The Cardinals And Tigers Are Wining In Very Similar Ways

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It's the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day. Rain postpones Monday's game against the Tigers ORG.

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So instead, we'll take a look at the surprising Detroit Tigers, considering their power ranking, are they really that much better than the Cardinals ORG? We'll break it down on today's episode of Locked on Cardinals ORG. You are Locked on Cardinals ORG.

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Hey there, Cardinals ORG fans. I'm J.D. Haffern PERSON and I'm a national radio sports anchor. Born and raised in the Lou and a Lifetime Cardinals fan, and I'm your host for Lockedong Cardinals ORG, part of the Lockdown Podcast Network covering your team every day. You can follow me on Twitter X at JD Sports Radio. You can also follow the podcast at L.O. underscore Cardinals ORG. I want to thank those of you who make Locktong Cardinals your first listen every day.We are free and available wherever you get your podcast. And we're also on YouTube ORG. Make sure you like, subscribe, and comment. That way you're interacting with us. Get the notification button so you know when new episodes are posted. This is a show serving Cardinal Nation and giving the best fans in baseball. All of the info about the birds on the bad, even when they get rained out. Today's episode being brought to you by Fandall ORG. Make every moment more right now. New customers get $150 in bonus bets. Guaranteed. That's $150. Winner lose. Visit Fandle. Make every moment more right now. New customers get $150 in bonus bets.Guaranteed that's $150.000000%%% lock on to get started. As Grammy award winning artist, Millie Vanilli PERSON once said, blame it on the raid. And yes, I know they were frauds. And sadly, one of them actually isn't even alive anymore, I don't think. I think one of them passed away. But doesn't make the name of that song untrue.Blame the rain for ruining our baseball fun on a Monday. In Cleveland weather forced the postponement of Monday's game. And instead, the Cardinals and Tigers are going to play a traditional double header on Tuesday. The first pitch will be for game one at 240 St. TIME Louis time. Then the teams will have 40 minutes between games, and then they'll fire things up for game two. According to Jason Beck, it is the fourth postponement and third double header that the Tigers ORG have faced so far this season.And it reflected a change in the forecast, though there was a chance of rain looming on Monday. There had been some hope it might hold off long enough to allow the game to get in. That changed as the day went on and the storm system strengthened. The grounds crew moved in quickly to put the tarp on the field just as Tigers ORG players were emerging from the dugout for batting practice. The game was then called shortly thereafter, bypassing a rain delay.Now, due to the scheduling change, our old friend Jack Flaherty, who was supposed to pitch in game two, which was supposed to be on Tuesday, is now going to start game one on Tuesday. Kenta Maeda, who was supposed to start on Monday, will now slide back to Wednesday. And there hasn't been an announcement on who will throw game two yet, at least at the time of me making this recording. But in their other two double headers this season,the team is called up Matt Manning as their 27th player to make a spot starting game two. Manning is on turn to start on Tuesday for AAA Toledo at Columbus GPE. So it would make sense that he would get the start. But again, I haven't seen any announcement just yet about who's going to make that start yet. Basically, the Tigers ORG are just kind of making things way more difficult than they need to be. They got dudes moving all around and calling people up.Meanwhile, the Cardinals ORG, they're just sticking with the game plan. Kyle Gibson set to go in game one, Stephen Matt's game two, and then Miles Michaelis on Wednesday in game three. The taggers so far this year, 16 and 12. 16 and 12, that's right. They have been really good on the road where they are 10 and 4 while at home, they got a losing record of 6 and 8. Now, the question is, have they had a tough schedule like the Cardinals ORG have had so far? And again, I'm not trying to make excuses for why the Cardinals ORG have a losing record.I'm just saying their strength of schedule has been pretty tough so far. We knew it was going to be tough in April. We were warned it was going to be tough in April. And if you go to power rankings guru.com, I didn't make that up. It's real. They have the strength of schedules so far this season.Like they keep it up to date and it goes off of like the average opponent rank. So they've got their own rankings that they do. And then based off of that, they can tell you what they think the strength of schedule is for each and every team. According to them, and if I'm reading this right, the Cardinals have had the eighth toughest schedule in Major League Baseball ORG so far. Eighth toughest.Ahead of them with tougher schedule so far, the toughest overall has been for the Tampa Bay GPE