http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/team/26 Recent articles about the St. Louis Cardinals en-us The official Elias free agent compensation rankings were released earlier today. For those unaware, these rankings essentially determine the draft compensation (if any) a player’s previous team will recover based on a few criteria. For one, the former team must offer the player arbitration or have the player sign before the arbitration offering deadline. From [...] Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:00:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Where_Darren_Oliver_Matt_Holliday_Happens/1534516 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Where_Darren_Oliver_Matt_Holliday_Happens/1534516 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Where_Darren_Oliver_Matt_Holliday_Happens/1534516 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/b/cb1f942b1c197d0fecce2dfaa58eef69450cf128/small/ANGELS__ROYALS_0ddc.jpg You shoulda come to the first party—we didn't get home 'til around four in the morning. I was blind for three days... View full size photo » There's no new news, which means it's time we go over some old news: the decision to sign Ryan Franklin to a multi-year extension stipulating that he was not allowed to record another out in 2009. That particular clause was the main problem with the Franklin deal in p... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:00:36 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Signing_Most_Valuable_Players/1530470 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Signing_Most_Valuable_Players/1530470 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Signing_Most_Valuable_Players/1530470 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/8/a8475d9d26b87324861ef43afb4a4c34b177faab/small/Padres_v_Mariners_f819.jpg I finished this series before the AFL season ended. Success! Age ERA H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 ▾ SO/BB Jesse Todd 23 2.20 39 13 12 3 13 1 59 0 0 7 199 7.2 0.6 2.4 10.8 4.54 Josh Kinney 30 3.86 43 21 19 6 20 2 52 6 0 7 197 8.7 1.2 4.1 10.6 2.60 Jaime Garcia 22 3.86 17 14 9 5 9 0 22 2 0 2 87 7.3 2.1 3.9 9.4 2.44 Phillip Walters 24 4.54 128 73 61 6 44 1 113 10 0 10 539 9.5 0.4 3.3 8.4 2.57 Oneli Perez 26 2.82 66 27 21 7 22 1 61 2 0 5 286 8.9 0.9 3.0 8.2... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:53:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/2009_Memphis_Pitching_Statistics/1525439 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/2009_Memphis_Pitching_Statistics/1525439 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/2009_Memphis_Pitching_Statistics/1525439 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/4/34c49d19b40f0817cbeec382e9f1a6da1f4e43c7/small/PicImg_MLB_FEB_21_e446.jpg The Mets would love to have Matt Holliday penciled into their Opening Day lineup next season, but the question is; Does Matt Holliday want to play for the Mets? According to Ken Davidoff of Newsday, he has a source who has told him that Matt Holliday’s top two choices in free agency are the Yankees and the Mets, in that [...] Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:00:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Matt_Holliday_8211_He_Loves_Me_He_Loves_Me_Not/1524782 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Matt_Holliday_8211_He_Loves_Me_He_Loves_Me_Not/1524782 The Mets would love to have Matt Holliday penciled into their Opening Day lineup next season, but the question is; Does Matt Holliday want to play for the Mets? According to Ken Davidoff of Newsday, he has a source who has told him that Matt Holliday’s top two choices in free agency are the Yankees and the Mets, in that [...] Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:00:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Matt_Holliday_8211_He_Loves_Me_He_Loves_Me_Not/1524783 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Matt_Holliday_8211_He_Loves_Me_He_Loves_Me_Not/1524783 With all the controversy surrounding weather to bring back Johnny Damon or Hideki Matsui, many fans have brought up the idea of signing outfielders Matt Holliday or Jason Bay. To me, when you win a championship, you shouldn't really try to change your team all that much, unless there's a guy like Mark Teixeira or CC Sabathia out there on the market, which this year, there isn't. The top pitcher on the free-agent market is John Lackey, and the best power-hitters are Jason Bay and H... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:50:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Will_The_Yanks_Go_After_Bay_Or_Holliday/1524498 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Will_The_Yanks_Go_After_Bay_Or_Holliday/1524498 With all the controversy surrounding weather to bring back Johnny Damon or Hideki Matsui, many fans have brought up the idea of signing outfielders Matt Holliday or Jason Bay. To me, when you win a championship, you shouldn't really try to change your team all that much, unless there's a guy like Mark Teixeira or CC Sabathia out there on the market, which this year, there isn't. The top pitcher on the free-agent market is John Lackey, and the best power-hitters are Jason Bay and H... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:50:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Will_The_Yanks_Go_After_Bay_Or_Holliday/1524490 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Will_The_Yanks_Go_After_Bay_Or_Holliday/1524490 With all the controversy surrounding weather to bring back Johnny Damon or Hideki Matsui, many fans have brought up the idea of signing outfielders Matt Holliday or Jason Bay. To me, when you win a championship, you shouldn't really try to change your team all that much, unless there's a guy like Mark Teixeira or CC Sabathia out there on the market, which this year, there isn't. The top pitcher on the free-agent market is John Lackey, and the best power-hitters are Jason Bay and H... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:50:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Will_The_Yanks_Go_After_Bay_Or_Holliday/1524494 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Will_The_Yanks_Go_After_Bay_Or_Holliday/1524494 With all the controversy surrounding weather to bring back Johnny Damon or Hideki Matsui, many fans have brought up the idea of signing outfielders Matt Holliday or Jason Bay. To me, when you win a championship, you shouldn't really try to change your team all that much, unless there's a guy like Mark Teixeira or CC Sabathia out there on the market, which this year, there isn't. The top pitcher on the free-agent market is John Lackey, and the best power-hitters are Jason Bay and H... