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Grading the Arizona Cardinals' recent 1st-round draft history
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Óscar Mercado shines in first Cardinals start, 10 years after St. Louis drafted him
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Grading the Arizona Cardinals' recent 1st-round draft history
![Óscar Mercado shines in first Cardinals start, 10 years after St. Louis drafted him](https://arizonasports.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_9382-scaled-e1692888279233.jpeg)
Grading the Arizona Cardinals' recent 1st-round draft history
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Hudson appears to nail down job as Cardinals' fifth starter
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A day of missed opportunities for the Cardinals in a 1-0 series-ending loss to the Rockies
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Paul DeJong remains out and Oscar Mercado the first Cardinal to return to the lineup after WBC
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Transaction Catch-Up 8/10/22: Deadline Musings, McFarland DFAd, Woodford Recalled - Viva El Birdos
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Cardinals playoff baseball to bring in millions of dollars to St. Louis economy
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After running away with Cardinals start 10 years in the making, Oscar Mercado gets an encore
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1 MLB trade deadline move the Cardinals should have made