2024 Cardinals -- Resurrecting the Redbirds

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The St. Louis Cardinals have learned that catcher Jose Trevino has earned his third Gold-Glove award.
Acquired in the off-season from the Miami Marlins, Trevino also won the award in 2022 and 2025.
For the season, Trevino started 123 games behind the plate during which he made just one error.
He finished first in double plays with 10. He was second in catcher's ERA (3.84), and framing (13.6).
Trevino ranked third in zone rating (1.6) and fourth in efficiency (1.125).
At the plate, the 33-year-old had a solid season hitting .248, tying his career high with 11 home runs and driving in a career-best 44 RBIs.

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MLB news: Nov. 17 -- Orioles' Rojas and Mets' Diaz are top relief pitchers

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MLB news: Nov. 18 -- Silver Slugger awards

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MLB news: Nov. 19: Oakland's Jones and Atlanta's Ceballos are Rookies of the Year

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MLB news: Nov. 20 -- Boston's Cora's and Dodgers' Roberts rake in Manager of the Year honors

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MLB news: Nov. 21 -- Cy Young Awards go to Orioles' Gallen and Braves' Fried

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MLB news: Nov. 22 -- Rangers' Seager and Braves rookie Ceballos are the MVPs

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Attachment 1013173The St. Louis Cardinals made the move of trading veteran third baseman Nolan Arenado, along with minor league relief pitcher Will Clements, to the Washington Nationals in exchange for minor-league outfielder Emaarion Boyd.
Once the pre-eminent third baseman in the game, Arenado has seen a steady decline over the past few seasons.
In 2026, Arenado, 35, played in 128 games/123 starts and hit just .243 with 11 home runs and 65 RBIs.
He also saw his defensive prowess decline from elite to a less-than average rating.
In Boyd, the Cardinals acquire an well-above average defender at all three outfield positions.
The 23-year-old has yet to play in the majors, last season he played in 119 games over three levels (A+, AA and AAA) and hit .276 with 11 home runs and 52 RBIs.

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The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired third baseman Cade Doughty from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for outfield prospect Nelson Gonsalez.
Doughty, 25, was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the second round of the 2022 MLB draft.
He broke into the majors with the Blue Jays in 2024, playing in five games during which he hit .105 with an RBI.
In the ensuing off-season, he was traded to the San Francisco Giants where he served as their starting third baseman during the 2025 season.
In 148 games/142 starts, he hit .199 with 13 home runs and 51 RBIs.
On Nov. 13, 2025, Doughty was traded to the Royals.
He played in 153 games/144 starts for KC in 2026, during those games he hit .233 with 23 home runs and 78 RBIs.
Just 20 years old, Gonzalez signed with the Cardinals in 2023 out of the Dominican Republic.
He was ranked from the No. 1 to No. 3 prospect in MLB during the 2024 and 2025 season.
He played his first professional season in 2026 in the Carolina Rookie League.
Gonsalez got into 29 games, hitting .295 with seven home runs and 25 RBIs.

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The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired left-handed relief pitcher Jose Quijada from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for minor-league first baseman Jose Loperfido.
Signed as an international free agent by the Miami Marlins in 2013, Quijada was acquired by Toronto in November of 2024 in a trade with the Los Angeles Angels.
Quijada, 31, pitched in the major with Miami in 2019 (34 games), the Los Angeles Angels in 2020 through 2024 (157 games) and Toronto in 2025 and 2026 (111 games).
In 2026, he worked in 54 games for the Jays going 6-4 with 16 saves and a 3.61 ERA.
For his career, he has 298 games of experience during which he has gone 21-27 with 53 saves and a 3.96 ERA.
Acquired in a November 2024 trade with the Houston Astros, Loperfido, 27, has played both with the Cardinals and at AAA Memphis.
In the majors, he has hit .222 with three home runs and 20 RBIs in 55 games/52 starts.
Last season at AAA Memphis, Loperfido hit .245 with 32 homers and 67 RBIs in 127 games/126 starts.

