Viva El Birdos

Jake, Gabe, and Scott talk about the upcoming International signing period that begins on Thursday with Tyler Gettinger (@RedbirdFarmhands). We also discuss the Cardinals acquiring LHP Justin Bruihl from Cleveland, the Ryne Stanek signing, and we finish the episode with a quick discussion about the RSN situation that once again faces the Cardinals.

Jake, Gabe, and Scott are joined by 2025 minor league Rule 5 selectee right handed pitcher Ryan Murphy! Get to know Ryan and his journey to becoming a hopeful big leaguer with the San Francisco Giants now to the St. Louis Cardinals!

Jake, Gabe, and Scott talk about the holidays and specifically how sad Willson Contreras being traded before Christmas made Scott. We also talk about the return for Willson, what RH bat could fit the mold that Chaim Bloom described, and upcoming guests for the show!

Jake, Gabe, and Scott share their thoughts on the winter meetings and perhaps how they could make them more eventful, the Rule 5 draft and the draft lottery results, as well as the Dustin May signing and the trade rumblings heating up on Cardinals players. If you enjoy this episode considering subscribing and share with your Cardinal consuming friends!

Jake, Scott, and Gabe come together to talk about Thanksgiving, the Sonny Gray trade, and answer questions from the readers of the site! A great conversation and lots of fun back and forth between the writers. Thanks for listening, and if you enjoyed this episode, and aren't already, please consider subscribing to our show (it's free). Leave us a rate and review and we love interacting and reading comments!

Jake, Gabe, and Scott check in after a busy week for the Cardinals and MLB as a whole. The guys discuss the prospects added to the 40 man roster and the players whose Cardinals tenure came to an abrupt end. The guys also talked about Phil Maton joining the rival Chicago Cubs and a special shoutout to one of Scott's former teammates!

This week Jake, Gabe, and NEW site manager Jeff sit down with Brian Walton of TheCardinalNation.com talk all things Arizona Fall league and the players the Cardinals sent in 2025. The group also discuss their 40 man roster possibilities of who to keep and who gets removed ahead of Tuesday's deadline to protect players from the Rule 5 draft! Please be sure to leave a rate and review and subscribe!

Jake goes 1 on 1 with the co host of the "Dealin' the Cards" Podcast Josh Jacobs! We talk about our early impressions of Chaim Bloom, the effect he's already had on the organization, his continued adding to the infrastructure, who stays and who goes, and we even highlight the guys upcoming charity live stream featuring Brendan Donovan!

This month's edition of the reader mailbag is a little bit different! Like the one we did with Blake Newberry and JP Hill, I am putting question power in the hands of you, the fans, to ask what you want to know! This week silly questions like "Is a hotdog a sandwich" or a reference to "The Office" to hard hitting questions about Jordan Walker, Joshua Baez, the pitching lab, and more! Please if you enjoyed this episode subscribe to our show we will have more great content and awesome guests, like Rob, all offseason long!

This week Jake is joined by Kareem Haq and Kyle Reis to interview Cardinals 7th round pick out of Gonzaga RHP Payton Graham. Get to know Payton and learn about his rise through high school and college ball, getting drafted, and his recovery from TJ as he looks forward to hitting the ground running this spring. Of course, it wouldnt be a getting to know you session without some fun non baseball related questions as well! If you enjoyed this episode or are new to the channel consider becoming a subscriber!

Jake, Heather, Gabe, and Scott all catch up with the host of "Meet Me at Musial" and "Gateway to Baseball Heaven" Daniel Shoptaw and the group all react to both press conferences that took place last week after having some time to digest what was said and what could possibly be in store for this offseason. Lots of great Cardinals conversation this week!

Jake, Heather, Gabe, and Scott all give their thoughts on the potential trades of veterans Nolan Arenado and Sonny Gray, as well as, will Willson Contreras change his mind on whether or not he will waive his as well. We also give out our team superlatives. MVP, Cy Young, Reliever of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Most Improved, and biggest disappointment. A fun face paced conversation you wont want to miss! Let us know your answers for these superlatives we'd love to hear them!

Memphis Redbirds play by play announcer Alex Coil and Double A Springfield reporter for the Scoops with Danny Mac network Andy Carroll drop in to discuss their thoughts on the 2025 minor league season and Jake, Heather, and Gabe discussed a variety of topics including JJ Wetherholt, the young pitching ascending through the minor leagues, their assessment of what the new regime has already put in place and their confidence level in that and so much more!

Jake, Heather, and Gabe all come together again (finally) to answer reader questions about Jordan Walker, how to improve the team going into 2026, Chaim Bloom and his financial flexibility in the offseason, and more!

Jake talks 1 on 1 with The Lou Sports talk show host and the guys discuss Jordan Walker, Liam Doyle and the evolving pitcher profile target, Chaim Bloom and his nearing take over of the baseball ops department, and finally we finish with a conversation about 1 player who positively surprised and 1 guy who disappointed this season in terms of expectations.

