Jake goes 1 on 1 with the co host of the "Dealin' the Cards" Podcast Josh Jacobs! We talk about our early impressions of Chaim Bloom, the effect he's already had on the organization, his continued adding to the infrastructure, who stays and who goes, and we even highlight the guys upcoming charity live stream featuring Brendan Donovan!

This month's edition of the reader mailbag is a little bit different! Like the one we did with Blake Newberry and JP Hill, I am putting question power in the hands of you, the fans, to ask what you want to know! This week silly questions like "Is a hotdog a sandwich" or a reference to "The Office" to hard hitting questions about Jordan Walker, Joshua Baez, the pitching lab, and more! Please if you enjoyed this episode subscribe to our show we will have more great content and awesome guests, like Rob, all offseason long!

This week Jake is joined by Kareem Haq and Kyle Reis to interview Cardinals 7th round pick out of Gonzaga RHP Payton Graham. Get to know Payton and learn about his rise through high school and college ball, getting drafted, and his recovery from TJ as he looks forward to hitting the ground running this spring. Of course, it wouldnt be a getting to know you session without some fun non baseball related questions as well! If you enjoyed this episode or are new to the channel consider becoming a subscriber!

Jake, Heather, Gabe, and Scott all catch up with the host of "Meet Me at Musial" and "Gateway to Baseball Heaven" Daniel Shoptaw and the group all react to both press conferences that took place last week after having some time to digest what was said and what could possibly be in store for this offseason. Lots of great Cardinals conversation this week!

Jake, Heather, Gabe, and Scott all give their thoughts on the potential trades of veterans Nolan Arenado and Sonny Gray, as well as, will Willson Contreras change his mind on whether or not he will waive his as well. We also give out our team superlatives. MVP, Cy Young, Reliever of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Most Improved, and biggest disappointment. A fun face paced conversation you wont want to miss! Let us know your answers for these superlatives we'd love to hear them!

Memphis Redbirds play by play announcer Alex Coil and Double A Springfield reporter for the Scoops with Danny Mac network Andy Carroll drop in to discuss their thoughts on the 2025 minor league season and Jake, Heather, and Gabe discussed a variety of topics including JJ Wetherholt, the young pitching ascending through the minor leagues, their assessment of what the new regime has already put in place and their confidence level in that and so much more!

Jake, Heather, and Gabe all come together again (finally) to answer reader questions about Jordan Walker, how to improve the team going into 2026, Chaim Bloom and his financial flexibility in the offseason, and more!

Jake talks 1 on 1 with The Lou Sports talk show host and the guys discuss Jordan Walker, Liam Doyle and the evolving pitcher profile target, Chaim Bloom and his nearing take over of the baseball ops department, and finally we finish with a conversation about 1 player who positively surprised and 1 guy who disappointed this season in terms of expectations.