Cardinals' Hot Streak Defies Rebuild

0:00On April 17th, the St. Louis Cardinals are pacing for 90 wins just 18 games into the season. That's wild for a team in rebuild mode under new baseball ops, President Shine Bloom, who's all about building for 2026 and beyond. They're winning more than they lose right now, but nobody inside the organization is betting it'll last all year. They're getting aggressive on the bases, stealing bags, and taking extra ones, like in their recent win over Cleveland, with four steals, even from. Catcher Pedro Pigeas. Walks are way up to, at 11.2% compared to under eight last year, led by guys like Ivan Herrera, tying for the big league lead with, 18, it's making every played appearance a grind for pitchers. Jordan Walker's turning heads as the top turnaround story. After being one of the worst players last year, he's now top six by some metrics, tied for the MLB lead with eight homers and 49 total bases. On an 11 game hitch streak, fans are loving this version, who looks like he enjoys the game again.

1:02The rotation striking out the fewest batters in baseball at 6.09 per nine innings, but they're hanging tough with low walks and solid defense behind them. They've gone five and 0 in one run games and four and 0 in extras, playing cleaner than before, though some lucks involve with their minus, 17 run differential. This hot streak's fun, while it lasts, showing what aggression and discipline can do, even in a reset year. If they keep grinding like this, who knows, might force some tough choices up top. Stay tuned, Cardinal fans. Baseball news powered by AI. This is MLB News today. I'm Corey with the story.