These Nine Trades Won World Series Last Decade

These are trades every general manager would love to make -- at least, in terms of the bottom line. That is, trades that do more than simply give a team a push. These trades won the World Series, or at least made winning it possible.

St. Louis Official Site

Even With Yairo Munoz AWOL, Infield Depth Forces Tough Decisions For Cardinals

Yairo Muñoz took his ball and went home to the Dominican Republic because he didn’t believe there was sufficient playing time available to him with this version of the St. Louis Cardinals.

Belleville News Democrat

Greg Holland Recounts His Agony Of Title Season

For most of the Royals’ 2015 championship season, right-hander Greg Holland’s pain was virtually unbearable.

Kansas City Official Site

Stubby Clapp Shares Insights On Infielders In Camp

He said one player is “just short of the size of a Walmart.” Another is “phenomenal” at making adjustments. And he talked about how one particular Cardinals’ big-leaguer has stood out with improvement.

Hochman

Ben Zobrist Has No Plans To Play

Jon Heyman Twitter

What Can Versatile Tommy Edman Do For An Encore?

During last year’s Cardinals Caravan and Winter Warm-Up, Tommy Edman was a relative unknown -- not a top prospect, but close enough to the Majors that he could have a shot in 2019.

St. Louis Official Site

Cardinals Can't & Won't Let Tommy Edman's Value Go To Waste

Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak caused a bit of a Twitter firestorm (for some) this weekend when he said during his annual Winter Warm-Up Q&A that — gasp! — the Cardinals, like every other team in baseball, are no longer clinging to batting average as the best and only way to evaluate a hitter.

BenFred

Athletics Taking A Look At Matt Wieters

With one potential veteran catcher target, Stephen Vogt, off the board, the A’s have inquired about another possibility — and a switch hitter, at that.

SF Chronicle

Ben Zobrist Still Undecided About 2020

Jon Heyman Twitter

Ben Zobrist Undecided About Future

Patrick Mooney Twitter

Inbox: How Can Cardinals Ease Paul DeJong's Workload?

When the Cardinals held a press conference to announce the extensions of baseball operations leadership, they also addressed the 2019 season and offered some insight into '20. Many of those same topics popped up in your questions for this week's Inbox. Let’s get to it.

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Andrew Miller Seeks Return To Dominance In 2020

When the Cardinals signed Andrew Miller to a two-year deal last offseason, they hoped they were signing a veteran left-hander whose high-leverage experience would give the back of the bullpen a boost.

St. Louis Official Site

As Cardinals Look To Improve Offense, Could Tommy Edman Get More Starts At Shortstop?

A .206 batting average. A .297 on-base percentage. A .403 slugging percentage.

Hochman

Go Ahead & Call It A Comeback! Cardinals Return To Power In NL Central

There's a saying used often by a locally-produced St. Louis Blues newspaper called St. Louis Game Time: it's almost always never easy.

KSDK

Let's Hope The Cardinals Do Better In The Playoffs Than They In The Final Week

It wasn’t an easy season for St. Louis Cardinals fans.

Cheap Seats

Cole Hamels To Start Saturday With An Eye Toward 2020

Cole Hamels wants to take the mound one last time for the Cubs not only for this season, but also with next year in mind.

Chicago-N Official Site

Bernie's Redbird Review 9-23-19: After Landing A Knockout Blow At Wrigley, Cardinals Go For A Bigger Prize

The Daily Redbird Review

101 ESPN

Cardinals Reintroduce Themselves To The Cubs, Showing Why They Should Not Be Underestimated This Postseason

The longest nine-inning game ever played here at Wrigley Field had turned against the Cardinals so many times, one of their fans decided to switch his allegiance on the fly after he caught one.

BenFred

As Kolten Wong Heels & Cardinals Await Further Exams, Matt Carpenter Gets Another Crack At Starting; 'Ball Talk'

With a deeper scan of his injured hamstring and another day for the pain to relent, Kolten Wong and the Cardinals hope to have a clear view of the muscle strain’s severity and how long they’ll be without the player who helped lift them into the division lead.

Post-Dispatch

After Starting Beef With Cubs This Offseason, Yadier Molina Finishes Them In Chicago

Make room in the encyclopedia of reasons Yadier Molina is headed for Cooperstown.

BenFred