After Paul Goldschmidt Trade, Is Bryce Harper Next For The Cardinals? Mike Shildt Laughed When Asked

The St. Louis Cardinals made the biggest splash of the offseason to date after acquiring first baseman Paul Goldschmidt in a blockbuster trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

Springfield News Leader

Brett Wallace Keeps Bouncing Back

It’s hard to keep your confidence high when you start the season hitting .042, stuck in a 0-for-20 slump, striking out 17 times in only seven games.

Post-Dispatch

Is Breakout Season Ahead For Springfield Cardinals Star?

Remember playing red light-green light as a kid? The game might be a proper metaphor for the career of St. Louis Cardinals outfield prospect Daryl Jones.

Springfield News-Leader

Daryl Jones Ready To Run In 2010

Baseball America

Daryl Jones Wants To Stay Healthy, Prove Himself

Cardinals outfield prospect Daryl Jones doesn’t regret playing in the Futures Game last July in conjunction with the All-Star Game at Busch Stadium.

STL Globe-Democrat

Daryl Jones Looking To Catch Tony LaRussa's Eye

St. Louis Cardinals outfield prospect Daryl Jones, who graduated from Spring (Texas) High School in 2005, took a giant step forward in his pursuit to make the big leagues when he was added to the 40-man roster Nov. 24 in order to protect him from the Rule-5 draft.

Examiner

Cardinals Arizona Fall League Series: Daryl Jones

Comments about and an exclusive conversation with the Cardinals’ 2008 Player of the Year.

The Cardinal Nation

Placido Polanco Could Be On His Way Out Detroit Door

But his most interesting and telling comments had to do with the future of free agent second baseman Placido Polanco and the attention and "tough love" he has given to the incidents involving first baseman Miguel Cabrera on Saturday.

MLive

Cardinals Minors All-Star Representation Down

In the last post, we reviewed recent Cardinals system minor league won-loss records. Observations included a decline in winning in 2009 over 2008 from over 54 percent to under 49 percent with that latter rate being the second-worst across the system in the last five years.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Heralded Players Make A Splash

The Texas League Championship Series heads to Springdale, Ark., today, with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals and the Midland Rockhounds tied at one in the best-of-5 series.

Springfield News-Leader

Cory Luebke Dominates Canada In U.S. Win

For the third straight game, Team USA got a dominant performance at the World Cup from its starting pitcher. This time, it came against a team with some recognizable names in the lineup.

Baseball America

Daryl Jones: Injuries Make Future Unclear

Daryl Jones entered the 2009 season as one of the top prospects in the St. Louis Cardinals' minor-league system.

With an injury-plagued year coming to an end, the outfielder's status in the organization is less clear, even though Jones himself doesn't think so.

Springfield News-Leader

Springfield Cardinals Activate Daryl Jones, Disable Nick Derba

Daryl Jones will make his long-awaited return to the Springfield Cardinals lineup today as the outfielder came off of the disabled list and will start in left field.
Springfield News-Leader

Daryl Jones: The Future Arrives Six Weeks Late
Nick Derba: Hits The Disabled List

Springfield Cardinals Report 8-22-09: Brandon Dickson To Start; Trey Hearne Sent Back; Daryl Jones Could Return Monday

TODAY'S GAME

Corpus Christi at Springfield, 6:10 p.m.

Springfield News-Leader

Top Prospect Daryl Jones Sticks With It

Badly wanting to play in the stadium and city where he hopes to soon be a resident, Cardinals Double-A outfield prospect Daryl Jones convinced team officials that his injured left quadriceps was 100 percent healthy when he was activated from the disabled list for the XM All-Star Futures Game in July.

Cardinals Official Site

John Mozeliak Checks Out Prospects

With the St. Louis Cardinals poised for a playoff run this year, General Manager John Mozeliak was at Hammons Field last week to check on the progress of future Cardinals.

Springfield News-Leader

Springfield Cardinals Report 8-9-09: Brandon Dickson To Start; Tony Cruz Returns; Daryl Jones Hopes To Return Soon, Pop Warner Isn't So Optimistic

Today's game

Tulsa vs. Springfield, at Hammons Field 6:10 p.m.

Springfield News-Leader

Cardinals GM John Mozeliak In Springfield: John Smoltz, Shelby Miller, Daryl Jones, & Extras Coming Next Week

I am in Springfield doing some stories on some of the prospects down here, and Cards GM John Mozeliak is here to check in on the kiddies.

When It Rains It Pours

Springfield Cardinals Report 7-25-09: Ryan Kulik To Start; David Freese Joins Springfield; Daryl Jones Happy For Brett Wallace; Troy Glaus Likes Trade

Today's game

Northwest Arkansas vs. Springfield, at Hammons Field 6:10 p.m.

Springfield News-Leader

Springfield Cardinals Report 7-19-09: Trey Hearne To Start; Daryl Jones Out 3 Weeks; Brian Broderick Sent Down; Eddie Degerman Activated

Today's game

Northwest Arkansas vs. Springfield, at Hammons Field 6:10 p.m.
Springfield News-Leader

Brian Broderick: Sent Packing Back To Florida
Eddie Degerman: Back Again From Disabled List
Daryl Jones: Re-Injury Means Three More Weeks Out