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:50:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Will_The_Yanks_Go_After_Bay_Or_Holliday/1524492 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Will_The_Yanks_Go_After_Bay_Or_Holliday/1524492 With all the controversy surrounding weather to bring back Johnny Damon or Hideki Matsui, many fans have brought up the idea of signing outfielders Matt Holliday or Jason Bay. To me, when you win a championship, you shouldn't really try to change your team all that much, unless there's a guy like Mark Teixeira or CC Sabathia out there on the market, which this year, there isn't. The top pitcher on the free-agent market is John Lackey, and the best power-hitters are Jason Bay and H... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:50:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Will_The_Yanks_Go_After_Bay_Or_Holliday/1524500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Will_The_Yanks_Go_After_Bay_Or_Holliday/1524500 With all the controversy surrounding weather to bring back Johnny Damon or Hideki Matsui, many fans have brought up the idea of signing outfielders Matt Holliday or Jason Bay. To me, when you win a championship, you shouldn't really try to change your team all that much, unless there's a guy like Mark Teixeira or CC Sabathia out there on the market, which this year, there isn't. The top pitcher on the free-agent market is John Lackey, and the best power-hitters are Jason Bay and H... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:50:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Will_The_Yanks_Go_After_Bay_Or_Holliday/1524496 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Will_The_Yanks_Go_After_Bay_Or_Holliday/1524496 More photos » by Jeff Roberson - AP FILE -- This is a 2009 file photo showing St. Louis Cardinals baseball player Yadier Molina. A New York sports marketing firm has sued St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, saying he snubbed their agreement to make appearances and sign autographs. Steiner Sports Marketing's lawsuit, filed Friday, Oct. 13, 2009, in New York, says the sports memorabilia company had a contract with Molina dating... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:30:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/November/1517812 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/November/1517812 Sporting News staff reports Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak and agent Scott Boras both expect outfielder Matt Holliday to reach the open market, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "We need to spend some time with Matt and his agent and share what our vision is, what we have to offer, and at some point I'm sure we will," Mozeliak told the newspaper. "But at the same time, that's part of why we traded for him, to get him here, and at some point ... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:28:42 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Matt_Holliday_expected_to_reach_the_open_market/1512228 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Matt_Holliday_expected_to_reach_the_open_market/1512228 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Matt_Holliday_expected_to_reach_the_open_market/1512228 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/e/1e55f300cffc6ad24c20b5eea39e193c9890de1b/small/Picture_2.png Surprise 7, Scottsdale 8 Surprise: 10-11, 2nd-tied Daniel Descalso was 1-for-5. Daryl Jones was 1-for-4 with a double. St. Louis Cardinals Winter League Players Jon Jay continues to scuffle with a .708 OPS in the Venezualan League.  Strength of competition and run environment gets talked about a lot but I would imagine that it’s difficult to play in a league [...] Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:06:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/AFL_Game_21/1512099 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/AFL_Game_21/1512099 Per the Blue Jays official Twitter feed. Hoffpauir had a nice little rebound season for Memphis, hitting .299/.367/.496 in 375 at-bats.  The problem is he was repeating triple-A, was 26 years old, and at least according to Total Zone (a respected defensive metric), Hoff had a glove o’lead. Over his past two seasons, he was minus [...] Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:02:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Jarrett_Hoffpauir_claimed_by_Blue_Jays/1494310 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Jarrett_Hoffpauir_claimed_by_Blue_Jays/1494310 More photos » by Mark J. Terrill - AP 23 days ago: St. Louis Cardinals' Colby Rasmus, left, hits an RBI double as Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Russell Martin, right, and home plate umpire Brian O'Nora look on during the seventh inning of Game 2 of the National League division baseball series Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Browse more photos » For those await... Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:45:42 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Colby_Rasmus_plate_discipline/1477484 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Colby_Rasmus_plate_discipline/1477484 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Colby_Rasmus_plate_discipline/1477484 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/e/1e48768795e2fe2d4af7262a60fb40dd235289fd/small/PicImg_MLB_FEB_21_b938.jpg More photos » by Tom Gannam - AP 4 months ago: Blake Hawksworth pitches in the ninth inning against the Colorado Rockies in a baseball game, Saturday, June 6, 2009, in St. Louis. Hawksworth was making his major league debut. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam) Browse more photos » I know we don't normally get this desperate until December, but where I am right now the only thing on my mind is whether or not th... Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:00:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Community_Projections_Future_Young_Pitchers_of_St_Louis/1456475 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Community_Projections_Future_Young_Pitchers_of_St_Louis/1456475 Yes, I'm talking about Kyle Lohse.  Hi, I'm vivaelpujols.  You may remember me from such classic FanPosts as "Pitch f/x Thread", "A Look Back at the 2004 Cardinals", and "Can we please stop trashing Khalil?".  Due to the fact the chuckb actually has a life, there was an opening for the VEB Sunday spot, and I emailed Dan asking if I could fill that hole.  He consented, with the consideration that I did lots of Pitch f/x stuff.&nbsp... Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:00:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_untradeable_Part_1/1430325 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_untradeable_Part_1/1430325 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_untradeable_Part_1/1430325 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/2/c2ad0dddb0369a8b27193d5b60686cf9a1d102fa/small/Cardinals_vs_Brewers_8d23.jpg