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Perdomo heads to Giants via Rule 5. St. Louis selects Haltiwanger, loses Haerther in Triple-A phase

LAS VEGAS — Luis Perdomo's first tenure in the Cardinals organization was brief. The Giants selected Perdomo, 24, from the Cardinals organization on Thursday with the sixth pick in the Rule 5 Draft. Perdomo, a right-handed reliever, was the compensation when St. Louis traded Anthony Reyes to the Indians in July. The Cardinals receive $50,000 [...]

Fans respond with their 10 prospects. Picks concur with MLB.com’s list, with a few interesting exceptions

The people have spoken and, for the most part, they agree with MLB.com. Asked to select their own top 10 prospects, a chance to voice their own opinions on whom the top prospects in the game are and contrast it to MLB.com's Top 50 list, fans more or less felt MLB.com's list was on target… [...]

Contract decisions await Mozeliak. Cards have eight arbitration-eligible players at tender deadline

LAS VEGAS — After four long days at baseball's annual Winter Meetings, Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak could scarcely look ahead any further than his flight home on Thursday afternoon. But a fairly pressing matter awaits him when he heads to his office at Busch Stadium the next day. Friday at 11 p.m. CT is [...]