Former Cardinals On Atlantic League 2012 Opening Day Rosters

Brian Barton - Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 
Freddie Bynum - Somerset Patriots 
Brad Furnish - Bridgeport Bluefish
Shawn Garceau - York Revolution 
Richard Giannotti - Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 
Reid Gorecki - Long Island Ducks 
Randy Keisler - Long Island Ducks 
Blake King - Camden Riversharks 
Jeff Lyman - Long Island Ducks
Josh Pressley - Sugar Land Skeeters
Prentice Redman - Bridgeport Bluefish 
Rich Rundles - Lancaster Barnstormers
Ramon Vasquez - Bridgeport Bluefish
Les Walrond - Lancaster Barnstormers
Bob Zimmermann - Long Island Ducks

Cardinals Minors First Half All-Stars: 2011 Versus 2010

Over at FOXSportsMidwest.com this week, my column recapped the all-stars across the St. Louis Cardinals’ three mid-season leagues. You should go there to read about each player’s accomplishments, but what I will do here is compare the lists of all-stars year-to-year.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Corpus Christi Walk-Off Against Springfield

After a tremendous homestand which saw the Cardinals go 4-2 in six games against the South Division, Springfield hit the road in May and woke up in Corpus Christi to begin June.

Springfield Cardinals Official Site

P.J. Walters: Won't Be Back In St. Louis Soon

The St. Louis Cardinals have outrighted right-handed pitcher P.J. Walters to Triple-A Memphis.

The Cardinal Nation

Tony LaRussa Says Catchers Need Protection; Matt Holliday In A Pinch; Blake King Waived; Extra Bases...

Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said it's time to discuss a rule change that will better protect catchers and base runners from collisions at home plate, and he has an idea how to do it.

STL Today

Round Two: Why Not Give Matt Carpenter A Shot At 3B?

QUESTION: While 3B David Freese has been down, why hasn't Memphis 3B Matt Carpenter gotten a chance to fill in with the big club? Carpenter had a scorching spring training and is now batting .292 with a .414 on-base percentage. Couldn't he help more than, say, Tyler Greene?

STL Today

Yadier Molina & The Impact On Winning

For the first time since he collected enough at-bats to be eligible, St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday starts a day without leading the National League in batting average.

Birdland

Cardinals Minor League News & Notes 5-26-11

Angel Tapia: USA Bound

Leandro Mateo: Newest Recruit

Blake King: Changing Uniforms Again

Aaron Luna: Out Of Action

Francisco Guzman: Receives Walking Papers

Astros Claim Blake King Off Waivers

The Astros have claimed 24-year-old, right-handed pitcher Blake King off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals, General Manager Ed Wade announced today. King was placed on the Astros 40-man roster and optioned to Double A Corpus Christi.

Astros Official Site

Springfield Comeback, Win 8-7

Playing with heavy hearts after learning of the devastation in Joplin last night, Springfield was looking to win their first series since early May. The surging Cardinals sent right hander Maikel Cleto to the mound against Major League Rehabber Aaron Cook.

Springfield Cardinals Official Site

Alex Castellanos belted a three-run home run in the ninth inning Monday afternoon to rally the Springfield Cardinals past the Tulsa Drillers 8-7.

Cardinals Corner

Players From Low-A Will Get Taste Of Big Leagues At Busch Stadium

As much as giving the hometown crowd a chance to see a future crop of home-grown talent, the Cardinals hope bringing their Low-A affiliate to Busch Stadium for a game will offer the youngest players a lesson in the geography of baseball.

STL Today

Springfield Routes Tulsa 7-2

Springfield had struggled against Tulsa going into the first game of their four-game set at ONEOK Field, but the Cardinals set the tone early that Friday night would be a different story.

Springfield Cardinals Official Site

Zack Cox On Schedule

Patience and impatience.

The wavy, sometimes ill-defined line between the two is where St. Louis Cardinals third base prospect Zack Cox continually resides.

Fox Sports Midwest

Matt Frevert Casualty Of Springfield Bullpen Woes

Former Missouri State pitcher Matt Frevert's recent struggles cost him his bullpen job with the Springfield Cardinals, who began taking a jackhammer to their struggling bullpen Wednesday.

Springfield News-Leader

Matt Frevert Released; Blake King Sent Down To Springfield

Former Missouri State pitcher Matt Frevert’s recent struggles as the Springfield Cardinals’ closer pro tem has cost the right-hander his job.
Cardinals Corner

Matt Frevert: Moving On

Blake King: Dropping Down

Albuquerque Walk-Off With Wild 7-6 Win Over Memphis

The Albuquerque Isotopes (17-11) scored a run in the bottom of the ninth on a Memphis Redbirds (10-18) error, capping a wild inning and a 7-6 'Topes walk-off win Saturday night at Isotopes Park. The victory was enjoyed by 12,870 fans, the biggest crown at The Lab so far this season.

Albuquerque Isotopes Official Site

Memphis Redbirds Notebook 5-5-11

Our weekly report on the St. Louis Cardinals Triple-A Pacific Coast League affiliate.

The Cardinal Nation

Memphis' Seven Run Seventh Slams Round Rock

Catcher Tony Cruz belted a grand slam home run in the bottom of the seventh as the Redbirds posted seven runs en route to a 10-7 win over Round Rock Saturday afternoon in front of 6,680 at AutoZone Park.

Memphis Redbirds Official Site

Tony Cruz's Single Bails Out Memphis

The Redbirds pitching staff can be credited for keeping their team in nearly every game during the first month of the season.

Memphis Commercial Appeal

The Redbirds were able to put a W in the books in the bottom of the tenth with a walk-off hit by Tony Cruz to end the first game of the series, 6-5, against the Texas Round Rock Express at AutoZone Park.

Memphis Redbirds Official Site

Walk-Off In Memphis

Trailing the entire game Memphis used a pair of walks and four singles to score three runs in the bottom of the ninth that included a walk-off single from Nick Stavinoha as the Redbirds defeated the I-Cubs 4-3 in front of 11,623 at AutoZone Park.

Memphis Redbirds Official Site