In March, the St Louis Cardinals finished at above .500 with a three wins, two losses record. Only a few teams hit more home runs than the Cardinals, I mean, four. Is that a few? Only five teams had more RBI. You know who\u2019s at the top? The damn devil magic Brewers. They also have 11 stolen bases so far and are tied with the Dodgers in walk percentage.<\/p>\n
On offense, the March 2026 Cardinals didn\u2019t take many walks but rarely ever struck out. Their BABIP was only .275, but they still did well. The problem with the March 2026 Cardinals offense was that they didn\u2019t get on base enough. But, they could hit some home runs\u2026<\/p>\n
The March 2026 Cardinals were good at baserunning but pretty average on defense, overall. At least according to fangraphs. March 2026 Jordan Walker was an on-base machine and scored 6 times, with tons of power. Nolan Gorman had even more, but had some BABIP issues. Gorman had monster power, however, with a .429 ISO. Gorman struck out 21.4% of the time in March. Not bad!<\/p>\n
March 2026 Alec Burleson was another of the top Cardinals hitters, with the ability to take walks, hit for average, and for power. After that torrid month, the sky\u2019s the limit for Alec Burleson. Church, Winn, and Herrera all had a lackluster March.<\/p>\n
Tell me what you think of Victor Scott II\u2019s arm strength vs arm value ratings? His sprint speed is 100 percentile!<\/p>\n
April Fool\u2019s! Ha! all that\u2019s too small of a sample size to write about. But March was a full five games, you cannot discount it. Totally. Dude.<\/p>\n
What can you say about March Masyn Winn? He\u2019s not striking out or whiffing a lot, he\u2019s his old self. He\u2019s not chasing much. He\u2019s just not hitting the ball hard. His bad speed is pretty slow. Maybe he\u2019s just warming up.<\/p>\n
So far Burleson is 85th percentile or more in whiff rate and k rate. He is among the best at squaring up the ball. Could work on his bat speed and chase percentage, still. Middling at best. And, as always, Burly don\u2019t take many walks.<\/p>\n
Jordan Walker is among the leaders in bat speed, hard hit percentage, and average exit velocity. Very good sprint speed and arm strength. He\u2019s been good on the bases. Our most valuable player for March 2026! Who saw that one coming.<\/p>\n
JJ Wetherholt was an above average hitter in March 2026 who showed unusual poise for an MLB initiate. He is going to be a good one. I think he was born to hit baseballs, and to be a plus defender.<\/p>\n
OK let your April tomfoolery commence in the comments!<\/p>\n
Roland Kayn – \u2018Tektra\u2019<\/a> my life is changed after finding the work of Roland Kayn\u2026 cybernetic networks\u2026 interfacing\u2026 the future was in 1984\u2026 mysterious synthesizer experiments that sound like nothing else<\/a>Prefab Sprout – \u2018Swoon\u2019<\/a> sophistipop at its finest! that bass player! prog ish alt pop way ahead of its timeRush – \u2018Grace Under Pressure\u2019<\/a> one of the top tier Rush albums and a signature sound for the 1980\u2019s! Not one of their most well known albums but don\u2019t let that stop you\u2026 there\u2019s a chance also, even if you don\u2019t like Rush, that you might like just this album\u2026 it stands in its own territory.Minutemen – \u2018Double Nickels On The Dime\u2019<\/a> I could easily put this as #1, if you want to know where the Jackass theme song comes from, look no further! this is just a wild collection of songs that no one ever heard before.Butthole Surfers – \u2018Psychic\u2026 Powerless\u2026 Another Man\u2019s Sac\u2019<\/a> this is just wild and sounds like nothing else, I really dig the production on this and how \u201cnew\u201d it sounds, especially for 1984.Foetus – \u2018Hole\u2019<\/a> oft-overlooked proto-industrial madness! Pure genius for 1984. Absolutely futuristic.Trouble – \u2018Psalm 9\u2019<\/a> my favorite heavy metal album from 1984\u2026 early doom, sludge\u2026 essential.Black Flag – \u2018My War\u2019<\/a> if you like Henry Rollins, you\u2019ll love this\u2026 but if you like some of the most creative early punk rock material, this is a must listen. Those songs are coming at you from all sides!Celtic Frost – \u2018Morbid Tales\u2019<\/a> proto-death metal and insanely influential on the beginnings of black metal. Originators.Metallica – \u2018Ride The Lightning\u2019<\/a> my generation\u2019s classic rock. It\u2019s not as groundbreaking as Kill Em All but takes their songwriting to the next level. No sophomore slump here for Metallica.Su Tissue – \u2018Salon de Musique\u2019<\/a> This out Steve Reichs Steve Reich. This is where I have to admit I forgot to include Suburban Lawns in 1981! If you like Suburban Lawns (similar to Talking Heads and Devo) you\u2019ll want to hear their singer\u2019s solo album, which has nothing to do with Suburban Lawns style but it\u2019s a masterpiece of 20th century classical.Prince – \u2018Purple Rain\u2019<\/a> the masterpiece concept album! The remaster is so fantastic.Sade – \u2018Diamond Life\u2019<\/a> the somewhat rare pop album where every song is top notch and just flows together. Signature 80\u2019s sound. I don\u2019t even know how many times I\u2019ve listened to this album, Sade is the best.Scott Walker – \u2018Climate of Hunter\u2019<\/a> did you know Scott Walker put out a very sophisticated sounding 80s pop album? Well now you do!Christian Death – \u2018Catastrophe Ballet\u2019<\/a> early goth rock and death rock perfect album. The guitarist is their secret weapon. Understated mastery.Cardiacs – \u2018The Seaside\u2019<\/a> no one else like the Cardiacs\u2026 especially early on.Univers Zero – \u2018Uzed\u2019<\/a> chamber prog awesomeness\u2026Run D.M.C. – \u2018Run DMC\u2019<\/a> hiphop was around for a little while before 1984 but this is the year that the genre really starts to hit the mass market. And Run D.M.C.\u2019s debut was a huge reason hiphop started to land in a lot of ears. It wasn\u2019t their big breakthrough yet, but key to hip hop history.Chaka Khan – \u2018I Feel For You\u2019<\/a> top tier electro-pop\u2026 if you grew up in the 80s, you knew about Chaka Khan.Wham – \u2018Make It Big\u2019<\/a> super huge pop album, full of mega-hits\u2026 how can you not love this album. It was everywhere in the 80s, so maybe that is why. But it\u2019s just a part of the 80s soundtrack.<\/p>\n