Cardinals Release Minor Leaguers Ross Smith, Miguel Tapia

The St. Louis Cardinals cut loose two A-ball players, outfielder Ross Smith and right-handed pitcher Miguel Tapia.

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Tony LaRussa On Jaime Garcia: "He's On An Upward Swing"; Cardinals Release Ross Smith & Miguel Tapia

St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa isn't hiding from the garish spring numbers his young lefty starter Jaime Garcia has put up in a depressed-offensive spring this month. He just wants to underscore there's more to Garcia's starts than numbers.

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Cardinals Minor League Medical Report 3-16-11

Status of 13 St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers out of action for injury or other medical reasons.

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Minor League Transactions July 28-August2

Braves placed Vladimir Nunez on the disabled list.

Reds added Russ Springer to 40-man roster.

Indians optioned Jess Todd To Triple-A.

Marlins added Hector Luna to 40-man roster.

Astros released Brad Thompson.

Astros added Brett Wallace to 40-man roster.

Padres placed Jason Adams on the disabled list.

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Draft pick signed: RHP Seth Blair (1.5)
Traded: OF Ryan Ludwick to Padres as part of three team deal in which Indians sent RHP Jake Westbrook to Cardinals, and Padres sent RHP Corey Kluber to Indians and LHP Nick Greenwood to Cardinals
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jason Novak, RHP Miguel Tapia, LHP Anthony Ferrara
Reinstated from DL: C Ivan Castro

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Cardinals Minor & Major League News & Notes 7-31-10

Jason Novak: Disabled List Stay Ahead

Daniel Bibona: Ready To Go In Quad Cities

Nick Stavinoha: Rehab Complete

Brad Penny: 60-Day DL Move

Roberto Espinoza: Packing Once Again

Ivan Castro: Quickly Served Minimum

Miguel Tapia: Injured Again

Palm Beach Cardinals Notebook 7-2-10

Hot hitting Xavier Scruggs keeps Palm Beach close to the top in the Florida State League.

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Palm Beach Cardinals Notebook 6-25-10

Palm Beach picked up six victories during a very busy week in the Florida State League. Ramon Delgado helped lead the way.

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Cardinals Minor League News & Notes 6-24-10

Matt Frevert: All-Star On The Shelf

Trey Hearne: On Tyler Norrick's Trail

Miguel Tapia: Off & Up

Luis Mateo: Activated By Quad Cities

Adam Ottavino: Watch This Space!

Pete Parise: DL Move Official

Cardinals Minor League Medical Report

15 St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers begin their 2010 regular season on the shelf. Names, teams and reasons follow.

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Miguel Tapia: Opening On The Disabled List

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Top Prospect Shelby Miller Heads To Quad Cities

The St. Louis Cardinals top pitching prospect Shelby Miller will open the season in Low-A Quad Cities, the organization’s lowest full-season affiliate.
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Fans will see a plethora of talent on the field at Modern Woodmen Park when the River Bandits open the 2010 season next week. Right-handed pitcher Shelby Miller, rated the Cardinals' top prospect according to Baseball America, returns to the Quad Cities after a brief stint with the team at the close of the 2009 campaign. According to the Cardinals officials, Miller is slated to make his first start of the season when the River Bandits open their home schedule on Sunday, April 11.
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Cardinals Minor League Spring Training Notebook 3-20-10

Highlights from Saturday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter, Florida.

On Saturday, the St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers faced off against the New York Mets, just like their major league counterparts. Memphis and Springfield entertained their New York counterparts in Jupiter, while Palm Beach and Quad Cities took the short trip to the Mets’ home in Port St. Lucie.

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Cardinals Minor League Spring Training Notebook 3-17-10

Highlights from Wednesday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter, Florida.

On Wednesday afternoon, the St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers had their first games. This was intersquad action before they take on the Florida Marlins Thursday in the first of 2 ½ weeks of spring game competition.
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Due to the threat of rain on Wednesday, the St. Louis Cardinals opened their minor-league camp’s schedule of games at 10 a.m. with intrasquad games designed for speed and competition on the back fields of Roger Dean Stadium. In each, the lower level won, with Class AA Springfield upending Class AAA Memphis and Low-A Quad Cities downing High-A Palm Beach.
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Cardinals Winter League Notebook 1-17-10

Francisco Rivera is the player of the day in our daily report on St. Louis Cardinals prospects past and present in winter ball.

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The Cardinal Nation 2009 Quad Cities River Bandits Starting Pitcher Of The Year: Arquimedes Nieto

Arquimedes Nieto is named the top starter from the Cardinals’ Midwest League Quad Cities River Bandits in 2009.

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Elvis Hernandez, Hector Cardenas, Miguel Tapia, & Osvaldo Morales Attend Gigantes del Cibao Camp

With an extensive integration of star players and rookies were started training in Los Gigantes del Cibao, who with a good amount of stellar and rookie practice for the ssus started baseball tournament that begins fall and winter the next day Oct. 16. (Translated)

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook 9-17-09

Adam Ottavino and Mark Hamilton led the Redbirds to a 3-2 game two win over Sacramento in the Pacific Coast League finals Wednesday night at AutoZone Park in Memphis.

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Azucareros del Este & Gigantes del Cibao Send Out Invites For The Upcoming Dominican League Season

The leader of the Toros del Este, Dean Treanor will from the start of the test of its entire squad together for the first of October, beginning at 10 am at the Estadio Francisco Micheli. (Translated)
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Los Gigantes del Cibao convocaron a 83 jugadores a los entrenamientos, que iniciarán desde el próximo lunes 28 a las 9:00 de la mañana, en los terrenos del complejo Las Caobas de esta ciudad. Las prácticas serán dirigidas por el gerente general Candy Maldonado y el nuevo capataz Félix Fermín, quien estará acompañado por el cuerpo técnico que conforman Julio Bruno, Héctor-La Manta- de la Cruz, Julio César Paula, Bonny Castillo, Carlos Martínez, Luis García y Carlos Arroyo. (Translated)
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Cardinals Minor League News & Notes 9-4-09

Jaime Garcia: Inactivated To Create Roster Room

Miguel Tapia: Final Weekend Depth

Scott McGregor: From Star To Shelf

Dominican Winter Draft Takes Four Cardinals

Four Cardinals minor leaguers currently playing in Palm Beach and Quad Cities may be participating in the 2009 Dominican Winter League.

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