race, then it's the Washington Nationals, the Miami Marlins, Colorado Rockies ORG, San Francisco Giants, Arizona Diamondbacks, Pittsburgh Pirates, and then the Cardals ORG. And what do you know? All of those teams ahead of them with tougher schedules also have losing records coming into Monday's game. Some things might have changed by now, but coming into Monday's game,Rays were 13 and 16. They did win tonight. So they bumped up to 14 and 16. They beat the Brewers one to nothing on a, I don't know, it was kind of an iffy play there in the final ending with the ball getting away and the followthrough hitting the catcher in the helmet, but whatever. Nationals were 13 and 14, the Marlins 6 and 23, Rockies were 7 and 21, Giants 14 and 15, D-back's 13 and 16, Pirates 14 and 15, and then the Cardinals at 13 and 15. As for the Tigers, they are 17th in strength of schedule. They have faced the White Sox ORG, the Mets, the A's, the Pirates, the Twins, the Rangers, the Rays, and the Royals ORG. So you've got going into tonight's games, three winning teams among the bunch with the Mets and Rangers ORG justone game over 500. The Royals ORG were a winning team. And I don't think anybody else is. You know, the Mets and Rangers, like I said, one game over each coming into Monday. Meanwhile, the Cardinals have had to phase the Dodgers, the Phillies, the Brewers, and the Mets ORG. Dodgers are in first place.Brewers are in first place. The Phillies have 19 wins, which is tied for tops in baseball, but technically are not in first place. They're in second place in the NL East because the Braves ORG have less losses.They played less game so far. So that's kind of a big deal. You know, when you're facing tougher teams and you're not supposed to be one of those top teams, which the cartels are not expected to be this year. We know, when you're facing tougher teams and you're not supposed to be one of those top teams, which the Cardinals are not expected to be this year. We know that. Hence the record. So arethe Tigers really that good? Are the Cardinals ORG as bad as the losing record? Are they really that? Or are both of these teams just kind of middle level teams? Let's see what the new power rankings have to say about that. We'll do it next on Lockdown Cardinals ORG. This Mother's Day gets something thoughtful for Mom on DoorDash ORG. Surprise her from wherever you are with fresh bouquets. The latest tech, you can do gift cards, self-care treats, and more to make her day that much better.Use the code Lockedon MLB to get 50% off your next order up to $15 when you spend $15 or more on your next flower, convenience, grocery, or retail order right now on DoorDash ORG. Pair flowers with a gift card so she could celebrate any way she wants. She wants to spend them on Cardinals ORG tickets. 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Then make the switch to Locked on Sports Today. It's a free 24-7 sports streaming channel program for you every day to bring you the biggest stories without all the screaming. Locked-on sports today brings you can't-miss analysis. We've got opinions, news, and it's all streaming 24-7 on YouTube ORG. Or you can go to that free Amazon Fire TV channels app, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day. And thank you for making Locked-on Cardinals, your first listen every day.Leave your comments on YouTube ORG as well as on Twitter X. Anytime you want your feedback, positive and negative, always welcome and encourage. Do not be shy. Let your voice be heard. Right now on Twitter X ORG, I've got a poll up there because I'm trying to come up with a fun name for the back of the Cardinals ORG, a bullpen.I'm trying to come up with a name there for Jojo PERSON, Kittridge, and Housley PERSON. What do you want to call them? So go check out that particular poll on Twitter X at L.O. underscore Cardinals ORG and let your voice be heard. And if you don't like the names I got up there,write in a different one and let me know what you think. So we've had some interesting ones. Some of really, really goofy. But that's the fun of it, right? All right, new power rankings dropped today on Monday. And here's how things shake out. If you're watching on YouTube ORG, I'm going to throw up the power rankings up on the screen there for you. So there it is. So we're not going to read all of them, but your top five, you've got number one, the Braves ORG, number two, the Orioles ORG.Number three, the Guardians ORG. I know they got a good record, but really, are they better than the Dodgers and the Yankees who come in four and five? Hey, I voted on this. I did not have the Guardians under number three, but other people did. Your bottom five, you've got the Astros ORG, which is still a shocker to me. I wouldn't be surprised if they come up a little bit later on in the season because that just doesn't make sense that they have as bad a record as they do.Then you got the A's, the White Sox, the Marlins, and the Rockies ORG. All of those make sense. The Tigers come in at number 14, while the Cardinals are back at number 23, which is actually up because I believe they were number 25 last ranking. So we know the Cardinals have been playing better. They've