Taylor Streiff, formerly of Redbird Rants, is back to talk about Cardinals baseball and help set up this next White Sox series with Chrystal. Somehow, there is nothing new but a lot going on in St. Louis.

Here is a rundown of what Chrystal and Taylor discussed:

• What’s new with the Cardinals?
• Ollie Marmol is getting better at making decisions, especially with the bullpen
• The Cards would be dead last without Nolan Arenado
• Rating the offseason
• Overall thoughts on how the season will play out
• All-Star Game picks
• Pitching matchups
• Chaim Bloom’s new involvement with the Cardinals and replacing John Mozeliak
• New White Sox ownership
• Biggest threat to the White Sox
• Keys to winning the series
• Fears heading into the series
• Weird outfields
• Who truly won the Juan Soto trade?
• Opening role for starters
• Baseball is fun and weird again post COVID-19 season
• How are the Dodgers sustaining their season with all the injuries?
• The Tommy John surgery epidemic
• Lance Lynn’s retirement

While Taylor has mostly checked out of social media, you can find him on Twitter/X and Bluesky.