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Cardinals | Will not pursue Polanco
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:18:15 -0800

Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi, of FOXSports.com, report the St. Louis Cardinals will not be pursuing free-agent 2B Placido Polanco (Tigers), according to general manager John Mozeliak.

Cardinals | Descalso named to Double-A All-Star team
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:02:46 -0800

MLB.com reports St. Louis Cardinals 2B Daniel Descalso was named to the Topps Double-A All-Star team. He hit .323 with eight homers.

Cardinals | DeWitt optimistic about retaining Holliday
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:16:22 -0800

FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi report St. Louis Cardinals president Bill DeWitt III said the team is optimistic they will re-sign OF Matt Holliday.

Cardinals | Eight added to roster
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:27:27 -0800

USAToday.com reports the St. Louis Cardinals purchased the contracts of P Tyler Norrick, SP Adam Ottavino, RP Francisco Samuel, C Bryan Anderson, 1B Mark Hamilton, OF Allen Craig, OF Jon Jay and OF Daryl Jones from Triple-A Memphis.

Cardinals | Interested in trading for Dunn, Willingham
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:08:27 -0800

Joe Strauss, of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, reports the St. Louis Cardinals are interested in trading for Washington Nationals 1B Adam Dunn and OF Josh Willingham.

Cardinals | Bay not a priority
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:13:13 -0800

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Joe Strauss reports St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said free-agent OF Jason Bay (Red Sox) isn't on the team's list of top priorities. A greater reliance on defensive metrics has redefined St. Louis' interest in Bay, who is a far worse defensive player than OF Matt Holliday by nearly any statistical measure.

Cardinals | Glaus not returning
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:13:00 -0800

Cardinals.MLB.com's Matthew Leach reports the St. Louis Cardinals have ruled out 3B Troy Glaus returning next season because he's too big of a question mark to rely on.

Cardinals | Owner: Cards will make big push for Holliday
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:49:21 -0800

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Bernie Miklasz reports St. Louis Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr., said the team will make a big push to re-sign OF Matt Holliday. DeWitt conceded that if a big market team drove up the price, the Cardinals likely couldn't compete with it.

Cardinals | Parisi continues strong showing
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:33:07 -0800

MLB.com's Robert Emrich reports St. Louis Cardinals SP Mike Parisi allowed a run on three hits over five innings in his final Arizona Fall League start Monday, Nov. 16. Parisi developed a cutter that he throws in fastball counts to keep hitters off balance.

Cardinals | Holliday to give no special treatment
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:51:06 -0800

FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi reports a person with knowledge of free agent OF Matt Holliday's thinking said he would give the St. Louis Cardinals no special treatment in negotiations. "He was there two months," the person said. "St. Louis is a good place to play - a great city with a good fan base. But do I think it holds any special significance to him? No."

Cardinals | Schumaker staying at second
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:05:22 -0800

Cardinals.MLB.com's Matthew Leach reports St. Louis Cardinals 2B Skip Schumaker will not return to the outfield if the Cards fail to re-sign OF Matt Holliday.

Cardinals | Carpenter pitched hurt all season
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:10:50 -0800

St. Louis Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright wrote in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that SP Chris Carpenter (oblique) pitched with an oblique strain that no one knew about for most of the 2009 season.

Cardinals | Carp, Waino go to bat for each other
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:09:38 -0800

St. Louis Cardinals SP Chris Carpenter and SP Adam Wainwright wrote articles in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that explained why the other player deserved the National League Cy Young Award.

Cardinals | Lynn probably a year away
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:42:48 -0800

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Jeff Gordon reports St. Louis Cardinals vice president Jeff Luhnow said SP Lance Lynn is probably a year away from making an impact in the majors.

Cardinals | Jay could have a chance to make the team
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:42:37 -0800

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Jeff Gordon reports St. Louis Cardinals vice president Jeff Luhnow said OF Jon Jay has a chance to make the team as a backup outfielder in spring training.

Cardinals | Garcia to rest in offseason
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:32:55 -0800

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Jeff Gordon reports St. Louis Cardinals vice president Jeff Luhnow said SP Jaime Garcia is going to take it easy this offseason after impressing the team in his comeback from Tommy John surgery. He'll come to spring training early to try to build his stamina and could win a spot in the rotation.

Cardinals | Have not expressed interest in Figgins
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:04:51 -0800

Joe Strauss, of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, reports the St. Louis Cardinals did not express interest in free-agent 3B Chone Figgins (Angels) at the general managers' meetings this week. However, that could change if they lose out on re-signing OF Matt Holliday.

Cardinals | Could spend money on pitching
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:59:35 -0800

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Joe Strauss reports the St. Louis Cardinals could allocate money to the starting rotation if they fail to re-sign OF Matt Holliday. However, they are unlikely to pursue SP John Lackey (Angels).

Cardinals | Willing to wait it out with Holliday
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:07:33 -0800

SI.com's Jon Heyman reports St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said he expects the negotiations for OF Matt Holliday to take a long time, and the team is willing to wait it out. Mozeliak also said the team doesn't fear losing other opportunities in the near term because of how late significant moves were made last year. He also confirmed that the Cardinals haven't made Holliday an offer yet.

Cardinals | Wainwright wins Gold Glove
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:25:36 -0800

The Associated Press reports St. Louis Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright won his first Gold Glove award.

Cardinals | Molina wins Gold Glove
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:20:02 -0800

The Associated Press reports St. Louis Cardinals C Yadier Molina won his second Gold Glove award.

Cardinals | Interested in Nady
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:52:46 -0800

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Joe Strauss reports the St. Louis Cardinals are interested in OF Xavier Nady (Yankees).