Jake and Heather catch up with creator of thecardinalnation.com Brian Walton. We talk about the Cardinals recent post deadline stretch and all that's come with that as well as players to keep an eye on at each level of the minor league system and some potential Arizona Fall League names and minor league players the Cardinals acquired at this years trade deadline. We wrap with some of the more interesting names from the Cardinals draft class that took place this past July and some of Brian's thoughts on those players.

Jake, Heather, and Scott catch up with Jeff Jones, Cardinals beat reporter for the Belleville News Democrat, and discuss a wide range of topics such as the Cardinals sluggish start out of the break, why Arenado continues to bat 5th, the Erick Fedde trade, who else could be traded at the deadline, and more!

We're doing a midseason check in with 1120 KMOX sports personality Kevin Wheeler. We talk about the draft as a whole, Bob Nightengale's Cardinals snippets in his Sunday column, how soon could we see JJ Wetherholt, and more!

Jake is joined by Prospect guru Kareem Haq and Director of Pro Scouting for Prospects Live Rhys B. White as they provide their insights in how the draft could unfold picks 1-4 leading up to the Cardinals pick number 5, the potential names available at 5, names to know at picks 55, 72, and 89, as well as a sleeper name to watch later in the draft!

Jake, Heather, and Gabe talk about the Cardinals going 4-5 on their recent road trip. The group also digest some snippets of Katie Woo's recent article where herself and other assembled media got a mini state of the union on where the Cardinals are at 4 weeks from the trade deadline. Please consider subscribing if you don't already. It helps drive listenership to our site!

Its a full cast! Jake, Adam, Gabe, Scott, and Heather all answer your questions! Matthew Liberatore workload concerns, Oli Marmol future as manager, trade and offseason talk. That and much more on this episode of the Viva El Birdos podcast!

This week Jake and Adam are re-joined by Mike Jones, and newest writer for the site Scott Plaza to talk with guest Rob Cerfolio. Rob is an Assistant General Manager and head of player development and performance for the St. Louis Cardinals. We cover a wide range of topics with Rob in just a 30 minute span! This is one you're not going to want to miss as a Cardinals fan! Please leave a rate and review it helps us grow our show!

Happy Fathers day to all the dad's who shared memories with their fathers or share baseball as a passion with their children! Today's episode has a slightly different feel than our typical episode. Father-Son duo Andy Carroll and his son Noah join Jake to talk to Double A Manager for the Springfield Cardinals Patrick Anderson! We talk with PA about a variety of different topics in relation to the dynamics of todays relationship between parent and child in sports and of course we couldn't let him get away without asking some of the real hard hitting questions you die hard's wanted to know as well! Thanks for listening and we'll talk to you again next week!

This week we're bringing you the full audio from our blogger day event held annually by the St. Louis Cardinals where Bloggers/Podcasters have the chance to talk with Cardinals President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak. This was, as always a wonderful opportunity to get the state of the franchise from Mo. Thanks for listening and if you're new to the channel consider subscribing! We have more awesome Cardinals content coming weekly!

Jake, Adam, and Heather all sit down with the TV voice of the Memphis Redbirds Alex Coil! We talk about topics such as Michael McGreevy, Jimmy Crooks, Thomas Saggese, Andre Granillo, and the impending arrival of JJ Wetherholt. Other topics include expansion, broadcast preparation, and more! Give us a follow and subscribe to be notified as soon as new episodes are released! Go Cards!

This week it's just the boys talking ball! Jake, Adam, and Gabe talk about their early impressions of the season, is it better to be stuck in the middle and winning or losing, Paul Skenes future, MLB Draft, Nolan Gorman and Jordan Walker runway talk, biggest positive surprise on the team so far, and some rapid fire at the end! Thank you for listening! If you enjoy make sure to Subscribe and please share with the Cardinals fans in your life!

Jake, Adam, and Heather all talk to Cardinal fan and writer of the website Pitcherlist Nate Schwartz! The team cover just about every pitcher on the staff and talk a bit about Ivan Herrera's future role! Rate and Subscribe it helps us out a ton!

Jake, Adam, and Gabe are talking to prospect guru and online scout/evaluator Kareem Haq! If you like talking about or learning about the Cardinals minor league players this is the episode for you! We cover a wide range of players across all levels of the minor leagues! Please leave us a rate and review as it helps boost our viewership!

It's that time again! Jake, Gabe, and Heather answer your questions. Like, what will the team do if they're close to contention at the deadline, the backup shortstop situation, Chaim Bloom's managerial choices, and much more! Please consider subscribing (its free) and leave us a rate and review as it helps grow our show!

This week Jake, Heather, Gabe, and Adam all talk to host of "BK and Ferrario" on 101.1 ESPN in St. Louis Brandon Kiley. We talk about Wednesdays loss to the pirates, the business of radio, and so much more!

Jake, Heather, and Gabe all discuss their takeaways from the opening weekend! Nolan Arenado was our player of the week and we really couldn't find much to nit pick about this weekend. Looking ahead the Cardinals have a 3 game series starting with the Mike Trout led Angels and the Cardinals first early season test against the Red Sox to determine if this new look high energy group has staying power. Thanks for listening and make sure to leave us a rate and review!