been playing better lately, got swept by the Brewers ORG, and it was like the sky was falling, right? Even though two of those games were one-run games,that Saturday game where they just got blasted, just put everybody in a terrible mood, and they didn't want to hear nothing from nobody about how the Cardinals ORG were actually going to be a better team later on. But they get swept, and then they play better this week. They take two of three from both the Diamondbacks and the Mets ORG.It's still a work in progress. We know that. Offense is still trying to figure thingsets. It's still a work in progress. We know that. Offense is still trying to figure things out. Starting pitching has been pretty darn good, especially since Sunny Gray has returned, but the offense continues to be,and pardon the pun here, but they've been hitter mess, right? Cardinals ORG are currently tied for dead last in the major leagues and home runs with 18. The White Sox also have 18. Mind you,all of these stats coming into Monday's games. So some things might have changed, but coming into the games, this is where they sat. The Cardinals are 28th in runs right now. 28th and runs with 100,ahead of only the A's and the White Sox ORG. There are 28th and hits with 198. Again, ahead of only the A's and White Sox ORG. Team batting average, 217, 28th. Once again, say it with me, ahead of the A's and the White Sox ORG. On base percentage, they're 25th, you know, way up there at 25. They're at 300 right now. That's ahead of the A's and the Marlins, the Mariners, and their opponents on Tuesday, theTigers ORG. Slugging 28th at 336 ahead of only the Marlins and the Mariners and their opponents on Tuesday, the Tigers. Slugging 28th at 336 ahead of only the Marlins and the White Sox ORG. OPS, 27th at 636 ahead of the A's Marlins and White Sox ORG total bases. 29th ahead of only the White Sox ORG. I mean, just some ugly, ugly stats there, folks. Like it's kind of disgusting when you say it out loud because we we talk about the cardals.And I'm a fan of the team. You're a fan of the team. And you like to see things through the rosy red cardals colored glasses sometimes, don't we? And we like to think that maybe they're a little bit better than they really are. I'm definitely guilty of that. Like I tend to see things a little more positive than most people and a little bit better than they really are. I'm definitely guilty of that. Like I tend to see things a little more positive than most people and a little more positive than what reality probably is.And at least I can admit that. And when I look at this team, I don't see a team that is only better than the A's in the White Sox ORG, just me personally. This office seems like it's a lot better than just those two teams. But when you go and look at the stats, that's where they are.I've got some stat cast stuff here for you too. I know we're really nerding out today because we don't have a game to talk about. Barrel percentage, 28 at 6% ahead of only the White Sox ORG. And this one's kind of interesting. The Guardians ORG, the Guardians, not a very good barrel percentage. Hard hit percentage, they're 23rd at 37.3.Exit velocity, they're 12th. That's pretty good, 88.8, not bad there. Expected batting average 15th at 247. So when you look at that compared to the actual average, which is 217, it's pretty big difference. Pretty big difference. So expected slightly percentage 390.That's 18th. IRL 336. So those last two stats kind of show you that maybe the Cardinals ORG shouldn't be quite as low as they are. But still nothing to write home about it. It's not like, like, oh my gosh, they're just getting robbed left and right. No, that's, they just haven't been very good.And we for the most part think that things will get better and that they will turn around. You're starting to see it a little bit. You're starting to see Paul Goldsmith PERSON hit a little bit better. You're starting to see Nolan Gorman PERSON hit a little bit better. So get guys like that going, Aronado PERSON continue to do what he's doing. He's getting better. Wilson Contreras has been great. Mason Wendt has been great. Jordan Walker PERSON, he had to send him down,but he was a guy that was supposed to be really big part of this offense and he hasn't done dittily poo for you, unfortunately. Hopefully he's going to get things straightened out at AAA Memphis ORG. You know, it's just been a lot of guys who just haven't lived up to what we thought they were going to do. And, you know, how they always say, you'll hear like Brad Thompson and Chip Carey PERSON saying, you know, the back of the baseball card doesn't lie.At the end of the day, they'll probably have their stats. Well, if that's the case, then great. And that means that they're going to have, you know, what, five great months DATE coming up, which is great news for the Cardinals ORG. Or are they going to stay where they are and not turn it around?But, you know, some of these guys have been doing it so long. And especially like a guy like Paul Goldschmidt PERSON, you expect him to have better numbers as he moves on, usually a slow starter. So pitching wise, they've been, they haven't been great, okay? The back three in