The St. Louis Cardinals have had their hearts set on retooling the pitching staff as their top priority this offseason. The organization has succeeded in filling the three missing holes in the rotation while adding much-needed bullpen depth and locking in on proven talents.
Right-handed pitcher Drew VerHagen has made an interesting decision, electing to return back to the Japanese baseball ranks after a solid MLB season in 2023.
The St. Louis Cardinals have plenty of tough decisions to make this offseason. St. Louis needs to rebuild the starting rotation. This is the club's biggest need and has drawn the most headlines.
The St. Louis Cardinals' 2023 season will be remembered for the lackluster pitching performances, nearly across the board, which sunk a promising season.
The St. Louis Cardinals activated right-hander Drew VerHagen from the injured list Saturday and optioned right-hander Kyle Leahy to Triple-A Memphis. VerHagen, 32, has not appeared in a game since July 1 because of a hip impingement.
The Cardinals placed reliever Drew VerHagen on the 15-day injured list because of a right hip impingement. The right-hander had surgery on the hip in August.
A few tweaks have turned Drew VerHagen into a new pitcher. If you read my articles all winter and listened to the VEB podcast, you’ll know that I was high on Drew VerHagen coming into the season.
The Cardinals lose to the Rockies 7-4. Yuck. The Cardinals fell to the Rockies 7-4 in Colorado and dropped to 3-7 on the season. Steven Matz got knocked around for 6 runs over 5 and 2/3’rds innings.
This hip issue has seemingly been bothering VerHagen all year. He first landed on the IL in April, with his injury being referred to as a “hip impingement.”
Steven Matz will make his official return to the field after the All-Star break, as he has been sidelined since May 22 due to a shoulder impingement.
After jumping on the Milwaukee Brewers early on Thursday afternoon, the St. Louis Cardinals couldn’t keep the powerful Milwaukee lineup at bay as the Brewers rallied to win 6-4 and split the four-game series.
There are plenty of arms on the Cardinals staff struggling with their sinkers. I examine a few to see why that is. On Sunday, I wrote a piece examining the best sinkers on the team, and why some pitchers’ sinkers have been really effective this season.
The old saying is that you wouldn’t touch that with a ten foot pole. Last night , the Cards got touched by a tenth inning one. This team is getting to be a little extra, what with three games in a row going past the ninth frame.
VerHagen landed on the injured list due to a right hip impingement and had his return delayed by a bout with COVID. Meanwhile, Adam Wainwright will come off the COVID IL and start Sunday’s game.
Is it a changeup? Is it a splitter? I don’t know, but VerHagen is using the pitch more and it may be a key to him having a good season. It’s still early in the season and statistics are basically irrelevant at this point, but in the case of new St.
There are finally real baseball games to examine! Drew VerHagen’s spin rates and a number of exit velocities have provided some intrigue at the very beginning of spring.
Pitching depth? Check. Avoiding expensive relievers? Check. The Cardinals have learned from the mistakes of the past while fortifying the team. The St.
On Sunday afternoon, the Cardinals signed right-handed pitcher Nick Wittgren to a one-year contract worth $1.2 million. Wittgren, entering his age-31 season, was drafted by the Marlins in 2012 and made his big-league debut in 2016.
Right-hander Drew VerHagen and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a $5.5 million, two-year contract on Friday, one day after Major League Baseball and its players' union agreed on a collective bargaining agreement to end a lockout.
A new CBA is in place, effectively putting an end to the MLB lockout. Free agency and trades are now permitted, as we wave goodbye to the second-longest work stoppage in baseball history And the free agent market is already churning, as the first post-lockout signing was made today.
While the 31-year-old VerHagen probably wasn’t predicted by many as the first post-lockout domino to fall, he’ll head back to the big leagues not only on a guaranteed contract but on a multi-year arrangement.
The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters have re-signed right-hander Drew VerHagen to a new contract.
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