Cardinals Need To Find Another Hero In Save Situations Against Braves

One of the game’s most exciting and emotionally exhausting acrobats has fallen from his tightrope, leaving his team scrambling for a foothold.

BenFred

Video: Carlos Martinez Reacts After Cardinals' Game Three Loss To Braves 10-6-19

Carlos Martínez after taking the loss in the #STLCards' Game 3 loss to the #Braves: "Of course it's tough for me to not be able to close that game with a one-run gap. Everybody has a bad day — today was my turn. I'm just trying to keep moving forward." pic.twitter.com/vuf2q1fJI9

— FOX Sports Midwest (@FSMidwest) October 7, 2019

Carlos Martinez's Health Issue Reminds Cardinals Of Their Fragility

It was said to be flu-like symptoms, then a respiratory problem, and then a combination of asthma and allergies that seems to have been triggered by altitude.

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Video: Carlos Martinez On His Return 'I Felt Great' 9-16-19

Carlos Martínez on his brief outing in his return: "Right now, I feel good and I'm ready for tomorrow and the next day." #TimeToFly pic.twitter.com/tGuXli4bto

— FOX Sports Midwest (@FSMidwest) September 17, 2019

Video: Carlos Martinez 'I Feel Better' After Respiratory Issue 9-16-19

Carlos Martínez on his respiratory issue: "When I got to Colorado, I felt like a tightness in the chest and couldn't breathe properly... But now I feel better." #TimeToFly pic.twitter.com/mI1BXkoAZn

— FOX Sports Midwest (@FSMidwest) September 16, 2019

Randy Arozarena Gets Special Wake-Up Call; Yadier Molina Feels No Pain; Michael Wacha To Start Thursday

Randy Arozarena, the newest Cardinal, said he thought it was a “dream” when Memphis manager Ben Johnson, not really fluent in Spanish, called him Monday morning in his room while he was sleeping in Fresno, Calif., where the Redbirds were playing.

Post-Dispatch

Cardinals Understood The Risk When They Drafted Delvin Perez; They Are Still Waiting To See The Reward

As he fields ground balls on one of the back fields at the Cardinals’ spring training complex with other minor leaguers, the skills that scouts first saw from Delvin Perez more than three years ago are still on display.

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Yairo Munoz Thrives As 'Secret Weapon Kind Of Guy' For Cardinals

A benchmark for a bench player in baseball is the team’s won-loss record when he starts. Anything around .500 is considered good because the team does not seem to have lost anything with the insertion of a particular reserve.

Post-Dspatch

'No Days Off' As Yadier Molina Adds To His Iron-Man Feat; Adam Wainwright To Start; The 'Lightbulb' Is On; Extra Bases

Earlier this season, during a crowded stretch of the schedule, Mike Shildt went to Busch Stadium on an off day. Walking the hallway he passed Yadier Molina, at work on his one island in a stream of games.

Post-Dsiaptch

Alex Reyes Is 'Itchy' To Start Rehab Assignment; 'Have To Be Aggressive'; Interpreter Hired; Austin Gomber Honored

When John Mozeliak, the Cardinals’ president of baseball operations, reached out to prospect Alex Reyes to explain the reason and repercussions of moving him to the 60-day disabled list, it wasn’t difficult to see the righthander’s disappointment.

Post-Dispatch

MLB Tags Seven Venezuelans With Age, Identity Fraud

Major League Baseball has declared six Venezuelan players ineligible to sign for one year for misrepresenting their ages and identities and placed a seventh on the disqualified list.

Baseball America

Six former St. Louis Cardinals farmhands have been nailed in an age and identity fraud crackdown by MLB in Venezuela.

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Former & Current Cardinals Granted Releases In Venezuelan League

Ruben Alvarado - Tigres de Aragua

Omar Diaz - Tigres de Aragua

Jonathan Gonzalez - Aguilas del Zulia

Reynier Gonzalez - Tigres de Aragua

Fabian Marquez - Cardenales del Lara

Jesus Montero - Tigres de Aragua

Geney Rios - Aguilas del Zulia

Romulo Ruiz - Tigres de Aragua

Omar Viloria - Cardenales del Lara

Comandante del Beisbol

Cardinals Release Nine, Sign Nine More (International Happenings)

The St. Louis Cardinals have made a number of changes in their international rosters in preparation for the 2010 summer seasons, including releases, signings, DL trips and the completion of a suspension.

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Cardinals Winter League Notebook 12-15-09

Jose Garcia is the player of the day in our daily report on Cardinals prospects past and present in winter ball.

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Cardinals Winter League Notebook 12-12-09

Chris Swauger is the player of the day in our daily report on Cardinals prospects past and present in winter ball.

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Cardinals Winter League Notebook 10-21-09

Jose Garcia is the Player of the Day in our daily report on St. Louis Cardinals prospects in winter ball.

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2009 Cardinals Venezuelan Summer League Reserve Position Players

Josh Jones’ fourth report in our series of in-depth articles covers the position player reserves from the 2009 Venezuelan Summer League Cardinals.

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Venezuelan Summer League Cardinals Report 7-19-09

Josh Jones’ weekly report on the 2009 Venezuelan Summer League Cardinals. The club went 2-5 on the week and are now just one game over .500 for the season.

The Birdhouse

Cardinals Minor League Notebook 7-15-09

Jim Rapoport reached base four times Tuesday with a walk and three hits, including a home run, two RBI and three runs scored. There were also several nice pitching performances as Deimer Bier fanned nine in seven scoreless innings while Michael Santana tossed six scoreless. In a day of light action, the system went 3-2.

The Birdhouse

Venezuelan Summer League Cardinals Report 6-28-09

The Venezuelan Summer League Cardinals turned it around during this period taking four of five games that were completed. The Cardinals extended their losing streak, at the beginning of the week, to four games but went on to take the final four. The Redbirds are 18-16 and are eight games out of first in a two-way tie in third place in the league. They are 9-9 at home and 9-7 on the road. The team has also tied last season’s mark of 23 home runs, still with another month and a half to go.

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