the bullpen have been outstanding.We know that. But the pitching has actually been what's kept them in a lot of these ball games so far. Team are a 3.86, which is 13th in the league. So we're not talking like elite, but they're not like they were last year. Starters are at 4.21, that's 20th,while the relievers are at 3.49, which is ninth best. Now, you've got to remember, too, you've got stats from like Zach Thompson, who was having a horrible time in the major leagues ORG, which is going against some of these numbers. Opponents are hitting 237 off the bullpen. That's 15th best, while the starter's batting average against is at 264.That's 25th. Miles Michaelis has got a very high batting average against so far this year. So he's not helping the cause. Strikeouts as a team, Cardinals 18th with 236. Starters are 20th while the pin has got the 10th most. So that's cool.Cardinals ORG pitching is pretty good when it comes to walks. 84 of them so far. That's 22nd. Starters ranked 15th while the pin third best. They've only walked 33 hitters so far this year. So you like to see that. The home run ball, I brought it up many, many, many, many, many, many times.That has been an issue. Relievers have given up 10, which is the fifth lowest amount in the major leagues, while the starters have served up 23. That's the fourth highest amount. Overall, 33 combined home runs that the pitching staff has given up. That's the fifth highest amount in the league. And you knew that that was something that was probably going to happen. You know, Michaelis, Lynn, Gibson PERSON, people hit home runs off ofthem. It happened last year. Obviously, with Lynn PERSON, it was like, woof, like way blown out of proportion. He normally does not give up that many, but it's happened. These are guys that don't have a lot of swing and miss stuff. And when they miss spots, the ball goes a long way in the other direction. So it's bound to happen. It's bound to happen. But as you can see, the bullpen, a long way in the other direction. So it's bound to happen. It's bound to happen. But as you can see, the bullpen, they keep it in the yard for the most part.So what are the tigers good and bad at? Let's talk about their opponent. Well, one guy who thankfully the Cardinals ORG will not have to face in the series is their ace. Tarek Scouble PERSON. The former ninth round pick has really come into his own over the last couple of seasons. Last year, seven and three and 15 starts at a 2.80 ERA this year already.He's 4.0, 1.72 ERA and six starts. He's got an ERA plus of 237, which is just ridiculous. He's really freaking good. Only one other starter on the Tigers ORG pitching staff has a win. Nobody else except one dude. Former number one overall pick, Casey Meis PERSON,who has dealt with a bunch of injuries, so he isn't quite the guy that when they took him number one overall, he hasn't quite shown that kind of stuff at the major league level just yet. He's still a young man, but he's got a win. And nobody else from the starting rotation has got one. Jack Fla PERSON a young man, but he's got a win. And nobody else from the starting rotation has got one. Jack Flaherty, O'Fred Jack Flaherty, he's 0-1-1, 4.91,ERA in five starts. Kenna, Maeda, O'N-1, 5.96 ERA in five starts. Those are the two guys that the Cardinals will be facing on Tuesday. Rees Olson is 0.4, 3.18 ERA and four starts. Let me backtrack for a second. Maeda is now on Wednesday. My apologies. I'm going to be on Wednesday.Matt Manning, O and 1, 2.92 ERA into starts. They're combined team R.A. Like, when you look at those numbers, too, because you got the really good numbers from Scoobel PERSON, and then you've got not so great from Flaherty and Maeda PERSON, but Reese Olson PERSON not bad,Manning PERSON not bad, Casey Mize hasn't been brutal. Their combined team ERA is fourth in the league at 3.14. The starters are at 7th at 3.53, but that bullpenreally, really good. Their bullpen has got a 2.71 ERA, which is fifth in Major League Baseball ORG. The Tigers' pitching staff leads the league and batting average against at just 211 CARDINAL. Starters are sixth, but the pen is number one with a 190 batting average against. So you don't want to be in the bullpen.You want to take advantage of these starters. And the fact that you don't have to face scuba makes things all that much better. Their closer is a guy by the name of Jason Foley PERSON. Seven career saves coming into 2024. He already has nine this year. And he's not exactly a huge strikeout guy.He's not like Hellsley PERSON who comes in and he relies on the strikeout. But he's very effective. He still throws 97, 98, which seems like everybody does these days. Anyway, he's got a sinker. He's got a four-seem fastball. He's also got a slider.He'll sometimes dabble with a change-up, but mainly he's a three-pitch guy, but he has been really, really good over the last couple of seasons and has been really on his game so far here in 2024. So you don't want to get to the bullpen against the Tigers because they've been kind of like where the cardals are,where those back three guys have just been outstanding. So, yeah, the Cardinals ORG don't face the ace. That's great, scoble, but good pitching against the Cardinals ORG, sputtering offense. Not exactly a great matchup. Now, offensively, the Tigers are 24th and hitting.They're batting just 223, which is 26th, 24th and hitting at 223. They're 26th in OBP, 25th in slugging, 25th in OPS. They're 25th in home run. So it's not like they're hitting a whole lot of those either. Only 23.So, you know, the Cardinals only got 18. Tigers only got 23. 