Former Cardinals Playing In NPB 7-2-17: Brandon Dickson Strikes Out Three & Allows Three Runs Over Five Innings For The Win; Carlos Peguero Walks Twice

Carlos Peguero (former Memphis-Rakuten) started in right field and batted second.  0-for-3 with one run, two walks, and two strikeouts.

Softbank beat Rakuten 5-4

Brandon Dickson (former St. Louis-Orix) started and pitched five innings.  He allowed five hits, three runs (one earned), two walks, and struck three out for the winning decision (6-5).  (p-s:82-55)

Orix beat Seibu 6-3

Randy Wolf, Placido Polanco To Retire With The Phillies

Former Phillies pitcher Randy Wolf and former infielder Placido Polanco will retire with the team on Alumni Weekend later this month at Citizens Bank Park.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Joe Espada Hired As Scout For Yankees

Also joining the Yankees' scouting department are Kendall Carter, Joe Espada and Dennis Twombley.

New York-A Official Site

Brian Falkenborg & Blaine Boyer Left Off Reserve List, Become Free Agents

Yakyubaka

Season-Opening Strikeout Outings Like Jaime Garcia's Are Rare

To ensure it is not lost in the wreckage of Saturday night’s 3-2 ninth-inning loss to the San Francisco Giants, researcher Tom Orf puts St. Louis Cardinals left-hander Jaime Garcia’ second consecutive outing of nine (or more) strikeouts into perspective.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Red Sox Reassign Rich Hill To Minors

Five others were sent down on Friday, including righties Michael Bowden (optioned to Triple-A) and Brandon Duckworth (reassigned to Minors), lefties Rich Hill and Randy Williams (reassigned) and outfielder Ryan Kalish (optioned to Triple-A).

Red Sox Official Site

Rich Hill On The Side

Rich Hill is throwing sidearm exclusively now. It was something he and John Farrell talked about last year and he has decided to adopt it.

Boston Globe

Miguel Negron Re-Signs With White Sox On Minor League Deal

Baseball America

Red Sox Sign Brandon Duckworth To Minor League Deal

Matt Eddy Twitter

2010 Minor League Free Agents Part Two

In the second installment of a three-part series, Senior Minor League writer Dustin Mattison looks at some of the minor league free agent pitchers that might be of interest to the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Cardinal Nation