The St. Louis Cardinals, based in St. Louis, Mo., participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the National League Central Division. The Cardinals were founded in 1892.
ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals confirmed on Friday that they have signed Japanese pitcher Katsuhiko Maekawa to a Minor League contract. Maekawa will not receive an invitation to Major League Spring Training. Maekawa, 30, is a left-hander who has mostly pitched as a starter in Japan. According to japanesebaseball.com, he went 31-45 over 149 career [...]
ST. LOUIS — A day after the information began trickling out, the Cardinals formally announced their Minor League coaching staffs on Thursday. The staffs at Triple-A Memphis, Double-A Springfield and low Class A Quad Cities will remain the same in 2009 as they were in 2008. Chris Maloney, Ron "Pop" Warner and Steve Dillard return [...]
ST. LOUIS — For the moment, it looks like there's a stalemate in the Cardinals' pursuit of left-hander Brian Fuentes. And since it's not entirely clear whether any other clubs are actively pursuing the lefty, there may be some stagnation on the Fuentes front entirely. Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said on Wednesday that the [...]
ST. LOUIS — If you like Spring Training games, you're going to love 2009. The Cardinals announced their spring schedule on Wednesday, and the slate includes 34 Grapefruit League games, an exhibition against the Dominican Republic's World Baseball Classic team and two games against Triple-A Memphis at AutoZone Park in Memphis. All told, it's a [...]
ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals signed two players to Minor League contracts for 2009 on Tuesday, while details of the organization's Minor League coaching staffs for the upcoming season also began trickling out. St. Louis signed infielder Joe Thurston and catcher Justin Knoedler to Minor League contracts with invitations to Major League Spring Training. Thurston, [...]
And you thought the awards had dried up for Albert Pujols. Monday brought one more accolade for the Cardinals superstar, who was chosen as the 2008 Hitter of the Year in MLB.com's annual This Year in Baseball Awards presented by State Farm. The award was voted on by fans, and a record 12 million ballots [...]
Welcome to the latest Cardinals mailbag. As always, if you have a question, use the link below to submit it — and please be sure to include your first name, last initial and hometown. If you send a regular e-mail, rather than using the form, be certain to use the word "mailbag" in the subject [...]
MILWAUKEE — The top ninth-inning man left on the free-agent market told his hometown newspaper that he'd prefer to stay close to home. Outgoing Rockies closer Brian Fuentes said he sees "a great fit" with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in a Saturday report in the Merced Sun-Star. Fuentes was born and raised in [...]
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Cardinals decided not to offer contracts to three players — utility infielder Aaron Miles and left-handed relievers Randy Flores and Tyler Johnson — by Friday night's 11 CT deadline. The three players thus became free agents and could sign with any club, including the Cardinals. Flores had an [...]
LAS VEGAS — It's a familiar tune for the Cardinals and the people who follow them. St. Louis' delegation left baseball's annual Winter Meetings at the Bellagio without having made any deals. Yet the front office is more confident than it was four days ago that the club's goals can and will be achieved. It's [...]