St. Louis Cardinals

Shelby Miller Adds To St. Louis Cardinals’ Pitching Issues

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Jaime Garcia was coming off an rehabbing an ailing shoulder that bothered him for much of 2012, but he’s proclaimed himself healthy this spring, the the St. Louis Cardinals aren’t worried about it. The news of Chris Carptenter being shut down for the year, if not for good, wasn’t the news the team wanted to [...]

Can Carlos Beltran Match 2012 Performance for St. Louis Cardinals?

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The St. Louis Cardinals were the beneficiaries of a resurgent season from Carlos Beltran after the club signed the oft-injured outfielder to a two-year deal to help replace departed superstar Albert Pujols in 2012. But was that a fluke or will Beltran be able to match his production and have another All-Star campaign for the [...]

St. Louis Cardinals Shortstop Rafael Furcal Could Miss Spring Opener

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It was only a little over a month after Rafael Furcal took the field as a fan-voted NL All-Star in 2012 that he added a significant elbow injury to his long history of ailments. The ligament strain meant that he wound up missing the St. Louis Cardinals‘ final 44 regular season games and the playoffs, but [...]

It’s Do Or Die Time For St. Louis Cardinals’ Lefty Jaime Garcia

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  St. Louis Cardinals left-hander Jaime Garcia is a rare talent. It’s not often you can find a southpaw that can blow it by a big league hitter in the mid 90′s, but that’s exactly what Garcia is capable of when he takes the mound. The problem is, Jaime has had trouble even toeing the [...]

Will St. Louis Cardinals Phenom Oscar Tavares Make the Big League Club?

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The St. Louis Cardinals have one of the top farm systems in baseball and the crown jewel of the farm system is Oscar Tavares, who many rank as one of the top two position players in the minor leagues. So how soon should the fans at Busch Stadium expect to see the 20-year old left-handed [...]

Matt Carpenter or Kolten Wong? Who Deserves to be the Future 2nd Baseman of the St. Louis Cardinals?

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With the 2013 MLB season right around the corner, the St. Louis Cardinals are looking to strengthen their weakest spot on the field, and that position is at 2nd base. The Cardinals have toyed around with different players at that position the past couple of seasons, using the likes of Skip Schumaker, who was lost to free [...]

St. Louis Cardinals’ Oscar Tavares Looks To Get His Feet Wet

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  Prospects come, and prospects go.  Every season, the annual First Year Player Draft is chock full of 18-23 year olds who look like they have the skills, body, and mentality of a franchise cornerstone. The truth is, most prospects rarely turn out to be the player they were projected to be as an ametuer. [...]

The St. Louis Cardinals Have a Replacement for Kyle Lohse

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The St. Louis Cardinals enter Spring Training without their ERA leader of a year ago, Kyle Lohse who remains unsigned despite a 2.68 ERA and 16-3 record and former CY Young winner, Chris Carpenter who may be forced to retire after lingering nerve issues. The possibility remains that the Cardinals will re-sign Lohse who remains [...]

Will the St. Louis Cardinals Sign Adam Wainwright to an Extension?

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St. Louis Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright has one year remaining on his contract and general manager John Mozeliak must sign the 31-year old pitcher to an extension prior to Opening Day. Unfortunately, contract talks have been postponed after he and his representatives and the club were unable to come to an agreement on an extension [...]

MLB Rumors: Could Kyle Lohse Wait Until After MLB First-Year Player Draft To Sign?

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Poor Kyle Lohse. Here he is, coming off a career-year with the St. Louis Cardinals, and nobody wants to sign him. In fact, not only have teams not made bids for the 34-year old righty, every team that he’s been linked to has seemingly found a reason to make statements saying that they’re not interested. [...]