2004 Cardinals Taken Down By 1995 Braves In Bracket Two

The quest to crown the best single-season team in MLB history is underway, with the Round of 32 in the Dream Seasons edition of the MLB Dream Bracket ending on Wednesday.

St. Louis Official Site

It's 'One Day At A Time' For Brett Cecil

Some $22.5 million later, Cardinals lefthander Brett Cecil insists there still is hope.

Post-Dispatch

Josh Donaldson Rumors: Seven Teams That Could/Should Bid For The Veteran Third Baseman

After a couple of years with injury issues — he played a total of 165 games in 2017-18 — Donaldson signed a one-year deal with the Braves last offseason and was a star once again. He played 155 games, swatted 37 homers, posted a 127 OPS+ and a 6.1 bWAR in his Age 33 season. He’s proven he’s worth a multi-year deal, though at 33 it will likely be three or four years, maximum, not the seven or eight Rendon could get. Like Rendon, though, Donaldson does come with draft-pick compensation.

Sporting News

12 Memories Of The 'David Freese Game'

Game 6 of the 2011 World Series is on the short list of craziest games in World Series history, with the Cardinals prevailing 10-9 in 11 innings. The Rangers -- who had lost the World Series to the Giants the previous year -- were on the verge of their first World Series title in franchise history, as they led the Cardinals 7-5 going into the bottom of the ninth.

St. Louis Official Site

Matthew Boyd's Impressive Season Ends With Fizzle

About the best support Matthew Boyd received in his final start of the season was a pat on the back and a long talk from pitching coach Rick Anderson at the end.

Detroit Official Site

Nelson Cruz Joins 400-Home Run Club On Swat No.40

Nelson Cruz said to Twins senior director of communications Dustin Morse at the end of Spring Training that he planned to hit his 400th career home run this season -- and to expect playoff baseball in October at Target Field.

Minnesota Official Site

Albert Pujols Stands Atop Foreign-Born Hits List

The milestones keep coming for Albert Pujols, who set another record on Wednesday, as he became the all-time hits leader among players born outside the United States, passing Adrian Beltre with career hit No. 3,167 on an RBI single to right field in the fourth inning of Wednesday's 7-4 win over the Pirates.

Anaheim Official Site

Nomar Mazara Is Still An Enticing Prospect To A Lot Of Teams, But Does It Make Sense For The Rangers To Trade Him?

Gonna apologize upfront for brief Evan Help Us this week. Sometimes things pile up. Put together a temporarily short staff, travel issues and the inevitable hangover (not alcohol-based) that comes from those issues and then wrap it up in the ball of the trade deadline and you end up a bit far behind.

Dallas News

Michael Young's No.10 To Be Retired By Rangers

The Rangers are retiring Michael Young's number, completing a summer of honoring three prominent players from the teams that went to two World Series in 2010-11.

Texas Official Site

Adrian Beltre Thankful To Have His No.29 Retired

Rangers television reporter Emily Jones summed up the feelings of teammates, family, friends, special guests and fans who showed up to Globe Life Park on Saturday night to honor third baseman Adrian Beltre.

Texas Official Site

These Career Milestones Are On Tap For 2019

No baseball season is complete without the celebration of a good milestone or two, and we've had plenty of memorable moments in recent years, from the 3,000th hits of Ichiro Suzuki and Adrian Beltre to Albert Pujols' 600th homer.

MLB Official Site

Optimizing Jose Martinez's Offense A Challenge Mike Shildt Says He's Up For

If ever there was one player who should side with me in the honorable fight to convince Cardinals fans the designated hitter belongs in the National League, it should be Jose Martinez, a DH living in the NL.

BenFred

Elvis Andrus Is Now Rangers' Elder Statesman

The Rangers lost 95 games last year and finished in last place in the American League West, and there isn't a lot of optimism outside the organization that things will be better this season.

Texas Official Site

Asdrubal Cabrera Confident He Can Make Transition To Third

Veteran infielder Asdrubal Cabrera is being asked to become a full-time third baseman for the first time in his career, and the player he is replacing was one of the best ever at the position.

Texas Official Site

Mike Moustakas Is The Perfect Alternative

There’s a free agent third baseman out there that profiles as a significantly above average hitter and defender. He trails only three players in home runs at his position in the past two seasons. No, this isn’t Manny Machado. It’s the similarly alliterate name of Mike Moustakas.

Beyond The Boxscore

Adrian Beltre Announced Retirement

Texas Official Twitter

Adrian Beltre Expects Multiple Suitors If He Returns

Adrian Beltre has not yet revealed whether he is planning to play in 2019 or retire after 21 seasons.

Texas Official Site

Cardinals Head To GM Meetings In Market For A Premium Player

Seated at the head of the table, near the front of the room, and fielding questions about how he intends to get the Cardinals back in the postseason, John Mozeliak listed the team’s traditional selling points to free agents: the 3.4 million tickets sold, the “winning vibe,” the culture with past pennants flying, and eventually he stopped, done with the familiar embroidery.

Post-Dispatch

Adrian Beltre, Bartolo Colon, & Yovani Gallardo Become Free Agents

Third baseman Adrian Beltre is one of four Rangers who became free agents on Monday with the World Series coming to an end on Sunday.

Texas Official Site

Adrian Beltre Undecided About Retiring; Rangers Will Not Make Qualifying Offer During Offseason

TR Sullivan Twitter