Ronald Acuna, Jr? Juan Soto? Don't Forget Jack Flaherty In Talk Of Top Rookies

The more you study it, the saner it sounds.

BenFred

Mailbag: Are Cardinals Buyers After Recent Hot Stretch?

It’s time again for the weekly Baseball STL mailbag, found each Friday at KMOV.com and on the Baseball STL app. Got questions about the Cardinals (or anything else, really) that you’d like to see answered by KMOV’s baseball writers, JJ Bailey and Brenden Schaeffer? Send a tweet with #BaseballSTLmailbag and your question could be featured in a future edition of the mailbag!

KMOV

Ace Adams In Class Of 2018 For Western Massachusetts Baseball Hall Of Fame

Chris Capuano, from West Springfield, a pitcher who won 77 games during his Major League Baseball career, heads the Western Massachusetts Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2018.

Mass Live

Tim Lincecum Not Ready To Call it Quits

Tim Lincecum couldn’t reestablish himself as a productive major league pitcher with the Los Angeles Angels last season, but the two-time Cy Young Award winner and Giants legend hasn’t given up on recapturing his previous form.

Mercury News

Arbitration Breakdown: Carlos Martinez

Over the next few days, I will be discussing some of the higher profile upcoming arbitration cases. I will rely partly on my arbitration model developed exclusively for MLB Trade Rumors, but will also break out some interesting comparables and determine where the model might be wrong. Click here to view all of the 2017 projections.

MLB Trade Rumors

Extension Candidates: Carlos Martinez

We know that the Cardinals are interested in exploring an extension with righty Carlos Martinez, though there’s no news of progress (or even earnest engagement) to this point. But new contracts are often sorted out during the spring, and the sides will need to discuss money one way or another since Martinez is entering his first season of arbitration eligibility.

MLB Trade Rumors

Consistency Key To Chris Carpenter Winning Cy Young Award

In 2005, Chris Carpenter had 21 wins, seven complete games and four shutouts for the Cardinals. No St. Louis pitcher has achieved even one of those totals in a season since.

RetroSimba

Dontrelle Willis Ends Comeback Attempt

Adam McCalvy Twitter

Red Sox Ace May Come From Up Sleeve

Here’s the thing about No. 1 starters: Most of them weren’t always No. 1 starters.

Boston Herald

Brewers Sign Dontrelle Willis To Minors Deal With Spring Invite

Jerry Crasnick Twitter

Dontrelle Willis Eager To Compete With Bridgeport

Dontrelle Willis spent nine seasons in the big leagues. He was a two-time National League All-Star. He was named the National League Rookie of the Year in 2003.

CT Post

Dontrelle Willis Considering Becoming Pitching Coach

Jon Heyman Twitter

Giants Release Dontrelle Willis

Giant Potential Twitter

Failure To Extend Max Scherzer Suggests End Of Tigers' Blank-Check Approach

On Jan. 26, 2012, the largesse of Detroit Tigers owner Mike Ilitch seemed limitless. So did the potential of his franchise to win the World Series. That was the day the team announced it had signed Prince Fielder to a nine-year, $214 million contract.

Fox Sports

Dontrelle Willis To Sign Minors Deal With Giants

John  Shea Twitter

Marlins Won't Be Asking For David Freese

Though the Marlins are in need of offensive upgrades at several positions, don't look for them to go after guys like Orioles' catcher Matt Wieters or Cardinals' third baseman David Freese, both of whom are rumored to be available. Both are second-time arbitration-eligible and would qualify for free agency after 2016.

Sun Sentinel

Trade Talks Between Cardinals & Indians May Happen This Offseason

Hey, Hoynsie: Given the Cardinals' enviable surplus of starters and relievers, do you think the Indians would be able to trade for some of their excess talent? Also, with Cards first baseman Allen Craig coming back next season from being injured this year, what do you think the Indians chances would be of trading for him or his replacement, Matt Adams? –- David Buck, St. Louis, Mo.

Hey, David: If you see the match, and I see the match, you can bet the Cardinals and Indians saw it developing a long time ago. The Indians, however, aren’t the only ones sizing up the Cardinals roster.

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Angles Sign Dontrelle Willis To Minors Deal

Alden Gonzalez Twitter

Aaron Bates Named To 2013 Atlantic League All-Star Team

Atlantic League Official Site

Mets Introduce Must-See Tournament For Scouts

Baseball America