Kevin Thomas Begins Season On 7-Day Disabled List With Triple-A Rochester

A mix of young, talented prospects and proven veterans make up the Rochester Red Wings 2014 Opening Day roster which was released by the club Sunday. The initial roster includes the presence of Red Wings veterans OF Chris Parmelee and LHP Scott Diamond as well as exciting, upstart players like SS Danny Santana and RHP's Alex Meyer and Trevor May. The Wings Opening Day roster includes 12 pitchers, three catchers, six infielders and four outfielders.

Rochester Official Site

Marty Mason Begins Second Season As Rochester Pitching Coach; Chad Allen Returns As New Britain Hitting Coach; Jim Dwyer Begins Ninth Season Ft. Myers Hitting Coach

Marty Mason begins his second season as Red Wings pitching coach and 29th as a coach at the professional level. Mason was the pitching coach for Single-A Daytona (Cubs) from 2011-12 and spent 25 years in the St. Louis organization, including 11 as the Cardinals bullpen coach from 2000-10.

Star Tribune

Brad Thompson Looks For Consistency With Somerset

The groundballs kept coming, and soon enough they began adding up to the kind of record-breaking history that only baseball can offer.

My Central Jersey

Adam Wainwright, Cardinals Cement Their Faith In One Other

Fighting emotion, he thanked his mother who raised him alone, his older brother who mentored him, his agent and his teammates.

Post-Dispatch

Ryan Franklin Turns 38, Has No Plan For Slowing Down

For a pitcher whose job hinges on his ability to avoid surprises, Cardinals closer Ryan Franklin surrendered to one Saturday.

STL Today

Kyle McClellan Is Sharp In Spring Debut; David Freese Slated To Play; Injury Report; The Scoring Report

Twenty-seven Cardinals pitchers had taken the mound before Kyle McClellan got his first start of the spring Saturday. But McClellan promptly issued a statement in his bid to assume the starting job left vacant by the elbow injury to Adam Wainwright.

STL Today

Kyle McClellan Makes Statement; David Freese Comes Back Sunday; Kyle Lohse Pleased With First Start; Ect...

Kyle McClellan has a message for the others competing for the open fifth starter’s spot: Good luck.

Fox Sports Midwest

Cubs Insist Focus Is On This Season, Not Albert Pujols

When Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts, in his second full year of his family's ownership of the team, spoke at the club's first full-scale workout last weekend, he indicated that the Cubs would be in financial position to go after players next offseason rather than this past one, in which they cut payroll some 10 percent.

STL Today

Jaime Garcia Looks To Repeat Rookie Success

Asked to reflect on his rookie season of 2010, Jaime Garcia doesn't obsess over his 13 wins, his 2.70 ERA, his dozen quality starts before July or his podium finish in NL Rookie of the Year balloting.

STL Today

The Cardinal Nation Blog Top Stories Of 2010 #1: The Collapse

The St. Louis Cardinals were expected to repeat as division-winners in 2010. Instead, they missed the playoffs entirely.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

The Cardinal Nation Blog Top Stories Of 2010 #5: Tony LaRussa & Dave Duncan Return

The long-time manager-pitching coach duo will be back leading the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011 despite a difficult 2010.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Late Fade Dashes Cardinals Playoff Hopes

It was, if nothing else, a memorable season by the banks of the Mississippi in 2010.

A Cardinals team with high expectations battled through a frustrating year but still held a lead in the National League Central in August. Yet, a brutal late-season slide doomed the Redbirds to second place in the division -- leaving the Cards out of the playoffs for the third time in four years.

Cardinals Official Site

Cubs Name Brian Harper Double-A Manager, Marty Mason Double-A Pitching Coach, Jeff Fassero Single-A Pitching Coach, & Mark Johnson Short Season MGR

The Chicago Cubs today announced their minor league managers and coaching staffs for the 2011 season, which includes Bill Dancy taking over at Triple-A Iowa, and a new coaching staff at Double-A Tennessee led by manager Brian Harper, a former catcher for 16 big league seasons.

Cubs Official Site

The Cardinal Nation Blog Top Stories Of 2010 #20: Marty Mason's Firing

The St. Louis Cardinals fired their bullpen coach and promoted his replacement from within.

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Cardinals Could Sign Backup Catcher By Wednesday; Ryan Theriot Signed; Ect...

Sensing accelerated movement in the market, the Cardinals want to fill the final vacancy on their major-league roster by signing a backup catcher before leaving the annual winter meetings.

STL Today

Compromise Creates Challenge For 2011 Cardinals

Thanks to the Great Compromise of 2010, the Cardinals appear destined for spring training intrigue.

STL Today

Dusty Baker On Central: Cardinals Are 'The Favorite'

Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker, whose team stormed the National League Central as the surprise winner this past season, sought to position the defending champs as underdogs yet again in 2011.

STL Today

Cardinals Major League Notebook 11-9-10

Right-handed pitcher Jake Westbrook remains the St. Louis Cardinals’ primary free agent target.

The Cardinal Nation

Inbox: Are Cardinals Looking For Middle Infielders?

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Cardinals Major League Notebook 10-29-10

Several questions facing the St. Louis Cardinals during this offseason have already been answered.

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