Jose Oquendo's decision not to return to the Cardinals' coaching staff will result in Pop Warner becoming the third base coach in 2019 and Oli Marmol the bench coach. There also will be a new first base and hitting coach.

One of the items near the top of the Cardinals' to-do list this winter should be to sign free agent outfielder Bryce Harper, but that by far is not the only move the team should make. Here is our top 10 list. 

Miles Mikolas came through when the Cardinals needed him the most on Saturday, winning his 18th game of the year to keep the Cardinals season alive.

The Cardinals went into Friday's game in Chicago knowing they needed help if they want to extend their season past Sunday. Now, they need a lot of help as they chase the second wild-card spot. 

When Adolis Garcia fell down while running toward home with what would have been the tying run Wednesday night, the Cardinals lost a game they desperately needed to win in their hopes of reaching the playoffs. 

There was once an important game when the Cardinals rallied to a win from a 6-0 deficit against Gio Gonzalez. Unfortunately that game was six years ago and not Tuesday night, when they fell behind Colorado in the playoff race. 

In case you missed Rob Rains on Frank Cusumano's show on 590, here is is:

The Cardinals suffered a frustrating loss on Monday night that left them 3 games behind the Brewers and just 1/2 game ahead of the Rockies in the wild-card race with five games to play.