Ep. 811: A Philosophical Differences Reunion! Did The Cardinals Mess Up Not Trading Fedde Last Winter?

B-Schaeff Daily: St. Louis Cardinals Talk, Every Day · Jun 26, 2025 · 55m

Born of a small difference in philosophy on Twitter, Brenden Schaeffer and Josh Jacobs jumped into the podcast studio to debate whether the Cardinals should have traded Erick Fedde in the winter.

Of course, this comes after a game in which Fedde gave up seven runs and did not get through the fourth inning, so it's going to be tougher for Brenden to defend his stance - the only reason the Cardinals got Fedde in the first place was to have him as a cost-controlled rotation arm in 2025.

But Josh thinks John Mozeliak should have been more creative in establishing the rotation plans this year…