Jake, Adam, Gabe, and Heather are back to answer your questions! Who makes the opening day roster? What will the 2025 season hold for Oli Marmol? What does Jordan Walker's 2025 look like? Whats a succesful 2025 season? All that and more packed into this great episode! If you enjoy please leave us a rate and review! It helps the channel grow!

It's story time with Bernie Miklasz! Listen to some of the most fascinating details from Bernie's illustrious career covering sports as he tells incredible stories one after the next! Thank you so much for listening and as always if you enjoy this episode please give us a positive review as it really helps our channel grow! Thanks for listening.

Jake, Heather, and Bernie braved the Tornado's Friday evening to bring you a terrific episode filled with knowledge and insight. Adam was safe in Los Angeles thankfully! In the first part we talked about newest Cardinal Phil Maton, the CF situation, and much more! Please consider giving our show a good rating as it helps drive listenership to us and helps us grow! Thank you so much for listening!

This week Jake, Heather, and Gabe talk to Host of "Power Alley" on MLB Network Radio Mike Ferrin! Mike joins us to talk about the upcoming 2025 MLB draft and his early impressions from the college season. As well as JJ Wetherholt, Masyn Winn, the Cardinals unique 2025 season, and all parts of the roster.

This week were talking with writer and creator of thecardinalnation.com Brian Walton. Brian has the scoop on all things minor leagues and has the latest intel from Jupiter as he is there covering the team daily.

Jake, Adam, Gabe, and Heather catch up with the host of the pre and post game show on the Cardinals flagship station 1120 KMOX, host of the countdown to opening day show, and a member of 1120's sports podcast "The Gashouse Gang." We discuss game 1 of spring training, the Nolan Arenado update, JJ Wetherholt and a number of other topics!

Jake, Gabe, and Adam chat it up with host of Foul Territory Scott Braun! The guys talk about the Cardinals offseason from a national perspective as well as Nolan Arenado and Heath Bell's comments about Ryan Helsley.

Jake, Heather, Gabe, and Adam answer your questions on this edition of the reader mailbag! We've made it to spring training and we cover some of that in this edition! Remember to subscribe and rate and review the show (5 stars) to help us grow our show and reach more fans! Thanks for listening.

St. Louis Cardinals beat reporter for the Athletic Katie Woo joins us to talk about Nolan Arenado, the veteran state of the rotation, and the developing catching tandem at the big league level. If you enjoyed the show consider subscribing and hit that bell notification so you're the first to know when new episodes drop! Also give us a Rate and Review it helps boost the channel's popularity!

We talk all things Double-A Springfield Cardinals and minor league baseball with Andy Carroll who covers the baby birds for the Scoops with Danny Mac network! If you're a minor league honk this will be a conversation for you!

Were once again answering your questions with 2 fun guests! Blake and Jason have come back to the 'ol stomping grounds to answer some of your questions and provide insight into how theyve perceived the Cardinals offseason and the direction of the team moving forward!

Jake and Heather wanted to wish all the listeners a happy holidays and to do a check in while the rest of the writing staff is away with family. See you in 2025!

This weeks episode features Fangraphs lead writer Dan Szymborski! Jake and Adam discuss topics with Dan such as the use of FIP rather than SIERA to determine pitcher WAR, can the Cardinals retool and compete at the same time, what other projection site does Dan like besides his own, and much much more! Thanks for listening and please subscribe and turn those notifications on so you get early access to the show before its posted on the site! Also, rate and review it helps us with traffic to the show!

This week were answering your questions! Jake, Heather, Adam, and Mike answer questions from the readers like "Do Bears have arms?" "Will the Cardinals face an innings deficit in 2025?" What gives you hope for the 2025 season?" and much more!

This week Jake, Heather, and Gabe all catch up with Fansided's Redbird Rants site editor and co-host of the "Dealin the Cards" podcast Josh Jacobs to discuss the recent articles written by Ken Rosenthal and Katie Woo about Ryan Helsley as well as the other two notable rental arms Steven Matz and Erick Fedde. The gang also discusses the "golden at bat" rule and other rule changes made in recent seasons. Finally we wrap up with a mock 3 team trade that Jakes "Enigma machine trade creator brain" cooked up and discuss/pick it apart! A fun conversation for all Cardinals fans!

This weeks episode Jake, Gabe, and Heather discuss the recent deadline decisions and talk about some unique buy low candidates and Gold Glove award discussions and "what were thankful for" Cardinals edition. Please give us a rating and leave a comment and tell us if you're enjoying the show it will help us get more exposure!

This week Jake and Mike (Skyric) are joined by "The Baseball Insiders" Adam Weinrib and Fansided's National Baseball Insider Robert Murray to talk Willson Contreras, Chaim Bloom, Nolan Arenado/Ryan Helsley! A fun conversation for Cardinals fans and baseball fans in general!

This weeks episode features Jake, Heather, Gabe, and Adam as they answer questions from the commenters section. A fun conversation and hopefully one you will enjoy getting to know the writers just a little bit better!

1120 KMOX personality and Co-host of the DGS stops by to talk Cardinals offseason with Jake, Gabe, and Mike (skyricesq) Welcome to a new era of VEB podcasting! Please hit the follow button and the bell beneath our logo to be notified when new episodes are released!