Sonny Gray was knocked around in the St. Louis Cardinals' loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, a grim trade deadline omen for John Mozeliak and the Cards.

Pitchers' velocity is on the rise as teams chase speed and whiffs, while the St. Louis Cardinals try to shake their contact approach, grab power arm in recent MLB draft.

With the 2025 MLB Draft in the books, the St. Louis Cardinals front office now turns its attention to the next phase: signing their picks. So I’ve created what will hopefully be a helpful Signing Tracker with two columns— slot value and signing bonus —to help us follow the money and monitor who’s officially joining the organization!

The New York Yankees are keeping a close eye on at least three Arizona Diamondbacks players, ahead of the MLB trade deadline.

Teams are showing interest in Cardinals lefty Steven Matz, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis is also likely to at least consider offers for righty relievers Ryan Helsley and Phil Maton.

The Arizona Diamondbacks came out of the All-Star needing to make a statement to their General Manager that they can still compete for a playoff spot in 2025. F

Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly gave up one run in five innings in a win over the Angels on the final day before the All-Star break.

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Adrian Del Castillo had three singles in his first day back in the majors, Brandon Pfaadt pitched seven shutout innings, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3 in a series matching National League wild card contenders.

Liam Doyle set a Tennessee baseball record with 164 strikeouts in the 2025 season. He was 10-4 with a 3.20 ERA and was named SEC pitcher of the year.

The Cardinals went 4-8 over the last 12 contests and only won one out of four series coming against the Nationals. Good news for Cardinals fans, they did sweep the Diamodbacks earlier this season at home, so there’s hope for a series win here.

Cardinals starter Sonny Gray allowed a career-high nine runs and matched a career-high in hits allowed with 11 in a 10-1 loss to the Diamondbacks.