Cards News and Notes: Big bats, McGwire, Weaver, Harvey, Carpenter, Leake, Rayder

Big Bats, Baby!: The Red Baron takes a look around the league for potential big bats the Cardinals could land.

Mark McGwire should be the next manager of the Cardinals: Speaking of big bats, Ben Godar makes an interesting case for a new manager in St. Louis.

Luke Weaver might be really good: Despite constant reservations that he’ll never develop a good enough third pitch, Luke Weaver continues to perform really well. Great piece here by Pegasus.

How to help Houston after Hurricane Harvey: This isn’t a VEB post of course, but deserves some extra attention.

Matt Carpenter is back at third base: Your daily hunt and peck centers on a recent position change.

Cardinals trade Mike Leake to the Mariners: Wow, didn’t see this one coming.

Welcome Aboard Rayder: Your daily farm report welcomes the newest Cardinal prospect.

Cardinals robbed of a win to split series with Brewers in 6-5 loss: Tough loss. They all are this late in the year.