The Randy Karraker Show

The Stat That Explains Why Baez Isn't In St. Louis Yet | Bernie Miklasz + Randy Karraker

Jordan Walker is doing something so rare that Bernie Miklasz says almost no franchise ever manages to develop AND keep it. So is this breakout real, or are Cardinals fans setting themselves up for heartbreak again? Bernie joins Randy Karraker for their weekly visit on STL Sports Central, breaking down the surprising start to the 2026 St. Louis Cardinals season, the player development overhaul under Chaim Bloom, and why this young core might be built to last. The two dig into the pitching staff's month-over-month improvement, the prospects who could change the NL Central race, and the one contact-rate stat that has Bernie preaching patience on a fan favorite. Then it gets nostalgic with a Blues 2019 Stanley Cup retrospective, before turning to the World Cup landing in America, FIFA's money grab, and the Brendan Sorsby ruling that Bernie says just torched NCAA enforcement. The World Cup is HERE. ⚽ Catch every match at The Key STL Burger Bar & Boogie in the Grand Center Arts District: cold drinks, the best smashburgers in town, and an unreal atmosphere. Join STL Sports Central LIVE 🎙️ Matthew Rocchio and special guests broadcast at 12:30 before USA vs Australia on Friday, June 19 (kickoff at 2). 🇺🇸 Grab your group, score food and drink specials, win attendance prizes, and let's cheer on Team USA. 📍 3225 Olive Street. Presented by: The Medicare Man, Ryan Raphael. Expert Medicare help, at no cost to you, since 2003. Visit https://www.MedicareManSTL.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Does Dustin May Get Extended? Traded? QO-ed? | Stefan Caray Breaks it Down with Randy Karraker

Randy Karraker is joined for today’s show by St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster and STL Sports Central contributor Stefan Caray to talk about a WILD win for Dustin May and the Cardinals last night and look forward to the rest of this Padres trip. 0:00 -- Show Open 1:10 -- Stefan Carey joins the show before his first games on the Cardinals broadcast! 2:15 -- Dustin May's Monday gem + the Cardinals pitching stuff under duress 6:30 -- Can the Cardinals win a wildcard race without making any moves 9:40 -- Why do some hitters have more success in the MLB compared to AA or AAA? 13:45 -- Early impressions from Jimmy Crooks (the little things he does well) 15:25 -- How do the Cardinals figure out the future plan at catcher? 16:50 -- What do the Cardinals do with May--extension? Trade? QO? 20:40 -- May isn't picking up that mutual option, so what makes the most sense? 21:55 -- Stefan's first(and second)-hand experience of the A's in Vegas 28:15 -- What's the best broadcasting style for baseball? 32:30 -- Balancing credit vs. criticism for players & managers 35:45 -- Stefan, BT & Scott Warman have the call on Thursday & Sunday! 36:10 -- Get out & try the "Rawlings Experience"! 37:15 -- Show Close Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Where are the bullpen reinforcements for the Cardinals? | Is the 40-man a real obstacle?

Randy is live to break down a ROUGH weekend for the Cardinals as they let the series against the Twins slip away. Where are the reinforcements for the bullpen? Can they resettle the Cardinals line the lineup over the last two weeks? Also, Rocchio is banned from takes for the week. And we have a quick question…Are the Cardinals potential trade pieces (May, Noot, Romero) really that valuable? 0:00 -- We had some BAD takes, Burly & Herrera's slug + bullpen positivity all looked bad 2:15 -- The Cardinals plan for Gorman shows the team's developmental progress 10:15 -- Fans are coming after Marmol's management this weekend 20:20 -- What was the point of the 6-man rotation? 26:50 -- Should Dobbins go into the rotation FOR Leahy or Liberatore 30:00 -- Who cares about making a best-of-3 wildcard series? 31:25 -- The Cardinals bullpen needs another long-reliever--is Memphis the answer? 40:00 -- Is the 40-man roster slowing down the potential youth reinforcements? 46:10 -- Does Brycen Mautz making a return--even as a reliever--make sense? 51:15 -- Show Close Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Is the Cardinals bullpen…Good? | It's time to face the REALITY of the 3B spot

Randy Karraker is live to break down another win for the Cardinals as they blanked the Mets 7-0 behind a big start from Dustin May—plus we got a great day from the lineup as Burleson went slug, baby, slug & Nathan Church had an incredible return both at the plate & in the field. There’s some bullpen numbers that have us asking some very unexpected questions...like, just how good is the Cardinals bullpen? And...does the bullpen have a higher floor than the rotation? And we face down the unfortunate reality of the 3B situation. 0:00 -- Will the Noot-Church-Walker outfield take the Cardinals through the rest of the season? 4:15 -- Dustin May's strong run continues...and we're talking about trade value 7:35 -- Should the Cardinals trade May sooner rather than later? 9:40 -- What's more valuable for Bloom? A top 100 prospect or the Cardinals playing meaningful games in September? 14:00 -- We overlooked Bruihl as a multi-inning option, and look at Stanek! 17:55 -- Who's in the Cardinals bullpen 'Trust Tree'? 20:45 -- Is the bullpen proving to be a better group than the starters? 24:15 -- There's a reason the Cardinals continue prioritizing defense over offense 29:00 -- Who gets sent down whenever Urias makes his return? Torres? Velazquez? 32:10 -- Is moving a catcher to 3B in the offseason a completely unheard of option? 33:45 -- The Key STL is the perfect place to catch the World Cup Games! 35:40 -- Experience in the playoffs/winning late in the regular season is NEEDED 36:45 -- Show Close Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Cardinals Want Prospects, Fans Want Playoffs…Can STL Have Their Cake & Eat It Too?

Randy Karraker is live as the Cardinals get ready to start a crucial series in New York alongside a roster that got two big shifts with Nathan Church replacing Victor Scott II and Hunter Dobbins entering the rotation on Thursday. But the weekend’s sweep has the fans looking forward, to both the trade deadline and the beginning of the playoffs—and they want to know how the Cardinals can be involved in both. Derrick Goold reports that they want to acquire prospects at the deadline. But the BFIB’s appetite for a rebuild was never going to last long and the W-L record has everyone salivating for playoff baseball… Can Chaim Bloom and the Cardinals pull off both this season? 0:00 -- Some opening thoughts on Brendan Sorsby opening Pandora's Box 3:40 -- Is the Cardinals recent jump in steals a new trend to watch for? 8:45 -- Forgot homers, the Cardinals power problem is they don't SLUG enough 14:30 -- Is there a scenario where the Cardinals ADD to cover current holes? 17:25 -- Who is the "right guy" for the Cardinals to still trade at the deadline? 21:00 -- Can the Cardinals can make a Wildcard run without Noot, May & Romero? 23:45 -- How valuable is this group making a run through August & September? 25:20 -- Are there enough pitchers to trade away May & still make the playoffs? 31:00 -- This Cardinals rotation is terrifying... 32:45 -- Is Baez keeps RAKING & lowers his strikeout rate, the Cardinals HAVE to call him up...right? 37:30 -- Randy loses himself in the analogy but has trust in Chaim 40:00 -- Show Close Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]