St. Louis Cardinals podcast - All-Star Game; how good is Jhonny Peralta; Matt Holliday, Randal Grichuk, and outfield playing time; why is Pete Kozma on the team; Stephen Piscotty and first base; and the franchise four

Craig Edwards, Fangraphs writer and Viva El Birdos Editor, joins VEB Editor-in-Chief Ben Humphrey on the VEB Podcast to discuss Major League Baseball generally and the St. Louis Cardinals in particular. The pair discussed:

• 2015 MLB All-Star Game
• Wanting to watch Carlos Martinez pitch
• How good Jhonny Peralta is as a shortstop
• Why Pete Kozma is on the roster
• The outfield picture after Matt Holliday's activation
• Randal Grichuk as everyday players and trade bait
• How bad first base has been
• Stephen Piscotty at first base experiment
• The Cardinals' Franchise Four

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