teammates.
MAY 6, 2023 • SUNTIMES.COM
Gets day off Thursday Contreras is not in the starting lineup Thursday at San Francisco.
Impact This would appear to be a routine breather for Contreras as the Cardinals wrap up a four-game set at Oracle Park. Andrew Knizner is catching and batting eighth. Nolan Gorman is serving as the designated hitter and hitting third.
APRIL 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Tossed from Sunday's game Contreras was ejected from Sunday's game against the Mariners in the top of the fifth inning for snapping his bat after striking out, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch r...
Impact Contreras started Sunday's matchup as the designated hitter and went 0-for-1 with two walks and a strikeout prior to his ejection, the seventh of his career. It seems unlikely that the ejection will lead to further discipline, so the 30-year-old should be available for the Cardinals' upcoming four-game series in San Francisco.
APRIL 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Willson Contreras on Madison Bumgarner incident: 'I got in his mind'
Madison Bumgarner got in another shouting match with an opponent Wednesday, but this time, the Cardinals' Willson Contreras believes he got...APRIL 19, 2023
Homers twice Tuesday Contreras went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI in Tuesday's 8-7 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Impact A brutal fourth inning put the Cardinals in a five-run hole, but Contreras nearly hit them out of it. He went yard in the seventh and ninth innings, but the comeback fell one run short. The catcher has strung together three multi-hit games, tallying two homers, three doubles and five RBI in that span. He's up to a .254/.323/.424 slash line through 65 plate appearances, and he's also logged two stolen bases over 17 games.
APRIL 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Moreno's homer caps big 4th, D-backs outlast Cards 8-7
Gabriel Moreno hit his second career homer and first for the Diamondbacks, and Arizona held on to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-7APRIL 19, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Two doubles, one steal in loss Contreras went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles, one RBI and a stolen base in Monday's 6-3 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Impact Contreras was the only Cardinal to log a multi-hit effort. He also swiped third base after his RBI double tied the game at 1-1 in the sixth inning. Aside from a noticeable drop in power (.074 ISO), Contreras is off to a decent start in his St. Louis tenure. He's slashing .241/.317/.315 with no home runs, five RBI, five runs scored, four doubles and two steals through 16 contests.
APRIL 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
