Blue Jays Have Good Reason To Consider Stubby Clapp As Next Manager

Yes, all the industry chatter linking him to the Toronto Blue Jays’ managerial vacancy is trickling back to Stubby Clapp, even as he tries to avoid it, even as he locks in on managing a Surprise Saguaros team featuring Vladimir Guerrero Jr., in the Arizona Fall League.

Sportsnet Canada

Why Cardinals Made Big Investment In Ray Sadecki

At 17, Ray Sadecki already threw with as much velocity as anyone on the Cardinals’ major-league pitching staff.

RetroSimba

Irving Del Rio Declared Free Agent & Will Play For Obregon This Fall/Winter

Irving River just received two good news: the Office of the Commissioner of the Greater declared a free agent and Yaquis de Obregon have on the payroll for the new season of the Pacific League  (Translated)

El Nuevo Herald

MLB, Atlantic League Sign Player Transfer Agreement

It’s one small step for baseball, one giant leap for the Atlantic League.

Baseball America

Bart Zeller Earned His Place In Cardinals' "Field Of Dreams"

Nobody ever made a movie about driving across the country trying to find Bart Zeller.

STL Sports Page

Blaise Ilsley: Return To The Bigs

Blaise Ilsley is back in the major leagues.

Nearly 10 years after his brief time as a big-league player, Ilsley, an Alpena native, will serve as bullpen coach this season for the Saint Louis Cardinals after he was promoted in November. He has spent the last 12 years as a minor league coach in the Cardinals organization.

The Alpena News

Valdosta State Names Ric Sisler Director Of Marketing & Athletic Sales

Former Minor League Baseball general manager Ric Sisler has been named the director of marketing and athletics sales for Valdosta State, according to an announcement made by VSU athletic director Herb Reinhard on Tuesday.

Valdosta Daily News

North American League Settles On Two Six Team Divisions

Breaking News! Breaking News! We are just like the breathless TV announcers, with our story centering on the announcement that the North American League will only have two divisions (instead of the widely discussed three) with six teams in each.

Indy Baseball Chatter

Gary Announces Brad Furnish Sold To Marlins

The Gary SouthShore RailCats announced that left-hander Brad Furnish had been sold to the Florida Marlins organization. Furnish spent the 2010 season as part of the RailCats’ bullpen. With the sale he becomes the 19th player in the history of the RailCats to move on to a career in the major leagues.

Examiner

Three Independent Leagues Merge To Form North American League

Independent baseball has never seen anything like this

The Northern League, United League and Golden League had all lost franchises during the season or the offseason. So to put together a solid schedule, the three league have decided to join forces to form the North American League. The league will field between 16 to 20 teams, according to a league release, with further expansion planned in 2011.

Baseball America

Josh Dew Honorable Mention In Baseball America's Top Independent League Prospects

Others To Note: LHP Andrew Albers (Quebec); RHP Joe Augustine (Southern Illinois); MIF Landon Camp (San Angelo); RHP Josh Dew (Chico); RHP Wes Etheridge (Maui); 3B Bryan Frichter (Shreveport); OF David Harris (Orange County); SS Josh Horn (Wichita); LHP Todd Privett (Joliet); RHP Goman Romero (San Angelo); RHP Steven Stewart (Kansas City); LHP Ian Thomas (Winnipeg).

Baseball America

Larry Bigbie, Brian Barton Named To Baseball America's 2010 All-Independent League Team

Baseball America

American Association Adds Four Northern League Teams

Five years after the biggest split in independent league baseball, the gang has gotten back together.

The American Association officially welcomed the Winnipeg Goldeyes, Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, Kansas City T-Bones and Gary Southshore Railcats to the league on Wednesday, as the league's owners approved the four teams' applications to join the league.

Baseball America

Former Cardinals Independent Transactions August 24-28

Aug 24: Chico Outlaws of the Golden Baseball League traded Matt Perisho to the Kansas T-Bones of the Northern League.

Aug 24: Kansas City T-Bones of the Northern League placed Kyle Heim on the disabled list and released Dewon Brazelton.

Aug 24: Worcester Tornadoes of the Can-League released Omar Pena.

Aug 25: Washington Wild Things of the Frontier League signed Matt Rigoli for the remainder of the season.

Aug 26: Camden Riversharks of the Atlantic League placed Blaine Neal on the disabled list.

Aug 27: Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League placed Johnny Hernandez on the restricted/reserve list.

Aug 28: The Laredo Broncos of the United League Baseball signed Ozzie Canseco to a 2010 contract.

Former Cardinal Independent League Transaction July 26-28

July 26th: The Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League activated Robinson Cancel.

July 28th: The Schaumburg Flyers of the Northern League signed Kit Pellow to a contract for the 2010 season.

July 28th: The Rio Grande Valley White Wings of the United League Baseball placed Juan Cabrera on the inactive list.

Mike Rose, Kris Honel, Alexander Francisco, & Josh Dew Named To Golden Baseball League 2010 All-Star Team

The Golden Baseball League is pleased to announce the 2010 All-Star team that will take on the Northern League All-Star game pitting two of the premier independent minor leagues on Wednesday, July 14th at 7 P.M. in Tucson at Hi Corbett Field hosted by the Tucson Toros.

Golden Baseball League

Former Cardinals Independent Transactions June 28-July 5, 2010

June 28: Rockford of the Northern League signed Ian Church to a contract for the 2010 season.

June 29: Lancaster of the Atlantic League signed and activated Charlie Weatherby.

June 30: Lancaster of the Atlantic League traded Charlie Weatherby to St. George of the Golden Baseball League.

July 1: Long Island of the Atlantic League placed Ivan Maldonado on the inactive list.

July 1: Schaumbueg of the Northern League traded Reid Price to Tucson (American Association)

July 3: Rockford of the Northern League released Justin Knoff.

July 4: Newark of the Atlantic League activated Scott Spiezio from the disabled list.

July 5: St. Paul of the American Association claimed Chad Gabriel off waivers from Grand Prairie.

Cardinals Minor League News & Notes 6-28-10

Nick Longmire: New York-Penn League Player Of The Week

D'Marcus Ingram: Earns Promotion To A-Advanced

Mike Blazek: Back To The Bandits

Kevin Gonzalez: Latest Signee Adds Depth To VSL Infield

Mark Diapoules: Returned To Florida

Rich Racobaldo: Chipped Rock

Matt Meyer: Signs Another Deal In Ten Days

The Springfield Cardinals sent right-hander Mark Diapoules back to High-A Palm Beach on Monday, two days after he lasted only eight batters — or 24 pitches — in his Hammons Field debut.
Springfield News-Leader

Kyle Heim: Continues Professional Career Close To Home

The Cardinal Nation

Former Cardinals Independent League Transactions May 30-June 2

May 30: The Lake County Fielders of the Northern League placed Ian Church on the disabled list.

May 30: The Edmonton Capitals of the Golden Baseball League placed Armando Carrasco on waivers.

May 31: The Pensacola Pelicans of the American Association signed Randy Keisler to a contract for the 2010 season.

May 31: The Kansas City T-Bones of the Northern League placed Dewon Brazelton on the disabled list.

May 31: The Rockford RiverHawks of the Northern League acitvated Justin Knoff.

June 1: The Chico Outlaws of the Golden Baseball league placed Mike Rose on the inactive list.

June 2: The Edmonton Capitals of the Golden Baseball League released Armando Carrasco.