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Post-Dispatch baseball writer Daniel Guerrero answers reader-submitted questions in this week's Q&A on STL Today. Max Rajcic accelerated his route to MLB in short bursts, not long runway: Cardinals Extra Right-hander, an award-winning starter in 2023 with the Cardinals, pivoted to the bullpen for this season, and results got him to majors for debut. 0 Comments Get in the game with our Prep Sports Newsletter Sent weekly directly to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Derrick Goold | Post-Dispatch Lead baseball writer Author email Follow Derrick Goold | Post-Dispatch Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. 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The Write Fielder: Derrick Goold ranges to explain the numbers on Masyn Winn's defense Welcome to the June 19, 2026 edition of The Write Fielder – a weekly newsletter on baseball …
Ask Guerrero: Should the Cardinals begin 'restocking' with sights on 2027? Post-Dispatch baseball writer Daniel Guerrero answers reader-submitted questions in this week's Q&A on STL Today.
Max Rajcic accelerated his route to MLB in short bursts, not long runway: Cardinals Extra Right-hander, an award-winning starter in 2023 with the Cardinals, pivoted to the bullpen for this season, and results got him to majors for debut.
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