The Cardinal Nation 2009 Cards Minors Rookie Of The Year: Scott Schneider

His manager comments on Scott Schneider’s season and makes a favorable comparison to an established big leaguer as the 21-year-old is named our top first-year starting pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals system in 2009.

The Cardinal Nation

Hank Aaron Award Is Latest Hardware For Albert Pujols

Albert Pujols is closing in on a dominating sweep of postseason hardware.
Cardinals Official Site

Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols, who figures to win his third National League Most Valuable Player award next month, won a second Hank Aaron award Sunday night.
Cardinal Beat

Albert Pujols: Wins Aaron Award Again

Jason Bay Better Then Matt Holliday?

Joe Urbon, the CAA Sports agent for Jason Bay, called his client "the most complete player on the market'' in a phone interview, a startling claim in that the more-celebrated Matt Holliday is also in a free-agent class that's otherwise lacking in-their-prime everyday stars.

Sports Illustrated

Cardinals Must Show They Are Committed To Winning In Order To Keep Albert Pujols

“I think the big thing for the Cardinals is they have to convince Albert to do the deal and also convince him that they’ll continue to do things to win championships by going after top players like Matt Holliday who can help them achieve that,’’ said the official.

Boston Globe

Cardinals Winter League Notebook 11-1-09

Donovan Solano is the player of the day in our daily report on Cardinals prospects in winter ball. He collected a double, two home runs and seven RBI in Colombia on Saturday.

The Cardinal Nation

Cardinals Minor Matters 11-1-09

Remember the days when you looked forward to being the first in the family to grab the Sports section from the Sunday morning paper and devour it from start to finish?

The Cardinal Nation Blog

The Cardinal Nation October Message Board Contest Winner

Gagliano, who made the top message post in October, receives an autographed copy of the new book “Satchel - The Life and Times of an American Legend”.

The Cardinal Nation

Colby Rasmus' Plate Discipline

For those awaiting the exciting conclusion to "The Untradable", you'll have to wait a little longer. I'm having trouble organizing all of the data into something presentable, and I'd like to take a little longer to get it right. In the meantime, let's take a look at everyone's favorite Rick Ankiel buffer, Colby Rasmus.

Viva El Birdos

Allowing Mark McGwire Back Is A Cardinal Sin By Bud Selig

So the commissioner of baseball thinks it’s peachy-keen and okey-dokey that Mark McGwire will be the new batting instructor of the St. Louis Cardinals?

That’s interesting.

Boston Globe

Giants Should Take A Look At Mike Aldrete

I f you are going to go with a bunch of No. 6 and 7 hitters in your lineup, why not bring in a coach that made a 10-year major league career out of being a contact hitter?

It's unknown if there is interest in current Cardinals assistant hitting coach Mike Aldrete.

Monterey County Herald/Fox Sports

Mark McGwire Hire Shows Tony LaRussa's Clout

Cardinals manager Tony La Russa has never been reluctant to try something out of the ordinary, even if he knows he'll draw criticism for his actions.

STL Today