10th highest in strikeouts. Cards ORG are actually doing a lot better in that category. Remember, they were way up there in the strikeouts early on. They're now 14th in the league in strikeouts while the tigers are in 10th.Neither team runs very much. Tigers have 14 steals. The cardals have just 12. So when you look at this matchup over the next two days, these teams are actually very similar. Good starting pitching, not great because neither of the aces are going to go in the series, but very good bullpins and not a whole lot of offense to speak of. So we could see some very low scoring games over the next two days, a lot of three to twos, four to threes, two to ones, that might be what we're looking at.Offensively, Carrie Carpenter leads the tigers in hitting at 276. Mark Kana and Riley Green are tops and dingers with just five. Kana leads in RBIs with 15. You guys remember Javi Baez PERSON? Remember Ann one of the young stars on those Cubs ORG teams that were really good, as painful as that is to say, uh, Chris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Kyle Schorber PERSON,Wilson Contreras PERSON, among others, all on those teams. And he was one of their main guys, like was going to be a future superstar in the league. You know, he was on the cover of them. I'll be the show. And in 2022, the Tigers gave him a six-year, $140 million contract. Remember, the Cubs traded him, goes to the Mets, was really good in New York GPE.And then he goes to Detroit GPE. And things have not gone well ever since. And I wonder if it has to do with he's not in one of those big markets anymore. I mean, Detroit GPE's a big market in general. Like there's a lot of people that live there, but like he's not in New York GPE or Chicago or like an L.A. GPE or something like that. Like he has just, if the lights are brighter, he's probably better.But not quite as bright when you're playing for the Detroit Tigers. And his numbers show it. 22, hit 238, 17 home runs, 67 rebodies. His OBP was 278 is OPS plus 91. Now remember, 100 is league average. 2023, Javi Baez, 222, nine home runs 59 RBIs, OBP 267, OPS plus of 62. So far in 2024, he's hitting 193, one home run, nine RBIs, an OBP of 233 is OPS plus 46. He's making $25 million this year.It's guys like this. When we get mad because John Moseilock and the Cardinals ORG won't give out a big contract to somebody, it's because of guys like this. This is why he's gun shy about long deals. So let's hope that Harvey Baez PERSON remains comatose for the rest of this series and doesn't get those old cub juices flowing again when he sees the Cardinals ORG come to town. The Cardinals do have a couple of otherformer Cardinals on their team. The Tigers ORG do. I think I said Cardinals, Carnals are the Tigers have a couple of other former Cardinals on their team. Jack Flaherty, who we mentioned, Shelby Miller PERSON is there and Carson Kelly. So three former top prospects in the Cardinals organization now playing for the Detroit Tigers ORG. They've also got former number one overall pick. We mentioned Casey Mize, but also Spencer Torkelson, but he's been horrible so far this year. 2.14, no home runs, 10 RBIs.So let's just let's just let these guys continue sleeping, shall we? All right? Let's be quiet. Let's not wake up their offense. Let's get in, get the hell out with at least two wins, you know? All right, we're going to take a look at some injury updates next, including some very good news about Dylan Carlson PERSON.Coming up next on Lockdown Cardinals ORG. It's playoff time in the NBA and NHL ORG. Baseball's in full swing, obviously. And Fandall ORG is your place to bet on every single game, as long as they're not rained out. Right now, new customers get $150 in bonus bets.That's guaranteed, $150.50 win or lose. You could make the dumbest bet known to man or woman or anything. Aliens, I don't care what it is. 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It's also available on Amazon Fire TV and the Free Fire TV PRODUCT channels app. It's Locked on Sports Today. Here for you 24-7 covering the top sports stories of the day with the local experts of Locked-on ORG, plus our national shows covering every league. So find Locked-on Sports Today, now available on the Free Fire ORG TV channels app. Dylan Carlson PERSON, boy, do we miss him.Dylan Carlson PERSON is going to begin his rehab assignment with AAA Memphis on Tuesday. Love it. Love it. Finally, this was confirmed by manager Ali Marmal PERSON, also added that Carlson PERSON will appear as a DH for that game.It's not going to play the field, but he's getting in live action and he's swinging a bat. And this is great news for the Cardinals ORG who have been missing him ever since he went down. What was that? March 25th, collided with Jordan Walker PERSON, who