Insiders Only: Randy and Bernie Talk Potential MLB Lockout and What it Means for Cardinals

Spring training might be the calendar marker, but Randy and Bernie treat it like a checkpoint.

In this week’s visit on The Randy Karraker Show, Bernie explains why he’s actually energized heading into camp, not because the Cardinals are suddenly “fixed,” but because they finally stopped straddling the fence. In his view, the organization has picked a direction, a real one, and that alone brings clarity, and honestly, some life, back into the conversation.

The early Cardinals talk centers on pitching, specifically the growing pool of viable starting options and the ripple effect it creates through Memphis and Springfield. Bernie and Randy get into why this matters more than any single spring training storyline. Depth is leverage, it protects you when injuries hit, it buys development time, and it changes how a front office can operate across a full season. The names discussed underline the point: there’s more coming behind the current group than we’ve seen in a while, which is exactly what a sustainable build is supposed to look like.