St. Louis Cardinals Might Have Long-term Closer In Jason Motte
St. Louis Cardinals closer Jason Motte has seen a lot of ups and downs in the early stages of his career, but he might now be set to have many more ups than downs in the foreseeable future.
The Cardinals agreed to a one-year, $1.95 million contract Wednesday with the man who closed out the franchise’s 11th World Series title.
Although the deal is only for one year, Motte looks...
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15 days ago
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15 days ago
Jason Motte, Cardinals agree to $1.95 million deal
Cardinals closer Jason Motte has agreed to a $1.95 million, one-year contract after helping St. Louis win the World Series.
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18 days ago
Memphis Tigers welcome Cardinals' Jason Motte
The University of Memphis baseball team was in the midst of an evening intrasquad practice at FedExPark last fall when freshman catcher Keaton Aldridge noticed an intruder walking onto the field with his dog.
Via Memphis Commercial Appeal
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18 days ago
Motte agrees to 1-year, $1.95M deal with Cards
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Cardinals closer Jason Motte has agreed to a one-year, $1.95 million contract after helping St. Louis win the World Series.
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19 days ago
CARDINALS, MOTTE SIGN ONE YEAR DEAL
St. Louis, Mo – The St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a one year, $1.95 million contract with closer Jason Motte, according to CBSsports.com. The Cardinals have confirmed the length of Motte’s contract via Twitter; he made $435,000 last year.
The 29 year old pitcher was drafted in the 19th round by the Cardinals in 2003. Motte made his debut with the Cardinals in 2008, racking...
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19 days ago
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19 days ago
Closer Motte agrees to 1-year deal with Cards
Cardinals closer Jason Motte has agreed to a $1.95 million, one-year contract after helping St. Louis win the World Series.
Via ESPN
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19 days ago
Cards raise Motte's salary in one-year, $1.95 million contract
Cardinals closer Jason Motte has agreed to a $1.95 million, one-year contract after helping St. Louis win the World Series.
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19 days ago
Closer Motte, Cards agree to 1-year deal (AP)
Cardinals closer Jason Motte has agreed to a $1.95 million, one-year contract after helping St. Louis win the World Series. The 29-year-old was 5-2 with a 2.25 ERA and nine saves last season, earning the closer's role in late August and getting five saves in the postseason. Motte made $435,000 last year.
Via Yahoo! Sports
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19 days ago
Jason Motte and Cardinals agree at $1.95 million
Cardinals closer Jason Motte has agreed to a $1.95 million, one-year contract after helping St. Louis win the World Series.
The 29-year-old was 5-2 with a 2.25 ERA and nine saves last season, earning the closer's role in late August and getting five saves in the postseason.
Motte made $435,000 last year. He had asked for $2.4 million in arbitration and had been offered $1.5...
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19 days ago
Cardinals sign P Motte
The St. Louis Cardinals have avoided arbitration with Jason Motte, signing the reliever to a one-year contract on Wednesday.
Via Miami Herald
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19 days ago
Cardinals, Motte agree on 2012 contract
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have agreed to terms with pitcher Jason Motte on a one-year contract for the upcoming 2012 season, thus avoiding salary arbitration.
Motte, 29, went 5-2 with a 2.25 ERA (10th amongst N.L. relievers) and nine saves in his 78 appearances last season, establishing a Cardinals single-season record for games pitched by a...
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19 days ago
Cardinals and Jason Motte agree on 2012 contract
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have agreed to terms with pitcher Jason Motte on a one-year contract for the upcoming 2012 season, thus avoiding salary arbitration.
Motte, 29, went 5-2 with a 2.25 ERA (10th amongst N.L. relievers) and nine saves in his 78 appearances last season, establishing a Cardinals single-season record for games pitched by a...
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19 days ago
Cardinals sign Motte to one-year contract
Jason Motte and the Cardinals reached agreement Wednesday on a one-year contract for 2012, avoiding arbitration.
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19 days ago
Motte agrees to one-year deal with Cardinals
The Cardinals took care of the last of their
arbitration-eligible players Wednesday when reliever Jason Motte
agreed to terms on a one-year contract.
