Cardinals Release Eight Minor Leaguers

Deemed not competitive enough to make short-season clubs, eight players are now former Cardinals.

The Cardinal Nation

MiLB Transactions June 2-7: Cardinals Release Eight

Cubs placed Mark Johnson on the 7-day disabled list.
Indians released Josh Phelps.
Royals granted Brad Thompson free agency.

St. Louis Cardinals
Released: RHP Jose Calero, RHP Luis Orozco, RHP Alejandro Pinard, RHP Michael Thompson, LHP John Durham, LHP Kyle Heim, 1B Roberto Perez, 2B Gerardo Mambell
Optioned to Triple-A: OF Jon Jay
Loaned to Mexican League: OF Amaury Cazana Marti
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Kyle Mura, 1B Andrew Brown, SS Luis Mateo, OF D'Marcus Ingram
Reinstated from DL: RHP Chuck Fick, RHP Francisco Samuel

Baseball America

Cardinals Extended Spring Training Invitees

20 additional players have been invited to St. Louis Cardinals extended spring training camp, which begins on April 6.

The Cardinal Nation

The Cardinal Nation 2009 Johnson City Cardinals Starting Pitcher Of The Year: Jesse Simpson

Jesse Simpson, the Cardinals 40th round pick in the June First-Year Player Draft, is our Johnson City Cardinals Starting Pitcher of the Year.

The Cardinal Nation

The Cardinal Nation 2009 Johnson City Cardinals Reliever Of The Year: Aaron Terry

Aaron Terry, the Cardinals 42nd round pick in the 2009 First Year Player Draft, is our 2009 Johnson City Cardinals Reliever of the Year.

The Cardinal Nation

Johnson City Cardinals Report 9-3-09

19-year-old Puerto Rican infielder Luis Mateo hit .428 this week in seven games to help lead Johnson City (6-5 week, 37-30 overall) to a second place finish in the Western Division of the Appalachian League.

The Cardinal Nation

Johnson City Cardinals Report 8-23-09

20-year-old catcher Audry Perez hit .462 this week in four games to further cement Johnson City (3-3 week, 31-25 overall) in second place of the Western Division of the Appalachian League.

The Cardinal Nation

Johnson City Cardinals Report 7-19-09

20-year-old first baseman Matt Adams was 8-for-19 (.421) with five walks and just three strikeouts this week to help Johnson City (3-3 week, 14-11 overall) hold onto second place in the Western Division of the Appalachian League.

The Birdhouse

Burlington Beat Johnson City 6-3: Luis Mateo 2 Hits, Doubles, & 1 RBI; Robert Stock 1 RBI; Raniel Rosario 2 Hits & Doubles

Individual Highlights:
Luis Mateo 2-for-4 with one double, one two-out RBI, one run, one stolen base, and one fielding error.
Raniel Rosario 2-for-4 with one double and one run.
Robert Stock 1-for-4 with one two-out RBI.
Richard Racobaldo 1-for-4 with one double, one run, and one strikeout.

Rough Outing:
Romulo Ruiz 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
Yunior Castillo 0-for-4 with one ground into double play.
Randy Santos Started, Loss (0-1), four innings, six hits, three earned runs, one walk, two wild pitches, and four strikeouts. (g/f:3-3)
John Durham Three innings, three hits, two earned runs, one home run, one walk, and two strikeouts. (g/f:7-0)
Kyle Heim Two innings, one hit, one unearned run, and two strikeouts. (g/f:3-1)

Boxscore
Johnson City Press Post Game
Tri Cities Sports Post Game

Johnson City Cardinals Tandem Starting Pitchers Determined

Pitching Coach Doug White kindly let me know about the pairs for the next week of games.

Johnson City Cardinals

Day Three Draft Round Up Cardinals

As the major league amateur draft wound through its third and final day today, the Cardinals took righthanded pitcher David Kington of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and righthander Andy Moss from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo.
Cardinal Beat

The St. Louis Cardinals, who earlier had chosen righthanders David Kington from SIU-Carbondale and Andy Moss of Lincoln University in today’s final day of the amateur baseball draft, went even closer to home for their 41st pick, taking McKendree righthander Cale Johnson. Cardinal Beat

Vianney High and Southeast Missouri State product Jim Klocke, named the Missouri high school player of the year in 2006, was taken in the 46th round today in the 50-round amateur baseball draft which wrapped up its three-day run.
Cardinal Beat

The Cardinals today completed the Major League Baseball 2009 First-Year Player Draft with 20 selections on the third and final day. The Cardinals selected 14 pitchers, four infielders, an outfielder and a catcher today.
Cardinals Official Site Press Release

On Thursday, the St. Louis Cardinals completed the Major League Baseball 2009 First-Year Player Draft with 20 selections on the third and final day. The Cardinals selected 14 pitchers, four infielders, an outfielder and a catcher on day three.
The Cardinal Nation

Estero High School senior Tyler Bighames was selected in the 31st round, 939th overall, this morning by the St. Louis Cardinals in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

Bighames, a 6-foot-2, 190 pound right-hander, hit .438 with five homers and 25 RBI as a senior. He has signed with the University of Oregon.
Florida News-Press

Lavigne finished with a record of 8-2 along with a 3.05 earned run average. He was a second-team all-Mountain West Conference selection whose strikeout total of 87 overall and 41 in league games ranked second in the MWC only to teammate Stephen Strasburg. His 6.78 hits allowed per nine innings was the 20th-best mark in the nation and opponents hit just .209 against him.
San Diego St. Official Site

The St. Louis Cardinals finished out Day Three of the MLB Draft by loading up on right-handed pitchers.
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