Jim Frey Dies At 88

The Cubs legacy of Jim Frey, the former manager and general manager who died this week, includes two National League East titles and a questionable decision that might have prevented the Cubs from putting away the Padres in the 1984 playoffs.

Chicago Tribune

Cole Hamels On Phillies Return: Ball's In Team's Court

The Phillies need starting pitchers and Cole Hamels needs a job.

Philadelphia Official Site

As Trade Deadline Approaches, Phillies To Get Firsthand Look At Much-Coveted Matthew Boyd

The Phillies began an important week in the schedule with a 2-1 victory in Pittsburgh on Sunday. Despite scoring just three runs in the final two games, the Phillies took two of three from the Pirates to remain entrenched in the National League wild-card race as next week's trade deadline (and big decisions for the front office) steams toward us.

NBC Sports

Cole Hamels Not Considering Retirement Any Time Soon

Mark Feinsand Twitter

Ten Players You Forgot Were Cardinals

A recent article by MLB.com's Will Leitch highlighting 10 former Yankees who you may not remember as former Yankees got us thinking about what such a list might look like for other baseball franchises.

St. Louis Official Site

Ready To Sell? Five Teams Could Be Close

Sellersville, Pa., is notable in baseball history as the birthplace of the incomparable Jamie Moyer, who spent a full season with the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens at age 29 ... and retired 20 years later with 269 Major League wins.

MLB Official Site

Wade LeBlanc Gets W As Mariners Split Rangers

Wade LeBlanc hasn't won a lot of games for the Mariners. In fact, his victory on Thursday over the Rangers was his first as a Major League starter in nearly two years.

Seattle Official Site

Jed Lowrie's Clutch Doubles Pushes Athletics Past Rangers

The A's shook off early clutch-hitting woes and got a two-run double from Jed Lowrie in the seventh inning to break a tie and claim a 3-1 series-opening victory over the Rangers at the Coliseum on Monday night.

Oakland Official Site

Shohei Ohtani Throws BP, Adjusts To Conditions

All eyes were again on Shohei Ohtani on Saturday afternoon, as the Japanese two-way phenom took the mound for his first live batting-practice session, throwing 30 pitches over two simulated innings.

Anaheim Official Site

Cole Hamels Finds Inspiration In Bartolo Colon's Drive

Cole Hamels, who learned his craft from some savvy veterans like Jamie Moyer, Roy Halladay and others when Hamels was pitching in Philadelphia, has a new inspiration in Rangers camp.

Texas Official Site

Scott Rolen, Larry Walker Fall Short In Hall Of Fame Voting

Though none of the four players to earn election into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday have a connection to the Cardinals, two who do will continue to garner consideration in coming years.

St. Louis Official Site

Underrated Jamie Moyer Came To Grips With Changeup

Jamie Moyer had an amazing, perhaps even unique, talent for being underrated. No matter how many times people called him underrated -- and that word was used countless times in his 7,000-season career -- he remained underrated. No matter how much credit you want to give him, he was probably still better than you remember.

Seattle Official Site

Chris Carpenter, Scott Rolen, & Jason Isringhausen Make Debuts On Hall Of Fame Ballot

Power-hitter Jim Thome and former MVP Chipper Jones headline the list of 19 newcomers to the National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot that will reach voters in the coming week. A handful of former Cardinals, including Cy Young Award winner Chris Carpenter, also dot the ballot for the first time.
Cardinal Beat

The full ballot for the 2018 Major League Baseball Hall of Fame was announced, Monday. And new on the list are three former St. Louis Cardinals: Chris Carpenter, Scott Rolen and Jason Isringhausen.
KMOX

The Baseball Hall of Fame has announced the 36 candidates who are on the ballot to be elected as the 2018 Hall of Fame class.
STL Baseball Weekly

A Cy Young Award winner, the franchise's all-time saves leader and an eight-time Gold Glove Award winner are among the former Cardinals to land on the 2018 National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. All three -- Chris Carpenter, Jason Isringhausen and Scott Rolen -- were also members of the organization's 2006 World Series championship team.
St. Louis Official Site

Phillies' 1989 Trade For Sal Agostinelli Still Reaping Rewards

It was a transaction not worth mentioning in the newspapers at the time, a minor-league deal between the Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals that did not even create a blip on baseball’s radar screen. The Phillies got a 27-year-old catcher who barely had a triple-A resume. The Cardinals received a 24-year-old infielder who had been a fifth-round pick, but would never get higher than the triple-A level.

Philly News

Another Cy Young Surprise? Three Aces No One Saw Coming

With the Boston Red Sox facing the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET), the pitching matchup of Rick Porcello versus Mike Leake is particularly intriguing because Leake is perhaps this year’s Porcello. Last season, Porcello became a surprise Cy Young winner, entering the season with a career 4.32 ERA, but going 22-4 with a 3.15 ERA to edge out Justin Verlander in the voting. Leake, coming off a 4.69 ERA with the Cardinals in 2016, now leads the NL with a 1.94 ERA.

ESPN

Jordan Schafer Bids To Become Baseball's 'Slash'

Not too far from the entrance to one of the top golf resorts in the country, one now noted for two Greg Norman-designed courses that are distinctly different in their styles and skills needed to navigate, Jordan Schafer and his father invited his agent to dinner. At a Chili’s not too far from Orlando, right there along the line between Osceola and Polk counties, they met to decide what direction Jordan’s baseball career should go.

Bird Land

Could A Cardinal Get The Call From Cooperstown Next Year?

After a winter spent hand-wringing and ballot-parsing, the chewed-over Hall of Fame vote was officially announced Wednesday and the Tim Raines-led Class of 2017 introduced.

Bird Land

Ryan Ludwick To Represent Cardinals For 2016 Draft, Jamie Moyer For Mariners

Twenty-three former All-Stars. The winningest pitcher in postseason history. Three pitchers who tossed perfect games. A Most Valuable Player, a Rookie of the Year, a Hall of Fame manager and a Hall of Fame broadcaster.

St. Louis Official Site

Adam Wainwright Humbled By 'Hutch' Honor

The Rams have left. The Mizzou quarterback was booted off the team. The two local college basketball clubs lost their last games by a combined total of about 100 points. Finally, some good news in St. Louis sports.

Cardinal Beat

Adam Wainwright Receives Community Service Award

Adam Wainwright has stood victorious atop a pitcher's mound after recording the final out in the World Series. He has limped off the field with a torn Achilles tendon that ended his 2015 season right after it began.

St. Louis Official Site