http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/42033 Recent articles about Jason Motte en-us First, some briefs on yesterday's roster moves: It's interesting to see the Brad Thompson perception gap—the RotoWorld box in the sidebar thinks he'll have no problem finding a job, even as a fifth starter; the Baseball Primer thread is remarkably positive, for BTF. But I think the average VEBer wrote off the artist occasionally known as WonderBrad a long time ago.  I'll always think of him as a better pitcher than he probably was and is; I'm as... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:06:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/What_the_Cardinals_can_take_from_the_Yankees_besides_the_luxury_tax/1503915 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/What_the_Cardinals_can_take_from_the_Yankees_besides_the_luxury_tax/1503915 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/What_the_Cardinals_can_take_from_the_Yankees_besides_the_luxury_tax/1503915 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/d/1d874c7d145125767de4e7a4eeb332c547d46cc9/small/CardinalsRoyals_93e5.jpg I think we, as a community of worriers, are relatively pat about the offense—if anything bad were to happen, be it Pujols missing a chunk of time; Rasmus continuing to be Ramos; or the Cardinals seriously going into the 2010 season with Skip Schumaker and Allen Craig dueling for the chance to be the team's fourth best hitter, it would come as a terrible shock.  But the pitchers... well, they were too good last year. I am expecting any and all things to happen this year to mak... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:00:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Bill_James_and_Pitchers/1420840 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Bill_James_and_Pitchers/1420840 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Bill_James_and_Pitchers/1420840 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/3/334aaf6163468d357cbc45c7d54b580018021def/small/PicImg_MLB_FEB_21_4327.jpg 2010 ROSTER MATRIX2009 EDITION STARTERSBENCHROTATIONPEN molina c$4.25m lugo ut$400K carpenter rhp$14.5m franklin rhp$3.25m pujols 1b$16m greene ut$400K lohse rhp$8.9m mcclellan rhp$400k schumaker 2b$2.5m mather of$400K wainwright rhp$4.65m motte rhp$400K freese 3b$400k jay of$400K garcia lhp$400k boggs rhp$400K ryan ss$400k pagnozzi c$400K hawksworth rhp$400k kinney rhp$750k craig lf$400k stavinoha ofmemphis lynn rhpmemphis miller lhp... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:00:52 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Hot_Stove_kickoff_The_Roster_Matrix/1401210 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Hot_Stove_kickoff_The_Roster_Matrix/1401210 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Hot_Stove_kickoff_The_Roster_Matrix/1401210 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/3/43c519c25ad5bd3ef591f6cd79d7fc9a6c7d2f6b/small/c3.jpg More photos » by David J. Phillip - AP St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols (5) hits a double as Houston Astros catcher Humberto Quintero, left, cries softly during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 21, 2009 in Houston. Quintero would later throw to third base every chance he got. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Browse more photos » Mark DeRosa's line since I called out his Cardinals perf... Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:01:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Affirmation/1222288 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Affirmation/1222288 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Affirmation/1222288 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/1/f1883fb68c5a3118103820abaea63d6ce40d0ac5/small/Albert_Pujols_Celebrity_a5a1.jpg Troy Glaus takes a swing in anger. (photo courtesy momup) View full size photo uploaded September 4, 2009 I missed most of yesterday's game, for a variety of reasons, and when I left the Cardinals had their narrow lead. So I was happy to learn, when I finally checked the box score, that it wasn't the bullpen that messed things up (and happier still to learn that it wasn't altogether Smoltz's fault, either.)&nb... Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:30:09 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/A_Motte_Proposal/1111835 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/A_Motte_Proposal/1111835 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/A_Motte_Proposal/1111835 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/c/3c3f2f9beadc83e04321067242204e1bcf25b443/small/PicImg_MLB_FEB_21_abfc.jpg First of all, I apologize for yesterday. My computer was basically inoperable as I spent most of the day trying to remove viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware, netware, adware, and underwear. Between running multiple virus protection programs and all the adware the worm/virus had placed on the computer, I literally couldn’t go from website to website or use Word. I think I’ve finally got it licked, however, so we’re back up and running. As I’ve mentioned several times, I’m not at al... Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:00:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Right_handed_relief/1082184 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Right_handed_relief/1082184 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Right_handed_relief/1082184 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/b/9b4c8f4229f3136f64b34d5711aad952470e215b/small/John_Smoltz_2e73.jpg More photos » by Tom Gannam - AP Browse more photos » I guess they won't be missing Oswalt so much after all. It's amazing how inelastic my subjective idea of this offense has gotten; even after all the acquisitions and the recent Rick Ankiel renaissance, even though I am a basically rational observer of baseball who has never once called into a radio program and hasn't gotten truly angry at a baseball game ... Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:00:40 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Off_Day_Relief/925185 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Off_Day_Relief/925185 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Off_Day_Relief/925185 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/b/abc399e28abe6954142b11d3433a0066eb71651f/small/PicImg_MLB_FEB_21_9533.jpg Here are ours- erik Cardinal Rookie of the Year: Jason Motte Minor League Player of the Year: Brett Wallace Minor League Pitcher of the Year: Lance Lynn 2009 1st round pick: I’m not liking the way this class is shaping up really. I’ll cheat and pick 2. A.J. Pollock CF/IF, Notre Dame or Mike Leake, rhp, Arizona St. Breakout Hitter: Tommy [...] Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:30:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Our_Preseason_Picks_to_Click/583491 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Our_Preseason_Picks_to_Click/583491 The Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Busch Stadium. Righthander Ian Snell will take the mound for the Pirates to start this game. Snell is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA. It'll be Kyle Lohse toeing the rubber for the Cardinals in this contest. Righthander Lohse is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the g... Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:44:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pirates_Cardinals_Lines_Preview/580563 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pirates_Cardinals_Lines_Preview/580563 Magwitch approved content. 6. Jason Motte See you in: St. Louis Journey Theme Song: Line of Fire Best Case 2009: Grant Balfour 2008. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:38:13 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/FR_Top_20_Great_Expectations_6_10/574594 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/FR_Top_20_Great_Expectations_6_10/574594 Despite Tony LaRussa's demurrals on the question of naming a Cardinals closer, Jason Motte will open the season as the team's bullpen ace. That's according to Al Hrabosky, a Cardinals closer himself - "the Mad Hungarian" - back in the 1970s and since then a longtime Cardinals broadcaster.LaRussa told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch several days ago that he would not name a closer entering the 2009 season. However, during the pre-game show of the Twins-Cardinals Spring Traini... Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:12:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Motte_Set_to_Be_Cards_Closer/570078 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Motte_Set_to_Be_Cards_Closer/570078 Because KLaw’s comments went over so well, let’s toss some more fuel on the fire: psugator01 (Coral Springs, Fla.): Is there anything about Jason Motte’s mechanics that would prevent the Cardinals from naming him their closer? Kevin Goldstein: I’m not sure I have something against his mechanics, it’s just a bit weird because the second he [...] Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:13:20 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Daily_Farm_Report_32209/560764 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Daily_Farm_Report_32209/560764 Baseball America ranked the Cardinal farm system 8th overall. That?s a pretty big feather in Jeff Luhnow?s cap, considering what he #6 - Jason Motte - Age: Rank: erik - 8, roarke - 7, azruavatar - 2008: (AAA) 66.2 IP, 110K/26BB, 36% GB, 2.59 (MLB) 11 IP, 16K/3BB, 45% GB, ... Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:05:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Future_Redbirds_Top_20_3_6/440697 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Future_Redbirds_Top_20_3_6/440697