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MLB news: Jan. 14 -- Hall of Fame vote comes up empty

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The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired minor-league left fielder Juan Mercado and center fielder Henry Bolte from the Houston Astros in exchange for AAA third baseman Pascanel Ferreras.
Recently signed out of the Dominican Republic, Mercado, 17, made his professional debut last season with the Astros low-level Rookie League team where in 54 games/54 starts he hit .212 with six home runs and 22 RBIs.
Bolte, 23, was originally taken in the second round of the 2022 MLB draft by the Oakland Athletics.
He was acquired by Houston in November 2026 in a trade with Oakland.
Last season, Bolte split time between high-A Lancaster and AA Midlands.
Overall, in 126 games he hit .289 with 49 home runs and 120 RBIs.
Ferreras, 25, started his career in the Houston system as the 614 pick in the 2023 draft.
The Cardinals acquired Ferreras via trade Nov. 28, 2024.
Ferreras made his major league debut during the 2026 season, during which he played in 19 games/19 starts and hit .200 with one home run and six RBIs.
At AAA Memphis, Ferreras thrived hitting .306 with 35 home runs and 80 RBIs in 120 games/118 starts.

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Cards news: February 1 -- Player Development Report

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The St. Louis Cardinals have announced the signing of four major league players to minor league deals for the 2027 season.
The contracts will be upgraded to the major-league level should they be promoted.
* Reid Detmers -- A 27-year-old left-handed starting pitcher, he spent the 2026 season with the Los Angeles Angels where he went 5-8 in 31 starts with a 4.60 ERA.
For his career, he is 29-43 with a 4.49 ERA in 141 career starts. He broke into the majors with the Angels in 2021.
* Johnkensky Noel -- A 25-year-old first baseman broke into the majors last season with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
In 26 games/14 starts, he hit .148 with one home run and six RBIs.
He also played 93 games/85 starts in the minors between AAA Reno and AA Amarillo.
In those games, he hit .310 with 29 home runs and 88 RBIs.
* Kyle Isbel -- A 29-year-old outfielder, Isbel spent the 2026 season with the San Francisco Giants where in 102 games/92 starts, he hit .235 with five home runs and 28 RBIs.
Isbel broke into the majors with the Kansas City Royals in 2023. He has hit .243 with 31 home runs and 206 RBIs in 614 games/551 starts.
* Geraldo Perdomo -- A 27-year-old infielder, Perdomo played for the Oakland Athletics in 2026, where in 138 games/137 starts he hit .2067 with one home run and 26 RBIs.
Perdomo broke into the majors in 2021 with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
In 723 games/643 starts, he is a .227 hitter with 27 home runs and 202 RBIs.

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The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired first baseman Werner Blakely from the Texas Rangers in exchange for outfielder Jo Adell.
Blakely, 24, played 38 games in the majors for the Rangers in 2026 and hit just .181 with three home runs and 11 RBIs.
He also played two games with the Los Angeles Angels in 2024 going 0 for 1 in his lone official at bat.
In the minors, at AAA Salt Lake City last season, Blakely hit .290 with 15 home runs and 45 RBIs in 89 games/88 starts.
A veteran of 449 major league games, 178 with the Los Angeles Angels and 271 with the Washington Nationals, Adell, 27, was signed to a minor league contract by the Cardinals earlier this offseason.
He is a career .215 hitter with 48 home runs and 188 RBIs.
Last season, he got into 85 games/71 starts for the Nationals and hit .207 with nine home runs and 31 RBIs.

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MLB news: February 25 -- Preseason predictions at start of spring training

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Cards news: February 25 -- Spring training roster

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Cards news: February 25 -- Spring Training -- St. Louis Cardinals 7, Chicago Cubs 0, (1-0)

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The St. Louis Cardinals have learned that catcher/designated hitter Willson Contreras will miss up to six weeks after spraining his knee in the team's 7-0 win over the Chicago Cubs in their spring training opener.
Contreras, 34, missed six weeks late in the 2026 season after he suffered a broken finger.
In 126 games/124 starts last season, Contreras hit .263 with 18 home runs and 70 RBIs.

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Cards news: February 26 -- Spring Training - St. Louis Cardinals 7, Arizona Diamondbacks 2, (2-0)