Cardinals | Working on McGwire introduction
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:16:41 -0800

ESPN.com reports St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said the team is planning how it will formally introduce hitting coach Mark McGwire.

Cardinals | Parisi blasted Tuesday
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:33:05 -0800

Paige Schector, of MLB.com, reports St. Louis Cardinals P SP Mike Parisi gave up six runs (five earned) and seven hits while walking two and striking out three in 3 1/3 innings in the Arizona Fall League Tuesday, Nov. 10.

Cardinals | Unlikely to re-sign Holliday
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:08:42 -0800

Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi, of FOXSports.com, report the chances of the St. Louis Cardinals re-signing OF Matt Holliday are looking increasingly slim.

Cardinals | Wellemeyer files for free agency
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:20:38 -0800

CBSSports.com reports St. Louis Cardinals SP Todd Wellemeyer filed for free agency Monday, Nov. 9.

Cardinals | Glaus a Type B free agent
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:47:40 -0800

AOL Fanhouse's Ed Price reports St. Louis Cardinals 3B Troy Glaus qualified as a Type B free agent.

Cardinals | DeRosa a Type B free agent
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:46:09 -0800

AOL Fanhouse's Ed Price reports St. Louis Cardinals 3B Mark DeRosa qualified as a Type B free agent.

Cardinals | Interested in bringing DeRosa back
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:58:01 -0800

Joe Strauss, of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, reports the St. Louis Cardinals are interested in re-signing 3B Mark DeRosa, according to general manager John Mozeliak. However, they believe 3B David Freese should receive a chance to win the starting job at third base in Spring Training.

Cardinals | Interested in Bay
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:49:05 -0800

Joe Strauss, of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, reports the St. Louis Cardinals are among several teams interested in free-agent OF Jason Bay (Red Sox).

Cardinals | Unlikely to do much at GM meetings
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:50:42 -0800

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Joe Strauss reports St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said there is a very small chance the team does anything with personnel at the general manager meetings this week.

Cardinals | Descalso expected to play second base at Memphis next year
Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:41:15 -0800

MLB.com's Matthew Leach reports that St. Louis Cardinals minor league 2B Daniel Descalso is expected to be the starting second baseman at Triple-A Memphis in 2010.

Cardinals | Pineiro becomes free agent
Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:09:41 -0800

MLB.com's Matthew Leach reports that St. Louis Cardinals SP Joel Pineiro has filed for free agency.

Cardinals | Smoltz expected to re-sign
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:20:14 -0800

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Derrick Goold reports the St. Louis Cardinals have maintained dialogue with SP John Smoltz and are expected to re-sign him later in the offseason.

Cardinals | DeRosa wants to test market
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:15:27 -0800

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Derrick Goold reports St. Louis Cardinals 3B Mark DeRosa expressed a wish to test the open market.

Cardinals | Seven file for free agency
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:09:12 -0800

The Associated Press reports St. Louis Cardinals OF Rick Ankiel, 3B Mark DeRosa, 3B Troy Glaus, 3B Khalil Greene, OF Matt Holliday, C Jason LaRue and SP John Smoltz filed for free agency Thursday, Nov. 5.

Cardinals | Henley has big day Wednesday
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:03:03 -0800

Paige Schector, of MLB.com, reports St. Louis Cardinals OF Tyler Henley finished a triple short of the cycle in the Arizona Fall League Wednesday, Nov. 4. He also scored two runs in the game.

Cardinals | May have discussed framework of deal with Holliday
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:46:22 -0800

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Joe Strauss reports the St. Louis Cardinals may have discussed the framework of a six-year, $96 million contract with OF Matt Holliday's agent Scott Boras.

Cardinals | Thompson released
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:22:25 -0800

The Sports Network reports the St. Louis Cardinals released SP Brad Thompson Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Cardinals | Thurston, Scherer outrighted
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:22:05 -0800

The Sports Network reports the St. Louis Cardinals outrighted 2B Joe Thurston and P Matthew Scherer to Triple-A Memphis Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Cardinals | Pujols wins Hank Aaron Award
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:05:19 -0800

The Associated Press reports St. Louis Cardinals 1B Albert Pujols won the Hank Aaron Award in fan voting for the best offensive player in the league.

Cardinals | P. Rodriguez signed
Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:47:36 -0800

The St. Louis Cardinals have signed P Pedro Rodriguez, according to BaseballAmerica.com.

Cardinals | Daley earns save Thursday
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:54:19 -0700

Paige Schector, of MLB.com, reports St. Louis Cardinals P Gary Daley earned his first save of the Arizona Fall League Thursday, Oct. 29.

Cardinals | Parisi solid Thursday
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:48:33 -0700

Paige Schector, of MLB.com, reports St. Louis Cardinals SP Mike Parisi gave up just two hits and struck out four in five scoreless innings for his first win in the Arizona Fall League Thursday, Oct. 29. He has now developed a cutter, which he has labeled as one of his better pitches.

Cardinals | Pujols wants to remain with team
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:13:08 -0700

SportingNews.com reports St. Louis Cardinals 1B Albert Pujols said he wants to remain on the team for the rest of his career, according to a radio interview on 101.1 FM in St. Louis. "The fans know and the Cardinals know that I want to be a Cardinal for my whole career," Pujols said. "I love this city. The way that this city has embraced me and my family, I don't deserve the city to do that. And when you hear all of the players that come around to this town and say, 'You guys are lucky that you are playing in St. Louis,' we have the best fans. I want to be a Cardinal for the rest of my career."