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.
02/18/10 1:00 AM EST JUPITER, Fla. — Spring Training has arrived, and the Cardinals open camp on Thursday morning with something special, something both coveted and dreaded: high expectations. For the first time in at least three seasons, St. Louis begins Spring Training as the favorite in the National League Central. So as the Redbirds [...]
02/15/10 6:10 PM EST Welcome to the last Cardinals Inbox before Spring Training officially opens. 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 [...]
02/15/10 12:00 AM EST ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals open camp with something special this spring, something both coveted and dreaded: high expectations. For the first time in at least three seasons, St. Louis begins Spring Training as the favorite in the National League Central. So when the Cards begin camp in Jupiter, Fla., on [...]
02/12/10 5:07 PM EST ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals will be keeping their powder dry for now, but maybe not for long. General manager John Mozeliak explained that while the club has no plans to make any additions before camp opens in Jupiter, Fla., things can and probably will change during Spring Training. The Cardinals [...]
02/11/10 10:00 AM EST ST. LOUIS — Just about everything came together for the Cardinals' starting rotation in 2009. Adam Wainwright broke through. Chris Carpenter stayed healthy. Joel Pineiro enjoyed a career renaissance. Even when things did go wrong — think Todd Wellemeyer's rocky year and Kyle Lohse's string of physical maladies — something made [...]
02/10/10 5:48 PM EST ST. LOUIS — Feeling he had no other viable options, Brendan Ryan underwent arthroscopic surgery on Tuesday to relieve persistent discomfort in his right wrist. Ryan will be restricted from swinging a bat for approximately 2-3 weeks, but remains hopeful that he can play Opening Day. The timing of the operation [...]
02/09/10 6:31 PM EST ST. LOUIS — Skip Schumaker officially joined baseball's middle class this week. It's appropriate for someone who says he still views himself as a middle-class kind of guy. By agreeing to a two-year contract to avoid arbitration, Schumaker bought himself exponentially more security than he's ever had in his professional baseball [...]
02/08/10 8:40 PM EST ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals got some cost certainty and Skip Schumaker got some security. Schumaker agreed to a two-year deal with the club on Monday, avoiding arbitration. The club did not disclose the contract's dollar value. A Major League source told MLB.com that the pact could be worth $5 million [...]
02/05/10 1:13 PM EST ST. LOUIS — He was a pleasant surprise in 2008, but then endured a disappointing run in '09. Neither time did Kyle Lohse's fortunes really mirror those of his club. This year, that may change quite a bit. Few players are more pivotal to the Cards' success in 2010 than Lohse. [...]
02/03/10 1:23 PM EST Welcome to the latest 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 the form, be certain to use the word [...]