Cardinals To Rest Adam Wainwright , Move Shelby Miller To Bullpen; Adam Wainwright Plans To Be More Careful with His Words; Signing Deadline For 2014 Draft Passes Quietly; Worth Noting

With the flexibility to reset their rotation after the All-Star break, the Cardinals will give ace Adam Wainwright an extended period of rest and move Shelby Miller to the bullpen for an undetermined period while employing a four-man rotation.

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Adam Wainwright, Pat Neshek Struggle In All-Star Game

Before taking the Target Field mound on Tuesday night, Adam Wainwright called the opportunity to start for the National League All-Star team "one of the coolest things I can ever say I did." The results, though, did not exactly live up to the anticipation.
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Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright took his time before taking the mound this evening at Target Field for the first All-Star Game of his career.
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Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter didn't even make it into the All-Star Game Tuesday night.
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James Ramsey Comes Full Circle In Futures Game

Long before he knew the trajectory of his own baseball career, James Ramsey sat in the Turner Field stands mesmerized by the budding young talent he watched as a wide-eyed 10-year-old.

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2014 Futures Game: US. Beat World 3-2: James Ramsey Hitless In Only At-Bat

James Ramsey (Springfield-World) entered late in the game in left field and batted seventh.  0-for-1 at the plate.

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James Ramsey Plays Catch With Fans Between Innings In left Field

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James Ramsey Coming Off Bench For U.S. Prospects

A lockers away in one direction sat Josh Bell, a switch-hitting outfield prospect for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Across the Minnesota Twins' home stood Robert Stephenson, a righty from the Cincinnati organization.

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James Ramsey Has Plenty To Talk About

A chatterbox whether he’s in the field or pacing the dugout, Cardinals Class AA outfielder and rising prospect James Ramsey knew the severity of a strain in his ribcage when he ached just gathering the air needed to exhort his teammates. He “couldn’t even come close to yelling,” and sneezing caused kaleidoscopic bursts of pain. Ramsey had to temper his vocal enthusiasm as he recovered.

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Futures Game To Begin All-Star Week In Twin Cities

It started back in 1999, when a skinny shortstop named Alfonso Soriano hit two home runs over the Green Monster at Fenway Park to put himself, as well as the Futures Game, on the map.

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Mike O'Neill's Future With Cardinals In Question

His name wasn’t even on the lineup card and his clean, white No. 11 jersey — not even worn — hung by his locker stall well after the game. This with his career also hanging in the balance.

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Joe Kelly Cleared, Will Start Friday Vs. Brewers; Rehab Assignment Next For Pain-Free Kevin Siegrist; Worth Noting

On April 16, just three weeks after learning that he had been named the team's fifth starter, Joe Kelly saw his season come to a halt when he strained his left hamstring sprinting down the first-base line at Miller Park. Now he's poised to head back to the Brewers' home ballpark ready to announce his return.

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Reeling Brewers Let Rivals Play Catch Up

The Milwaukee Brewers had every chance to bury their competition in the National League Central.

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Joe Kelly Could Return Sooner Than Anticipated; Michael Wacha Not Yet Ready To Begin Throwing; Marco Gonzales Optioned To Triple-A Memphis, Tyler Lyons Recalled; Worth Noting

Though the Cardinals initially announced plans to delay Joe Kelly's return from the disabled list until after the All-Star break, manager Mike Matheny said on Monday that the club is leaning toward having him start in Milwaukee on Friday.

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Dick Schoenfield Discusses How The Asking Price For David Price Higher After Jeff Samardzija Trade

David Schoenfield joined Kevin Wheeler to talk about the All-Star selections, the fact of it counting vs. Derek Jeter starting, as well as the trade between Oakland and Chicago raising the price for the Rays ace, and potential trade pieces within the NL Central.

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Shelby Miller Better, But Cardinals Are Cautious; Joe Kelly Starts Rehab; Sliding Home; Bryan Dobzanski Signs; Extra Bases

While Cardinals starter Shelby Miller got the test he wanted off the mound Friday, manager Mike Matheny struck a more cautious tone about the righty’s readiness for his next scheduled start, Sunday against the Dodgers.
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Cardinals starter Joe Kelly, who has been on the disabled list with a torn hamstring since mid-April, began his rehab assignment Friday with two innings at Class AAA Memphis.
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Marco Gonzales Replaced In 2014 Futures Game

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Stars Are Aligned For Marco Gonzales; Futures Picks; Bryan Dobzanski Signs; Extra Bases

Frank Gonzales, a pitching coach in the Colorado Rockies system, had read the reports of the injuries that yanked two members of the Cardinals’ rotation onto the disabled list, and he certainly knew his son’s numbers at Class AA. So when he saw Marco Gonzales’ phone number pop up on his cell phone Monday, he didn’t need to be told to sit down.

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Shelby Miller Lifted With Back Tightness Against Rockies; Yadier Molina's Value Goes Far Beyond Offensive Numbers; Marco Gonzales, James Ramsey Selected For Futures Game

Cardinals right-hander Shelby Miller was removed with two outs in the third inning of Tuesday night's start against the Rockies with what the team labeled "back tightness."

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Marco Gonzales & James Ramsey Named To 2014 Futures Game

If you're into the long ball, the 2014 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game is the game for you.
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On the day he was set to start the Class AA Texas League All-Star Game and a few hours after he was named to the annual Futures Game, Marco Gonzales will instead be preparing for something that trumps anything those honors indicate about how well he's done this season.
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