http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/193 Recent articles about Juan Encarnacion en-us At the P-D they're taking good advantage of the Cardinals' dual Cy Young candidates, as they've gotten both Wainwright and Carpenter on record as being Spartacus. (I would have liked one more, maybe PINEIRO: Why Joel Pineiro should win the Cy Young.)  For my money Wainwright's take on Carpenter is more interesting: But we should talk about this year. This year he just out-executed everybody. If he wouldn't have lost that time because of inj... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:00:33 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Wainwright_for_Carpenter_Carpenter_for_Wainwright_Somebody_for_DeJesus/1572906 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Wainwright_for_Carpenter_Carpenter_for_Wainwright_Somebody_for_DeJesus/1572906 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Wainwright_for_Carpenter_Carpenter_for_Wainwright_Somebody_for_DeJesus/1572906 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/a/da2f4cd71ce460aabf96d5c663970fc6402bd9f2/small/PicImg_Orioles_v_Cardinals_ed33.jpg Steve Slowinski wrote a piece a week ago about the importance of developing trade strings, particularly for the teams in small to mid-markets. I'll let Steve explain:   To lead off this series (no pun intended), I want to look at a concept that has always fascinated me: trade strings.  I'm pretty sure I just made that phrase up, so let me explain what I mean.  "Trade strings" are trades that eventually result in future trades.  And then those trad... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Rays_Family_Tree_Dead_Trade_Strings_of_1999/1513339 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Rays_Family_Tree_Dead_Trade_Strings_of_1999/1513339 This picture makes him look like the (unfairly maligned) Cyborg Juan Encarnacion. It's nice that one robot could replace another on the payroll. Love that fire, K!Now, learn how to take a walk and forget last year ever happened. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:41:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Welcome_to_St_Louis_Mr_Greene/873784 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Welcome_to_St_Louis_Mr_Greene/873784 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Welcome_to_St_Louis_Mr_Greene/873784 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/b/bb4275c63f8d2aafe2644dabc5a04975f7825631/small/Encarnacion_and_Rodriguez_857a.jpg With two huge deals in the National League Central this past week, the trade deadline has gotten some much earlier hype than it usually does. Both the Sabathia and the Harden trades have a possibility to become horrible for any of the teams involved?the Brewers miss the playoffs, Sabathia walks after the season, and Matt LaPorta dominates for years; Harden snaps his arm in half this Sunday. But the thing about most every trade that is made is that you really don't know how good or bad t... Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:10:27 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Top_7_Worst_Trades_of_the_Decade/289034 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Top_7_Worst_Trades_of_the_Decade/289034 B-REF PREVIEW | GAMEDAY | WEATHER | ACB CHAT ROOM Kyle Lohse vs. Cubs hitters: .390/.438/.619 in 118 at-bats Ted Lilly vs. Cardinals hitters: .246/.310/.373 in 142 at-bats When and Where: 2:55 on FOX The Cardinals hitters vs. Lilly includes Juan Encarnacion is no longer playing baseball. He was 8-17 against Lilly. Pujols has hit Lilly pretty well, but other than that, Lilly has fared well against the Cardinals hitters. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:44:23 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Cubs_at_Cardinals_open_game_thread/286621 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Cubs_at_Cardinals_open_game_thread/286621 Alright ladies and gentleman, here's todays part 1 update on various baseball injuries, it's a long one. This one contains updates on the St Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:05:41 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Todays_MLB_injury_update_Part_1/218354 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Todays_MLB_injury_update_Part_1/218354 Every starter except one from opening day spent time on the D.L. Five of those players ended up having season ending surgery at some point. Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:50:15 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Has_This_Team_Been_Injured_More_Than_Any_In_MLB_History/28051 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Has_This_Team_Been_Injured_More_Than_Any_In_MLB_History/28051 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Has_This_Team_Been_Injured_More_Than_Any_In_MLB_History/28051 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/1/812cd8837314e6595fcb0208c63461945db91d06/small/broken_bone.gif If you do, we'd like to borrow it and a DeLorean, in hopes of somehow altering the outcomes of the city's wretched weekend of sports. Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:23:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Anyone_Have_A_Flux_Capacitor/26585 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Anyone_Have_A_Flux_Capacitor/26585 No particular order... my picks for overpaid players in the N.L. Central. Based on this year's production only. Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:02:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/2007_NL_Central_All_Overpaid_Team/23446 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/2007_NL_Central_All_Overpaid_Team/23446 I guess it's fair to at least play the "where will A-Rod end up going" game a little early - hopefully we really get to start playing when the Yankees miss the playoffs *crossing fingers* - but this is just a bit insane. Or maybe inane is the accurate word. I mean, at least be realistic if you're going to paint the scenario. Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:30:03 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Someone_Take_That_Glue_Away_From_Kevin_Wheeler/22974 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Someone_Take_That_Glue_Away_From_Kevin_Wheeler/22974 The above names could help anyones team, but are they really worth it. Another look this week at players who could help your team(s). Sun, 29 Jul 2007 23:51:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Could_Richie_Sexson_Lasting_Milledge_or_Jason_Giambi_Help_Your_Team/21460 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Could_Richie_Sexson_Lasting_Milledge_or_Jason_Giambi_Help_Your_Team/21460