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A No-Pressure Season Preview For The St. Louis Cardinals

A No-Pressure Season Preview For The St. Louis Cardinals

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Welcome to the long awaited return of Cardinals talk with Russ Eddins!

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The Cardinals are predicted to sit near the bottom of MLB standings, and weirdly, that might be the most honest starting point St. Louis has had in years. With Opening Day around the corner, we’re choosing a different lens: less scoreboard obsession, more clarity on the rebuild, the roster, and the player development that has to finally click.

We grade the Cardinals offseason and talk through what it means to move on from familiar names while restocking the farm system. The JJ Weatherholt news is the obvious spark, but we also dig into the players who can define the season’s tone: Mason Wynn’s all-around talent, Jordan Walker’s need for real rhythm, and the make-or-break pressure on Nolan Gorman to turn power into consistency. On the pitching side, we’re cautiously intrigued by the rotation’s ability to keep games competitive, then we get real about the bullpen risk and what short starts could do to this team early.

Most of all, we try to answer the question every Cardinals fan is quietly asking: what counts as success when a playoff run feels unlikely? Is it 81-81, cleaner baseball, meaningful growth from young guys, or simply giving fans a reason to keep watching? If you’ve got a record prediction, a best offseason move, or a hot take on who becomes the 2026 Cardinals MVP, hit play and then tell us where you land. Subscribe, share with a fellow Cardinals fan, and leave a rating or review so more people find Cardinals Talk.

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