Via STLtoday.com
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19 days ago
Motte: Settles Contract at Midpoint
Hot News for RP Jason Motte
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19 days ago
An Alternative Way of Looking at Setup guys
In the last piece, I looked at a different way of evaluating closers. In this piece, we will apply the same numbers to setup guys. Setup guys are always underrated on draft day. However, with many leagues adding holds to the pitching stat lines, they are becoming a bigger factor. Furthermore, many of them are the first available closers when the regular closer goes down with an injury...
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21 days ago
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21 days ago
Bullpen Could Be A Strength For St. Louis Cardinals In 2012
The St. Louis Cardinals’ bullpen came a long way in 2011, beginning with Ryan Franklin’s blown save on Opening Day and ending with Jason Motte’s final pitch to win Game Seven of the World Series.
The squad battled through major ups and downs throughout the season, and the final roster hardly resembled the Opening Day roster. All of those changes turned out to be a blessing...
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22 days ago
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22 days ago
Cardinals, McClellan avoid arbitration at $2.5M
The St. Louis Cardinals and right-hander Kyle McClellan have avoided arbitration by agreeing to $2.5 million, one-year deal.
The 27-year-old McClellan replaced injured Adam Wainwright in the rotation last season and was 6-6 with a 4.21 ERA in 17 starts. He was moved to the bullpen after the acquisition of Edwin Jackson at the trade deadline and went 6-1 in 26 relief appearances...
Via AP on Fox
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27 days ago
KMac Signed; Arb Figures Exchanged with Motte
One St. Louis Cardinals pitcher, Kyle McClellan, comes to terms with the club while another, Jason Motte, moves closer to a 2012 contract as arbitration amounts were exchanged Monday.
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27 days ago
Motte an obvious choice to close games
World Series champion isn't the only title Jason Motte is set to shoulder in 2012. There's this new closer tag now attached to his name, too.
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29 days ago
Off-the-wall Cardinals story ideas for 2012
As regular readers know, I annually publish my predictions for the New Year’s top five stories concerning the St. Louis Cardinals. 12 months later, I return for a year-end view, as well.
I put a lot of thought into those selections and take them very seriously. As a result, they end up being solid choices, but conservative in nature, by definition hardly bold. In conjunction, I...
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January 10, 2012
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January 10, 2012
Press Release: Cardinal Caravan Set to Cover Five States in Four Days
CARDINALS CARAVAN SET TO COVER FIVE STATES IN FOUR DAYS
Current Major Leaguers and Cardinals’ Top Minor League Players Scheduled to Appear
ST. LOUIS (January 5, 2012) – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today the schedule for the team’s 2012 Cardinals Caravan which will make stops in Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Iowa and Tennessee.
The Cardinals will embark on five separate...
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January 05, 2012
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January 05, 2012
Cardinals Caravan Set To Cover Five States In Four Days
ST. LOUIS (January 5, 2012)– The St. Louis Cardinals announced today the schedule for the team’s 2012 Cardinals Caravan which will make stops in Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Iowa and Tennessee.
The Cardinals will embark on five separate caravans, scheduled around the Winter Warm-Up weekend, January 13-16. Three caravans will depart on Friday, January 13 through Saturday,...
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January 05, 2012
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January 05, 2012
Mottephobia
I learned a new word during a discussion recently.
I would think that the word, among Cardinal fans, would suggest that opposing players were developing a fear of the non-closer, Jason Motte. Who could blame them? The once-catcher-turned-pitcher has a live fastball and a reckless abandon towards the mound. Motte seemed to find his footing throughout 2011 and became a solid...
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December 22, 2011
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December 22, 2011
Cardinals New Strength Is Pitching Depth
It’s usually well past this point in the year when the complete look of any part of a team is known. However, without some highly unlikely maneuver or another freakish injury before April, the St. Louis Cardinals have aligned their pitching staff completely in mid-December. With the signing of left-handed reliever JC Romero last Thursday, the last remaining question of what direction...
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December 20, 2011
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December 20, 2011
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