Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Felipe Lopez' Reported Minor League Deal With Rays Bad News For Red Sox
According to a report from Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times (via twitter), veteran infielder Felipe Lopez is expected to sign a minor-league deal with the Rays in the coming days. If accurate, the report would represent a bit of bad news for the Red Sox, who signed Lopez during the penultimate weekend of the regular season (after he’d been released by the Cardinals and refused a waiver claim by the Padres) in part because of the possibility of netting a draft pick.
Orioles Sign Mark Worrell To Minors Deal
According to Baseball America, via mlbtraderumors.com, the Orioles have signed a few more pitchers for minor-league depth.
They are right-handers Chris Jakubauskas and Mark Worrell and lefty James Houser.
They are right-handers Chris Jakubauskas and Mark Worrell and lefty James Houser.
We Are The Champions
Full and half season ticket holders are now a part of the newly founded Champions Club.
Around The Horn: Bullpen
The following is the second in a series at cardinals.com examining the 2011 Cardinals, unit by unit. Today: the bullpen.
Racal's Sweetheart Special Returns
The time of the year has come again for Rascal to play Cupid and aim his bow at the heart of your significant other. Rascal's Sweetheart Special is back with three packages to choose from -- each available for just $30. Packages are limited to just the first 25 fans so it is recommended that orders are placed quickly to ensure availability. Each package includes tickets to a River Bandits game this season and a special gift hand delivered by Rascal himself to your special someone's home or office.
Quad Cities River Bandits Official Site
Quad Cities River Bandits Official Site
Team #19: Cardinals
If we only looked at the Top 10 of an organization, the Cardinals might not have moved much from last year’s dismal rankings (TEAM #29 – St. Louis Cardinals ). But here at Diamond Futures we look at the strength of the entire Minor League system and few systems in the League possess the depth as that possessed by the Cardinals.
Brad Penny Has High Praise For Victor Martinez
While Brad Penny won a World Series with Miguel Cabrera in Florida in 2003, he didn't win anything with Victor Martinez in Boston in 2009. All he got from Beantown was his release and a fresh start in San Francisco, where he regained his strong form.
Round Two: Do Cardinals Have Firepower To Win NL Central?
QUESTION: With spring training now just a few weeks away, where do you see the Cardinals relative to the rest of the NL Central?
Teammates Hope Albert Pujols Signs Soon
As the Cardinals and first baseman Albert Pujols inch closer to his deadline at the start of spring training for negotiating a contract extension, it won't just be the city of St. Louis and its fans that are hoping a deal can be reached.
Zack Cox Ready To Hit
It would be hard enough to have to play in a baseball game after sitting out for almost four months. Having to do it against the best competition you've ever faced would make it nearly impossible.
Snowball's Chance: Does Record Weather Bring Cardinals Championship?
Judging by the emails I've received and the questions pelting me on Twitter, Cardinals Nation was already peering out their windows before the first flakes hit the ground this morning and looking into the blizzard for hints of a World Series championship.
Spring Forecast: Few Competitions In Cardinals Camp
A college buddy of mine in Chicago said the local weather pundits are describing the approaching mess as a "dangerous multifaceted and potentially life threatening winter storm."
Springfield Cardinals Individual Tickets On Sale March 22
The Springfield Cardinals are pleased to announce that individual game tickets, including the March 29th Exhibition Game against the St. Louis Cardinals, will be available for purchase starting at 9am Tuesday, March 22nd.
More Local TV Revenue Won't Cover Albert Pujols Contract
Members of the St. Louis Cardinals’ extended community anxious over the impending contract negotiations between the club and superstar first baseman Albert Pujols have come up with some interesting ideas.
Overthinking It: Springer Springs Eternal
Those of you without Google Alerts set for “Russ Springer” may have missed a startling development in the ever-changing middle-relief landscape this past Sunday, as one of the few bullpen constants of the last two decades gracefully passed from the stage. If Springer's official retirement announcement escaped your notice, you needn’t feel inattentive; the news caught my eye only because in an indirect way it made me look good—or more accurately, saved me from looking bad.
Arkansas Travelers Annual Hot Stove Meeting Lands Star But Shuts Out Fans
The annual winter warm-up known as the Arkansas Travelers hot stove meeting was canceled on a chilly Tuesday night because the star attraction -- Los Angeles Angels right fielder and Central Arkansas homeboy Torii Hunter -- was presumably stuck in Dallas thanks to the winter storm all the media people in town for the Super Bowl are constantly whining about.
Did The Cardinals Try To Trade Albert Pujols?
Olney states that the Cardinals have never really pursued trading Pujols. What I want to know is, why would Pujols' agent feel the need to announce that Pujols would veto any trade proposal if the Cardinals didn't try to trade him?
Cardinals Winter Warm-Up Series: Outfielders
New series with player comments from the St. Louis Cardinals Winter Warm-up continues with four outfielders.
Cardinals Winter League Notebook 2-1-11
Raul Valdes and Ramon Vazquez are the only Cardinals affiliated players in the Caribbean Series along with former players Julio Manon, Hugo Castellanos, Iker Franco, Alberto Castillo, Dan Serafini, Renyel Pinto, Orber Moreno, Kiko Calero, Ivan Maldonado, and Robinson Cancel. Former Cardinal Kelvin Jimenez begins spring camp in Japan.
Use'em Up Or Lose'em: Players Out Of Options
Within a fortnight, pitchers and catchers will report for duty, thus marking the beginning of the spring and starting the countdown until the league-wide roster crunch. As difficult as picking the best 25 players can be, the occasionally arcane roster rules add even more complications to the equation. Options are the most notorious and popular forms of restrictions placed upon the teams. The goal is simple: to limit talent hoarding and to assist players in finding opportunities.
Rob Neyer Joins SB Nation, Becomes Part Of 'Us' Not 'Them'
In Rob Neyer's first column for SB Nation, he obliterates the line between "us" and "them" and lists a few of the First Principles that will guide his work.
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