Bolstering The Bullpen High On Cardinals' Priority List

While the Cardinals' search for an impact bat may be monopolizing most of their Hot Stove headlines, the club continues to operate with multiple offseason goals in sight.

St. Louis Official Site

Cibaenas Placed Carlos Villanueva On The Retirement List

The Cibaeñas Eagles released 15 players, said the Vice President of Operations, Manny Acta, in a press release.  (Translated)

LIDOM Official Site

Cardinals' Relief Corps Remains Work In Progress

With about five weeks remaining until Spring Training, the bullpen remains the most unsettled part of the Cardinals' roster. The club did sign veteran Luke Gregerson to a two-year deal, but their back-end blueprint is still in flux.

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Carlos Villanueva Makes Final Start For Hanwha & Will Retire After 2017 KBO Season

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Former Cardinals Playing In KBO 9-28-17: Carlos Villanueva Strikes Out Four & Allowed Three Runs Over Six & Two-Thirds Innings

Carlos Villanueva (former St. Louis-Hanwha) started and pitched 6.2 innings.  He allowed three hits, three runs (two earned), one walk, and struck four out.

Kia beat Hanwha 7-4

Cibaenas Invited Angel Castro, Juan Nicasio, Carlos Villanueva, Jhonny Peralta, Rainel Rosario, & Others To Camp For The 2017-18 LIDOM Season

Las Aguilas Cibaeñas today called on 90 players, the total of their native reserve, to trainings for the 2017-2018 season of the Dominican Professional Baseball League (LIDOM), which begin on Monday, September 18 at Cibao Stadium  (Translated)

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Former Cardinals Playing In KBO 9-13-17: Jamie Romak Doubles, Walks, & Hits A Two-Run Homer; Xavier Scruggs Singles Twice

Carlos Villanueva (former St. Louis-Hanwha) started and pitched 5.1 innings.  He allowed 13 hits, nine runs (seven earned), one home run, one walk, and struck seven out for the losing decision.

Samsung beat Hanwha 13-5

Jamie Romak (former Memphis-SK) started at first base and batted fifth.  2-for-4 with one double, one home run, two RBIs, one run, one walk, one strikeout, grounded into one double play, and committed one error.

SK beat Kia 15-10

Xavier Scruggs (former St. Louis-NC) started at first base and batted fourth.  2-for-5 with one run and grounded into one double play.

Doosan beat NC 13-3

Former Cardinals Playing In KBO 9-6-17

Carlos Villanueva (former St. Louis-Hanwha) started and pitched four innings.  He allowed seven hits, five earned runs, two home runs, three walks, and struck one out.

Doosan beat Hanwha 13-9

Former Cardinals Playing In KBO 8-31-17: Carlos Villanueva Allowed One Run Over Seven Innings; Jamie Romak Singles & Walks

Carlos Villanueva (former St. Louis-Hanwha) started and pitched seven innings.  He allowed four hits, one earned run, and three walks.

Hanwha beat KT 10-1

Xavier Scruggs (former St. Louis-NC) entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted ninth.  0-for-1 at the plate.

Lotte beat NC 8-5

Jamie Romak (former Memphis-SK) started in right field and batted seventh.  1-for-3 with one walk and two strikeouts.

SK beat Samsung 5-4

Former Cardinals Playing In KBO 8-23-17: Xavier Scruggs Singles

Carlos Villanueva (former St. Louis-Hanwha) started and pitched one inning.  He allowed six hits, four earned runs, and struck one out.

Hanwha beat KT 10-9

Xavier Scruggs (former St. Louis-NC) started at first base and batted third.  1-for-4 with one strikeout and committed one error.

LG beat NC 9-3

Former Cardinals Playing In KBO 8-17-17: Carlos Villanueva Strikes Out Five & Allows One Run Over Six Innings; Jamie Romak Singles

Carlos Villanueva (former St. Louis-Hanwha) started and pitched six innings.  He allowed two hits, one unearned run, one walk, and struck five out.

Xavier Scruggs (former St. Louis-NC) started as designated hitter and batted fourth.  0-for-3 with one run, one walk, and one strikeout.

NC beat Hanwha 3-1

Jamie Romak (former Memphis-SK) started in right field and batted third.  1-for-4 with one hit by pitch and one strikeout.

SK beat LG 6-1

Former Cardinals Playing In KBO 8-11-17: Carlos Villanueva Strikes Out Four & Allows Two Runs Over Six Innings

Xavier Scruggs (former St. Louis-NC) started at first base and batted fourth.  1-for-6 with three strikeouts.

