A weekly St. Louis Cardinals podcast
The only Cardinals podcast dumber than running on Yadi.
Nate Heininger and Ben Simorka break down the St. Louis Cardinals every week: the roster, the prospects, the trades, the front office, and whatever else comes up along the way.
Episode 245 · ·1 hr 27 min
The Cardinals get swept out of the Gold Gloves, and Ben makes his case for JJ Wetherholt over Sal Stewart for Rookie of the Year. Plus: Ryan Stanek's exit, a new hitting coach, and a trip down the arbitration list, where Nolan Gorman's future looks shaky.
Also: the Astros hire away Randy Flores, the Brewers win it all, Chainsaw Dave, and a game of Over or Under that teaches Ben a lot about slugs.
Episode 244 ·
The 2026 autopsy ends with prescriptions. Nate and Ben draw up fixes for the Cardinals' bullpen, third base and center field, including Ben's plan to…
Episode 243 ·
The 2026 autopsy rolls on. Nate and Ben grade Chaim Bloom's first full year running the Cardinals, re-grade every trade from the Sonny Gray deal to the…
Episode 242 ·
The autopsy continues, this time sorting the 2026 Cardinals into who got lucky and who got robbed. JJ Wetherholt was the unluckiest man on the roster and…
Episode 241 ·
The autopsy continues. Nate and Ben go player by player through the 2026 Cardinals, and the central mystery is brutal: the offense dropped 62% in value…
Episode 240 ·
The season's over, so Nate and Ben grab the scalpel and perform the 2026 autopsy. They walk the final rankings — a middle-of-the-pack offense, a rotation…
Episode 239 ·
The Cardinals are officially eliminated, so Nate and Ben start making peace with a season that — against every expectation — still counts as a success…
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