The first decision of the offseason is here for the St. Louis Cardinals. With the Cardinals trading away most of the veterans on the roster, there were few internal decisions for the team to make right away.
The Cardinals have declined their $6MM club option on right-hander Ryne Stanek for the 2027 season, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Derrick Goold reports. Stanek will instead take the $1MM buyout and enter free agency.
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The St. Louis Cardinals don't have many things to think about right now in the first few days of the offseason, but there is one option decision looming over the organization.
Another MLB season is in the books. The pending lockout is hanging over the heads of players and ownership, but there could be a mad rush of moves prior to December.
The St. Louis Cardinals don't have many internal free agent decisions to make this winter. That's in large part because St. Louis has traded away most of the veterans on the roster.
When the 2026 Major League Baseball regular season comes to an end, the St. Louis Cardinals are going to need to go back to the drawing board when it comes to the bullpen.
The St. Louis Cardinals were one of the more surprising stories in baseball over the first three months.
The St. Louis Cardinals were defeated 4-3 and 10-2 by the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday in a doubleheader. To make matters worse, relief pitcher Ryne Stanek suffered an injury scare during one of the games.
Cardinals right-hander Ryne Stanek left Tuesday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers in the seventh inning after the St. Louis reliever appeared to jam his foot or ankle into the first base bag while trying to cover on a bunt single by Joey Ortiz.
2026 was expected to be a rebuilding year for the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals had been sellers during the offseason, trading pitcher Sonny Gray, third baseman Nolan Arenado, infielder Brandon Donovan and first baseman Willson Contreras.
The 2026 MLB season was driven by top performances from young players, and the crop of young talent in the minors has never been greater. These 25 prospects could emerge as top MLB players in 2027.
The St. Louis Cardinals had a quiet haul in free agency this winter, but they managed to add a couple of veterans to their pitching staff. Starter Dustin May could light up radar guns and become a major turnaround story after his rough year with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox.
The St. Louis Cardinals are entering the 2026 season with different expectations than usual. They let go of all of their trade chips, sending them to contending teams and boosting their stock of prospects, especially on the pitching side.
The St. Louis Cardinals haven't made some sort of splashy signing -- like the Chicago Cubs did this past weekend with Alex Bregman -- but they are having about as good of an offseason as fans could've hoped for.
The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms on a deal with veteran reliever Ryne Stanek on Friday and the full details were reported on Saturday and they look very positive for the organization.
The St. Louis Cardinals have made two different moves that will help the bullpen this week. First off, the Cardinals went out and acquired Justin Bruihl from the Cleveland Guardians.
Relievers are still coming off the board this winter. St. Louis-born pitcher Ryne Stanek is coming back to Missouri, as the Cardinals have reportedly signed the right-hander to bolster the bullpen.
The St. Louis Cardinals are taking a flier on a former top-shelf bullpen arm. Several reporters confirmed Friday that the Cardinals have agreed to a contract with relief pitcher Ryne Stanek.
Some sloppy defense and a bullpen meltdown cost the New York Mets the rubber match in the Subway Series at Yankee Stadium on Sunday night. At the center of that meltdown was high-leverage reliever Ryne Stanek, who had a disaster of an eighth inning and was charged with the loss.
The family culture has seemed to be the main factor for why free agents opted to take their talents to the New York Mets ever since Steve and Alex Cohen bought the team.
According to MLB.com's Mark Feinsand, the New York Mets and Ryne Stanek are in agreement on a one-year deal worth $4.5 million.
The news about the Mets' Ryne Stanek could be a sign that the team and Pete Alonso are closer to an agreement than some believe.
As the New York Mets continue to bolster their bullpen with their latest additions of A.J. Minter and Adbert Alzolay, one of their top bullpen arms from last season is reportedly drawing interest from two NL teams.
The Chicago Cubs are currently one of, if not the most, active teams in search for back end of the bullpen help. While they have a tentative deal in place
The New York Mets continue to load up on experienced arms.
The Seattle Mariners are hoping that reliever Ryne Stanek can duplicate the stellar 2022 campaign he put up with the Houston Astros.
Ryan Stanek had a down season with the Houston Astros last season. Redemption summer coming?
The New York Mets have done work to strengthen their bullpen this offseason and may not be done adding talent. MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand tweeted that the Mets are openly interested in pursuing former Houston Astros RHP Ryne Stanek: Stanek has all the makings of a perfect setup man for Mets superstar closer Edwin Diaz.
Superior pitching, a breakthrough behind the plate, and a return to form in left field helped carry the Milwaukee Brewers to the NL Central crown, but the club will still have opportunities to improve this offseason.
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