Lotte beat NC 5-3 in 11 innings

Jamie Romak (former Memphis-SK) started in right field and batted fourth.  0-for-2 with two walks and one strikeout.

LG beat SK 6-2

Carlos Villanueva (former St. Louis-Hanwha) started and pitched six innings.  He allowed five hits, two earned runs, one walk, and struck four out.

Hanwha beat Samsung 8-3

Former Cardinals Playing In KBO 8-4-17: Jamie Romak Singles Twice, Walks, & Scores Two Runs

Carlos Villanueva (former St. Louis-Hanwha) started and pitched six innings.  He allowed eight hits, three earned runs, two home runs, and struck five out for the winning decision.

Hanwha beat Kia 7-3

Jamie Romak (former Memphis-SK) started in right field and batted fourth.  2-for-3 with two runs, one walk, and one strikeout.

SK beat KT 6-5

Xavier Scruggs (former St. Louis-NC) started at first base and batted fourth.  0-for-4 with one strikeout.

Samsung beat NC 4-3

Former Cardinals Playing In KBO 6-23-17: Zach Petrick Strikes Out Five & Allows Three Runs Over Six & Two-Thirds Innings For The Win

Carlos Villanueva (former St. Louis-Hanwha) started and pitched seven innings.  He allowed eight hits, five earned runs, three walks, and struck three out for the losing decision.

Zach Petrick (former Memphis-Samsung) started and pitched 6.2 innings.  He allowed five hits, three earned runs, four walks, threw one wild pitch, and struck five out for the winning decision.

Samsung beat Hanwha 5-3

Jamie Romak (former Memphis-SK) started at first base and batted fourth.  0-for-3 with one walk.

SK beat KT 4-2

Former Cardinals Playing In KBO 6-17-17: Carlos Villanueva Strikes Out One & Allows One Run Over Seven Innings For The Win; Jamie Romak Singles & Drives In One Run

Carlos Villanueva (former St. Louis-Hanwha) started and pitched seven innings.  He allowed five hits, one earned run, one home run, and struck one out for the winning decision.

Hanwha beat KT 9-1

Jamie Romak (former Memphis-SK) started in right field and moved to first base, batting fifth.  1-for-6 with one RBI, one run, two strikeouts, and grounded into one double play.

SK beat Samsung 14-10

Carlos Villanueva Injures Hand & Is Suspended Six Games, Zach Petrick Fined After KBO Brawl

Four players and two coaches from two clubs in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) were disciplined Tuesday for their roles in a bench-clearing brawl this past weekend.

Yonhap News Agency

Carlos Villanueva May Have Torn Ligament In Finger During Brawl

Sung Min Kim Twitter

Former Cardinals Playing In KBO 5-21-17: Jamie Romak Singles, Walks, & Drives In One Run; Carlos Villanueva Strikes Out Four Over Three Scoreless Innings

Jamie Romak (former Memphis-SK) started in right field and moved to first base, batting fifth.  1-for-5 with one RBI, one walk, and two strikeouts.

Xavier Scruggs (former St. Louis-NC) started at first base and batted fourth.  0-for-5 with two strikeouts and grounded into one double play.

SK beat NC 9-4 in 11 innings

Carlos Villanueva (former St. Louis-Hanwha) started and pitched three innings.  He allowed no hits or runs, hit one batter, and struck four out.  He was ejected after throwing first punch in brawl: Sung Min Kim Twitter

Samsung beat Hanwha 8-7

Former Cardinals Playing In KBO 5-16-17: Jamie Romak Hits A Two-Run Homer; Carlos Villanueva Strikes Out Five & Allows Two Runs Over Six Innings; Xavier Scruggs Walks

Carlos Villanueva (former St. Louis-Hanwha) started and pitched six innings.  He allowed nine hits, two earned runs, one home run, two walks, and struck five out for the losing decision.

Nexen beat Hanwha 2-1

Xavier Scruggs (former St. Louis-NC) started at first base and batted fourth.  0-for-3 with one run and one walk.

NC beat Doosan 2-1

Jamie Romak (former Memphis-SK) started at third base and batted fourth.  1-for-4 with one RBI, one home run, two RBIs, one run, and one strikeout.

Samsung beat SK 8-2

Xavier Scruggs Enjoying Playing Baseball In Korea

There is a reason former Cardinal Xavier Scruggs has been paying close attention to the success Eric Thames has had so far this season with the Milwaukee Brewers.

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