My son and I had a very busy Cardinals themed weekend. A quick recap was attending a Cardinals Caravan on Friday, and the Cardinals WWU on Saturday and Sunday. We had 1 more stop on our agenda. There was another caravan on Sunday evening at 6:00, a couple of hours away from St. Louis. We were lucky to get through our 3:00 autograph signing quickly, so we made the drive and arrived with about 15 minutes to spare. This caravan allowed children 15 and under to get autographs. My son was happy to not have to wait until the end. I believe adults and older children were allowed to get autographs after the 15 and under crowd, but we did not stick around. After 3 days of traveling around 800 miles, it was time to go home. Our 5 autographs for the night included 2 former and 3 current players.
Kerry Robinson still works for the Cardinals as a scout and makes a lot of appearances. This is the fourth or fifth time we have gotten his auto.
James Naile has a few minor league cards, but nothing from the big leagues. He appeared in 7 games as a reliever in 2022. I doubt he will get much of a chance to pitch in St. Louis this season unless there are a lot of injuries.
This is the second time we have gotten Liberatore's auto. The first was almost 2 years ago. Liberatore made a handful of starts in his rookie year with mixed results. He was either really good or really bad. I believe he is a lot better than his almost 6.00 ERA showed. He should start the year in Triple A, but as soon as a starter or 2 gets injured like they always do, he will get another chance in St. Louis.
Nolan Gorman was the main reason we made the trip. His autograph tickets sold out at WWU before I bought one. Glad I waited as the caravan was free. If he is not traded, Gorman should see a lot of time as a left handed DH. If he cuts down on his strikeouts, he will play quite a bit.
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