Why Calling Up Jimmy Crooks Makes Too Much Sense for the Cardinals

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 08: Jimmy Crooks #8 of the St. Louis Cardinals looks on during the game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on September 08, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Mariners won 4-2. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) | Getty Images It’s time for the St. Louis Cardinals to call up Jimmy Crooks. Ok, so I don’t quite feel it to an ultimatum level like the first sentence reads. Crooks isn’t the Strait of Hormuz, he’s a flawed catcher for a franchise in