12/29/09 10:08 PM EST With Jason Bay off the big free-agent board, Matt Holliday is all alone as the star in bold type. Agent Scott Boras has been doubling back to prospective buyers for Holliday, according to ESPN.com's Buster Olney, but the slugging left fielder's most recent club — the Cardinals — remains the most [...]
12/26/09 10:00 AM EST ST. LOUIS — A disappointing end can't overshadow a terrific summer. For the first time in three years, the Cardinals played playoff baseball, and they did so after being forecast to finish as an also-ran. A strong start, despite injuries, put St. Louis in position to make some moves before the [...]
12/24/09 10:00 AM EST Cardinals catcher Matt Pagnozzi is looking at a little bit different Christmas this year. He'll be in the Dominican Republic for his first taste of winter league baseball, rather than spending the holidays at home in Arizona. Before he left, he checked in with MLB.com to talk about a few of [...]
12/23/09 11:18 AM EST The Cardinals recently released 2005 supplemental first-round Draft pick Mark McCormick, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported on Tuesday, ending a tenure that started with high expectations but resulted in a low amount of time on the mound because of constant shoulder problems. McCormick was taken by the Cardinals with the No. [...]
12/21/09 10:00 AM EST Welcome to the last Cardinals Inbox of 2009. 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 [...]
12/18/09 3:01 PM EST ST. LOUIS — As the Cardinals continue to build their 2010 team, it grows more and more likely that all five spots in their starting rotation will be filled with veterans. For Jaime Garcia, one of the youngsters who hoped to compete for a spot, that's bad news. For Mitchell Boggs, [...]
12/17/09 3:54 PM EST The Cardinals' attempt to re-sign free agent outfielder Matt Holliday appears to have gotten some competition Thursday, when FoxSports.com reported the Baltimore Orioles were making a run at the three-time All-Star. Whether Holliday would choose to play for the Orioles, who have had 12 consecutive losing seasons, or how serious Baltimore [...]
12/16/09 7:30 PM EST ST. LOUIS — It was another banner year for baseball in St. Louis, and the 2010 baseball calendar kicks off with a celebration of not only the highlights of 2009, but some from the past as well. The 52nd annual St. Louis Baseball Writers' Dinner is set for Monday night, Jan. [...]
12/15/09 8:41 AM EST The Cardinals want Matt Holliday back as their left fielder, and according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, they're willing to commit about $16 million a season for the next eight years to make sure it happens. That's what the newspaper reported on Monday, saying general manager John Mozeliak "tweaked" his previous [...]
12/14/09 4:05 PM EST E-mail a question about the Cardinals Welcome to the first post-Winter Meetings Cardinals Inbox. 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 [...]