is now his teammate at Memphis right now, fell hard on that left shoulder. And when it happened, I was like, you got to be kidding me. I was so mad. MRI that night revealed asprain to the AC joint in the shoulder. And that's when they brought up Victor Scott the second and said, you know what? We're going to bring him up. We're going to play him. He's not going to just sit on the bench on this team. He's going to start. But he struggled. Not so much defensively. He had the one bad game. But other than that, but offensively, man, just could not get anything going. Went five for 59 in 29 games. That's an 85 batting average people, 85 before getting an option to Memphis on April the 21st.Now, who's been in centerfield since? Michael Ciani PERSON. Outstanding defensively, right? Pretty much every game he starts, he's diving and making some great play. You know,he's been amazing in center field, has done quite well in sacrifice bunt situations as well. His bunting ability is very, very good. I made the joke yesterday on Twitter X ORG that he should just bun every time, no matter what the situation is just bunt, just bunt. At least you put it in play.But coming into the season, we were told that he was not a very good hitter. And so far, that scouting report has been dead on. Siani is hitting 108 so far this year. He is four for 37, one extra base head, one RBI, two stolen bases. His OPS Plus is 14. Let me just put this out there for it. You ready for a goofy step?Four for 37. So he's got four hits, right? He's got five sacrifice hits or buntz. He has four real hits. Five sacrifice hits or buntz. Just think about that for a moment. So all in all, between Siani and Victor Scott the second, those two guys, nine for 96 this year, that's a 92 batting average coming from your center fielders. 92. Now we have to assume that Dylan Carlson PERSON will be better than that offensively.He sure looked like it in spring training. Will he be as good as Siani or Victor PERSON in the field? Probably not. Siani is much quicker and faster, so is Victor. But the Cardinals are getting almost nothing out of that never nine spot in their order.

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It's just a black hole right now. So, and that's not helping their struggling offense any, where you're basically hitting with eight dudes.

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Not good, not good at all. So sooner or the better when it comes to Dylan Carlson PERSON. The other guy that was supposed to be the starting center fielder this year, Tommy Edmund PERSON, remember him, switch hitter, yet to fully go through baseball activities after undergoing risk surgery back in October, but he has progressed, taking swings from both sides ofthe play, but he's doing it off the tee so far. No issues. Remember he had to stop the rehab because of lingering pain and swelling and we all got nervous. I know I did that maybe he'd have to go back under the knife that things didn't quite go the way they needed to. But Ali PERSON said this time around he's been good. He's recovering really well. It's a direct quote. So that's great to hear. They still have late May as a timetable for his return. So we'll see if they actually make that. Matt Carpenter PERSON has been out since April 2nd and Ali said he was feeling really good. After taking live batting practice on Monday,he'll repeat that activity on Tuesday, and then Ali PERSON said the club will start to figure out what a rehab assignment will look like for the 38-year-old. And Keenan Middleton PERSON, you know, a guy that was supposed to be a big part of this bullpen. Luckily, the team has been all right without him out there in the bullpen.Scheduled to throw off the mound on Monday. It's not a simulation. The catcher was going to be standing up. So Ali PERSON called him a mound catch. They just want to get him used to throwing off a mound since he's been throwing off flat ground for so long now.But he's progressing. You know, there was a time where we thought maybe he ain't going to be around this year because of the issue he was having, maybe he'd have to have surgery. But so far, on the way back. Next step for Middleton, who hasn't pitched since March 7th will be a bullpen session. So fingers crossed that we get more good news from him.And nothing new to report on Riley O'Brien PERSON yet. It's been very radio silent on that, although at the time they said no structural damage in that elbow. He's just got a strain. They're taking their time with them. Again, bullpen's been good. So it's not like you got to rush these guys back. You know, let them, let them take their time. Things are okay out in the bullpen thus far for the St. Louis Cardinals. All right, that's all I got for you today. Thanks formaking Lockdown Cardinals your first list in every day. If you haven't already, give us a follow on Twitter, X at L.O. underscore Cardinals at a JD Sports Radio, like and subscribe on YouTube ORG. You're the best fans in baseball for a reason, and we will see you next time on Locked on Cardinals ORG. Fantasy baseball draft season is over and the season is getting underway.

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