Cardinals sign Carlos Villanueva, possibly out on James Shields
The Cardinals have signed right handed pitcher Carlos Villanueva to a minor league deal, according to Derrick Goold. He will receive an invite to spring training as part of the deal.Villanueva signed...
View ArticleCardinals extend Jon Jay, avoid arbitration
The Cardinals have announced that today they agreed to a 2-year deal with center fielder Jon Jay, thus avoiding arbitration; he will receive $10.975M. Jay will receive $3.5M in 2015 and $6.225 in...
View ArticleShould the Cardinals trade for Cole Hamels
The United Cardinal Bloggers have an annual roundtable where each writer poses a question to the group for a little discussion. I asked the group about the potential to acquire Cole Hamels and the...
View ArticleCardinal News and Notes: Yadier Molina, backup catchers, Randy Choate
With catchers and pitchers reporting to camp last week, news is starting to flow out of Jupiter. The biggest piece is around Yadier Molina; it was reported yesterday that the catcher has shown up to...
View ArticleCardinal lineup and notes: Carlos Martinez, Jason Heyward, Tim Cooney
For those living under a rock, today opens the Cardinals Spring Training schedule against the Miami Marlins. Carlos Martinez will be starting for the Cardinals, with Tim Cooney, Randy Choate, Matt...
View ArticleCardinal lineup and notes: Carlos Martinez, Ty Kelly, Jason Heyward
The Cardinals and Carlos Martinez got off to a great start Thursday, beating the Marlins 4-1 in their spring debut. Martinez only needed 28 pitches (2 under his limit) to get through 2 innings of...
View ArticleCardinal lineup and notes: Marco Gonzales, Tommy Pham, the rotation
The Cardinals continued their hot start yesterday by winning their second straight game, this time against the Houston Astros 5-2. A moment of silence was held before the game for Oscar Taveras, his...
View ArticleCardinals lineup and notes: Peter Bourjos, 5th starter, STEP camp
The hottest topic out of Spring Training is the fifth starter competition. The three candidates – Carlos Martinez, Marco Gonzales, and Jaime Garcia – all have made 2 impressive starts and none of them...
View ArticleThe Cardinals and out of option players
The Cardinals are in a position that they haven’t been in over the last few years; they have players that are out of options. An option is the ability to send a player to the minors without...
View ArticleThe Cardinals trade Sam Freeman
The St. Louis Cardinals have announced they traded left handed reliever Sam Freeman to the Texas Rangers today. The team will receive a player to be named later or cash in return.Freeman was a long...
View ArticleThe Cardinals set 2015 roster
The Cardinals have announced their final roster on Tuesday with a few roster moves and the fifth starter announcement. Carlos Villanueva was been added to the 40-man roster and will be the team’s long...
View Article2015 top 25 Cardinal prospects
The Cardinals’ farm system has been one of the best at churning out Major League players for a few years now; they don’t always have the top guys, but they do have quality players that work through...
View Article2015 sees multiple changes at Busch Stadium
With the first week of games out of the way at Busch Stadium, it’s a good chance to look at talk about the changes of taking a game in at Baseball Heaven. The most talked about change...
View ArticleCardinals promote Mitch Harris
The Cardinals have made a couple of roster moves this morning to be ready for their game with the Washington Nationals tonight; Peter Bourjos has been placed on the Paternity Leave List. To take his...
View ArticleThe Cardinals sign Dan Johnson to a minor league deal
The Cardinals have signed veteran first baseman Dan Johnson to a minor league contract according to Ben Nicholson-Smith. He’ll serve as depth in Triple A Memphis; they only have Xavier Scruggs at...
View ArticleA look at the Cardinals April
The Cardinals have to be happy right now after a strong April showing. The team finished the month 15-6, good for a .714 win percentage and sole position of first place. The win percentage is the...
View ArticleCardinals place Jon Jay on the DL
The Cardinals announced Thursday morning that centerfielder Jon Jay is being placed on the 15-day DL with left wrist tendinitis; the move is retroactive to May 10. First baseman Xavier Scruggs will be...
View ArticleMichael Wacha: Emerging ace?
There have been many endorsements this season for Michael Wacha as the new ace for the St. Louis Cardinals. While Wacha has been very good, should people be pencilling him in as the #1 starter?On the...
View ArticleCardinal day one draft results
Day one of the MLB Draft kicked off Monday night, and the Cardinals had 3 picks in that span (a first, a Competitive Balance round A, and a second). The Cardinals surprised many by taking three high...
View ArticleA look at the Cardinals' 2015 offense
Anyone that watched the Cardinals on a regular basis knew the offense had issues; there were many shut outs and close, low scoring games throughout the season. So, how did the offense stack up against...
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