Jason Isringhausen To Represent Cardinals At Draft

Eighteen former Major League All-Stars — including three Hall of Famers, two Most Valuable Players, two batting champions and two Cy Young Award winners — are among the baseball luminaries scheduled to represent the 30 clubs at Major League Baseball’s 2019 Draft, it was announced Thursday. Amateur players who will attend the 2019 Draft will be forthcoming.

MLB Official Site

Never In Doubt: Adam Wainwright Says He Knew Yadier Molina Would Stay With Cardinals

While Cardinal Nation held its collective breath over the past week–the final week St. Louis had to work out an extension for Yadier Molina before the veteran catcher was to shut down talks for the summer–Adam Wainwright wasn’t worried. The second-longest tenured Cardinal–after Yadi, of course–says he was confident all along the team would do what it took to keep Molina around.

KMOV

Nate Robertson, Jack Wilson, Rick Ankiel, Koyie Hill & Brad Penny To Play For Roger Clemens In 2016 National Baseball Congress World Series

Spend enough time in the company of former major-league baseball players and someone is bound to know Roger Clemens.

Wichita Eagle

2016 Cardinals' Preview: Adam Wainwright, Still The Ace?

After previewing all of the Cardinals’ relevant position players, it’s time to shift focus to the pitching staff, which carried the 2015 Cardinals to 100 wins in a season in which the offense ranked 24th in runs scored.

101 ESPN

Adam Wainwright Makes The 'Almost' Happen, Cleared To Relieve Wednesday; Trevor Rosenthal Feted; NLCS Tickets Announced; Extra Bases

When the Cardinals’ medical staff explained to Adam Wainwright way back in April that he had ruptured the Achilles tendon in his left heel, they explained that he should think about pitching in spring training because there was “almost no chance” he’d pitch again this season.

Post-Dispatch

Like It Or Not, Jim Leyland Is One Of The Best Managers Of All Time

The Tigers are honoring Jim Leyland ahead of Saturday’s game against the Twins at Comerica Park, assuming, of course, that Leyland can be delivered, amid heavy security, past the torches, pitchforks, clubs, and whatever other weaponry his band of critics will have amassed in welcoming him.

Detroit News

Prince Fielder Deal Didn't Affect Decision To Let Jhonny Peralta Go

Jhonny Peralta became a Tiger at the 2010 Trade Deadline with the perception of a player on a career downslide, having been moved out from shortstop in Cleveland and struggling at third base. Three years later, he has a four-year contract to play shortstop for the National League champion Cardinals.

Detroit Official Site

Champion Cardinals Alums Part Of Game Three Ceremony

Willie McGee's stellar career spanned 18 years and included a multitude of great moments, but it was his rookie season that stands out as his most lasting memory.

St. Louis Official Site

Decade Of Success Spoils Cardinals Fans

Being a Cardinals fan isn’t quite the same as it was seven years ago.

Springfield News-Leader

Pirates Release Bandon Inge

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Which Catchers Intimidate Runners The Most?

Catcher defense (or just defense in general) is the next frontier for sabermetrics and many sites have their own metrics to analyze it. I enjoy former Beyond the Box Score contributor Matt Klaassen's catcher defense ratings, which takes caught stealing, wild pitches, and errors into account.

Beyond The Boxscore

Adam Wainwright's Agent Meets With Cardinals Executives

While Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright pitches less than an hour north of his team's facility against the New York Mets, his agent met with Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. and general manager John Mozeliak about an extension for his client.

Cardinal Beat

Will Another Late Swoon Doom Jim Leyland?

The last time Jim Leyland was in the final year of his contract, the Tigers awarded him an extension at almost precisely this point of the season.

Fox Sports

Bats Back Brad Penny's Run At History In Romp

While Brad Penny's no-hit bid met a closely debated end, the fate of the Tigers' bid to climb over .500 for the first time this season wasn't in question for long.

Tigers Official Site

Everything (Jamey) Wright For Mariners Reliever

Veteran reliever Jamey Wright has been a model of efficiency this season for the Mariners, but never moreso than when he coaxed Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge into a double-play grounder with his one and only pitch in the seventh inning Tuesday to get out of a bases-loaded jam.

Mariners Official Site

Jim Leyland Wins #1,500 But Isn't Much Of A Milestone Guy

Jim Leyland won his 1,500th game Friday night, but downplays such milestones and becomes visibly uncomfortable talking about them.

M Live

Wednesday 3-16-11 Lineups

1. Theriot SS
2. Rasmus CF
3. Pujols 1B
4. Freese 3B
5. Berkman DH
6. Craig RF
7. Schumaker 2B
8. Molina C
9. Jay LF
Carpenter P

Obviously, You're Not A Golfer

Cardinals switch-hitting outfielder Lance Berkman, a better hitter lefthanded than righthanded, is hitting lefthanded today against Detroit lefthander Phil Coke.

STL Today

Longest-Tenured Franchise Players

In our post on Albert Pujols’s contract comparables, we noted that one of many similarities between the Cardinals’ current first base slugger and their former one, Stan Musial, was the fact that each has played only for the Cardinals. As we wait for word on whether that unique player-organization dual loyalty will continue for Pujols and the Cardinals, let’s review those rare relationships that stood the test of time (courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com).

Fungoes

Winter Winners

10. Cardinals. They underachieved last year, and retain baseball's best player in Albert Pujols, plus one of its best 1-2 pitching punches in Adam Wainwright and Chris Carpenter, for at least one more year. They didn't spend a ton, as they appeared to be saving for the obvious purpose of keeping Pujols long-term. But what they did made sense. Jake Westbrook is a solid starter, Ryan Theriot should be an offensive upgrade at shortstop and some see Lance Berkman returning to form. "Berkman can still hit,'' one NL scout said. "His knee was bothering him last year.''

Sports Illustrated

Best Values Among Elias Type A & B Free Agents

The Elias rankings, used to determine free-agent types, are now public, thanks to MLBTradeRumors. To the extent that teams consider these types when making decisions on which of their own players to offer arbitration to, which free agents to attempt to sign and even — in the recent case of the Blue Jays — which players to trade for without much intention of having them ever wear the uniform, the Elias ratings matter. But, as with any system that uses suboptimal statistics to assess player value, the Elias ratings — which use pitcher wins and losses, for example — offer a potential market inefficiency for general managers.

Fungoes