It won't mean much now, but the Cardinals should have more reason to go after big-time free agents in the future.
It's no secret that the St. Louis Cardinals have been seeing dramatic losses in their revenue streams during the 2020s. Between the pandemic, unraveling with their own regional sports network deal, and an on-field collapse that has caused Busch Stadium to be emptier than we've ever seen before, ownership is not seeing the cash flow they used to.