Clay Hensley Retires

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Nationals Release Clay Hensley

William Ladson Twitter

Blue Jays Sign Erick Hurtado To Minors Deal

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Nationals Sign Clay Hensley To Minors Deal With Spring Invite

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Brewers Release Clay Hensley

Brewers Player Development Twitter

Brewers Sign Clay Hensley To Minors Deal

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Reds Release Clay Hensley

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Sean West Hits Two Homers To lead New Orleans Over Memphis

New Orleans Zephyrs starting pitcher Sean West blasted two solo home runs, and later added a single for a 3-for-3 night, and tossed 6 1/3 innings to lead the Zephyrs past the Memphis Redbirds, 7-4 on Sunday night.

New Orleans Zephyrs Official Site

Rested Anibal Sanchez Meets Kyle McClellan, Cardinals

The Marlins are being careful with Anibal Sanchez because they know how valuable he is to their present and future. The Cardinals are enjoying what they're getting from Kyle McClellan in his first season as a Major League starter, and they'd like it to continue.

MLB Official Site

119 Players File For Salary Arbitration For 2011 In MLB

The next phase in the annual process of salary arbitration has taken place...
From Feb 5 until today, a total of 119 players filed for salary arbitration in Major League Baseball. Now, clubs and their players that have filed have just 3 days (Monday) before the sides must exchange salary figures.

The Biz Of Baseball

Marlins Call Up Jorge Sosa

geStepping in have been Taylor Tankersley, who right now is the lone lefty in the bullpen, Jay Buente, who made his Major League debut on Thursday night, and Jorge Sosa, who had his contract selected from New Orleans on Friday.

Marlins Official Site

Cardinals Plod Their Way To Defeat

Cardinals lefthanded rookie Jaime Garcia, who hadn't given up more than two earned runs in any of his first seven starts this season, didn't allow any runs on a drizzly Wednesday night at Busch Stadium. That was good news only to a degree for the Cardinals.
STL Today

It hasn’t exactly been the sophomore season that pitcher Blake Hawksworth or the Cardinals had hoped for.
STL Globe-Democrat

The Cardinals offense continued to struggle as the visiting Marlins won 5-1 on Wednesday night.
The Cardinal Nation

Hector Luna Does His Job, Knocks Off Former Team

After 3-hours and 14-minutes on Saturday, the Marlins ended their day on a high when Hector Luna lifted a walk-off single over a drawn-in Cardinals outfield.

With the bases full, Luna did his job. The 28-year-old waited on a pitch to drive and he did just that. The winning RBI gave the Marlins a 6-5 win over the Cardinals.

Fish Pond

Minor League Transactions December 11-20

Indians re-signed Anthony Reyes
Astros signed Matt Ginter
Cardinals released Mark McCormick
Rays re-singed Chris Richard
Baseball America

One of the advertised spoils of the St. Louis Cardinals’ windfall of picks in 2005, fireballer Mark McCormick couldn’t find command or health during his years in the Cardinals’ system and now has been released.
Birdland

Another top pick from the St. Louis Cardinals' 2005 draft has left the organization, right-hander Mark McCormick.
The Cardinal Nation

The Cardinals recently released 2005 supplemental first-round Draft pick Mark McCormick, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported on Tuesday, ending a tenure that started with high expectations but resulted in a low amount of time on the mound because of constant shoulder problems.
Cardinals Official Site

Albert Pujols' Friday Rarity

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols was on base four times against the Chicago Cubs on Friday. His damage was caused via a pair of walks, one clearly intentional, a double that was played into a triple by Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano and Pujols’ world-leading 32nd home run of the season.

The Cardinal Nation

Memphis @ New Orleans Postponed Due To Rain, Scheduled For Doubleheader July 25, 2009

Boxscore

Heavy late-afternoon rain and persistent lightning forced the postponement of Monday's scheduled game between the New Orleans Zephyrs and Memphis Redbirds.
New Orleans Zephyrs Official Site Announcement

Monday's Memphis Redbirds game on the road against New Orleans was rained out
Memphis Commercial Appeal

The Zephyrs-Memphis Redbirds game Monday night was rained out and will be made up as part of a doubleheader July 25.
The Times-Picayune

Astros Reassign John Gall, Could Get Call During 2009 Season

The Astros made another round of cuts on Sunday morning, reassigning five veteran non-roster players to Minor League camp -- right-handers Clay Hensley and Danny Graves, lefty Neal Musser and infielders Matt Kata and John Gall.

Astros Official Site

Middle Relievers Come From All Over, But That Doesn't Diminish Their Role

Snapshot: He has a funky delivery similar to Meredith. The Padres view him as a potential closer. As a minor leaguer, Worrell averaged 1.17 strikeouts per inning, with the number jumping up to 1.36 last season at Triple-A. Opponents hit only .210 against Worrell last year.

San Diego Union-Tribune

Anatomy Of A Closer

As the time for pitchers and catchers to report approaches, it’s becoming increasingly likely that the ’09 closer is already on the Cardinals roster. Though Chris Perez assumed that role for part of ’08, he’s hardly a shoo-in for the role this year, however. Many here, and elsewhere, like Jason Motte for the role in large part b/c of his 98+ mph fastball.

Viva El Birdos

John Gall Signs Minor League Deal With Astros

The Astros made five non-roster signings official on Monday, confirming they inked two outfielders, two infielders and a pitcher to Minor League deals.

Astros Official Site