About this episode

Derrick Goold and Nathan Mills discuss the Cardinals' direction as the trade deadline approaches, focusing on their pitching and offense amidst the backdrop of contention.

KANSAS CITY -- When it comes to the fragile, fleeting nature of contention, is a bird in hand worth two birds on a bat? That's the question that baseball writer Derrick Goold asks in a brand new Best Podcast in Baseball. St. Louis Post-Dispatch editor and frequent podcast contributor Nathan Mills joins the podcast to discuss which direction the Cardinals are going with their pitching, their offense, and their plans for the upcoming trade deadline. Goold has traveled west to Kansas City, where the World Cup has come for some of its games and the Cardinals have arrived for the conclusion of the I-70 Series.  The Cardinals revitalized their lineup with recent moves. The bullpen is undergoing renovation. And all of that happens with the August trade deadline as a backdrop. The Cardinals have close to 40 games remaining before having to make a call on whether they'll be buyers, sellers, or neither at the deadline. A lot as it stake with their decision. A seller keeps them true their plan to accumulate young talent to contend at a later date. Neither chooses not commit. And both directions could lead to fan frustration as the club is trying to lure them back to the ballpark and…

People in this episode

Host: Derrick Goold

Guest: Nathan Mills

Topics covered

• trade deadline
• Cardinals
• pitching
• offense
• contention
• fan engagement

Keywords

• trade deadline
• Cardinals
• pitching
• offense
• contention
• fan frustration
• young talent
• I-70 Series
• Royals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Royals

Places: Kansas City, I-70 Series, World Cup, Cardinals

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