Looking Back At Cardinals 2015 Draft

As the afternoon turned into early evening on June 8, 2015, scouts for the Cardinals were excited as they gathered in a conference room at Busch Stadium. It’s the feeling they get every year as the amateur draft begins, the culmination of a year’s worth of work.

STL Sports Page

John Mozeliak Backs Jeff Albert, But Questions Linger About Hitting Coach's Houston Connection

Jeff Albert owes Mo one.
BenFred

St. Louis Cardinals hitting coach Jeff Albert is not among the members of the 2017 Houston Astros organization that are in the "crosshairs" of Major League Baseball as they investigate the use of video to steal signs of opposing catchers. That's according to Cards president of baseball operations John Mozeliak who says he asked Albert if there was anything he needed to be worried about.
KMOX

MLB's Hammering Of Houston Reveals Astros Culture The Cardinals Clashed With

It had been a while, but the Houston Astros and humility have been reacquainted.

BenFred

Nick Plummer's Struggles Continue In 2019

The St. Louis Cardinals’ only first-round pick under Chris Correa is still trying to find a groove in A-ball. Let’s see how he is doing.

Redbird Rants

Sing-Stealing Investigation Weighs On Guilty & Innocent, Jeff Albert Included

The most unfortunate part of baseball’s big controversy is its ability to weigh on those who had nothing to do with it.

BenFred

Cardinals Fans Who Used To Long For Jeff Luhnow Should Change Their Pitch

Baseball, you have a Houston problem.

BenFred

Sign Of Times: Astros, High-Tech Swindling Of Pitch Calls Steal All The Attention At GM Meetings

Faced daily this week with further questions about the culture of his club and allegations of the high-tech swindling of signs, Houston general manager Jeff Luhnow, surrounded by a gaggle of reporters, said he’s concerned all the focus will be on whether or not the Astros spy the waggling of opponents’ fingers and not the rings they wear on theirs.

Post-Dispatch

Chris Correa Set To Be Released From Prison On December 31, 2018

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Jose Oquendo Will Continue To Make The Cardinals A Better Team

Bernie Bits:

101 ESPN

Is Chris Correa Mocking The Astros' Alleged Sign-Stealing?

Plenty of online eyebrows were raised Tuesday night with the news that the Houston Astros were suspected of using an employee to steal signs and information from the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox, but one Twitter account in particular seems quite notable.

Yahoo

What Happened To Chris Correa?

As the 2017 spring season wore on, it became increasingly difficult to score against one of the four clubs in the softball league at the federal prison camp in Cumberland, Md. The Dogs played the standard 10 fielders, but it seemed as if they had twice as many.

Sports Illustrated

Braves' Punishment Frees Up Kevin Maitan That Cardinals Could Chase

As the Cardinals prepared for their premeditated spending spree on international talent in 2016, they drew on months of time spent scouting and developing relationships with a peer group of standout talents in Venezuela. As signing dates approached, the Cardinals knew they had at least one deal in place, and they wanted to be in place if another player’s deal fell through.

Bird Land

2017 MLB Draft Grades: Cardinals

Baseball America

The Cardinals Are Lost In Translation, On & Off The Field

The St. Louis Cardinals aren't having a great week so far. To quote Crash Davis, they are dealing with a lot of stuff.

KSDK

Cardinals Make Changes At The Top

On the brink of a month that could take them in a direction they’ve never gone during the DeWitt Era, the Cardinals promoted longtime general manager John Mozeliak and “refreshed” their front office with the hope it can find new ways to meet age-old expectations.

Post-Dispatch

Cardinals On Sidelines As Draft Starts

This time around, the first day of the amateur draft wasn’t much fun for the Cardinals front office.

Gordo

Cardinals Keep Routine Despite No Day One Pick

Second-year scouting director Randy Flores will gather with his staff on Monday, just as he would on any first day of any MLB Draft. For the Cardinals, however, this will be far from a normal Day 1 Draft experience.

St. Louis Official Site

This Year's Draft Will Be A Challenge For Cardinals

Two decades or so ago, when he was running the draft for another National League club, Gary LaRocque saw a scout slump in the back of the room, the scout’s eyes drifting from the task. The drumbeat of the draft had, at this point, long since lost the hip-hop of the early rounds and was settling into a monotone list of names and positions and the occasional dial tone. Despite all the picks made, the scout had yet to have a player from his area selected.

Post-Dispatch

Cardinals To Seek Best Talent In Draft

The 2017 Draft will take place from Monday through Wednesday, beginning with the Draft preview show on MLB Network and MLB.com at 5 p.m. CT on Monday. MLB Network will broadcast the first 36 picks (Round 1 and Competitive Balance Round A), while MLB.com will stream all 75 picks on Day 1. MLB.com will also provide live pick-by-pick coverage of Rounds 3-10 on Day 2, starting at 12 p.m. CT. Rounds 11-40 can be heard live on MLB.com on Wednesday, beginning at 11 a.m. CT.

St. Louis Official Site

Marco Gonzales On 'Bizarre Feeling' Of Info Being Hacked

It was the offeseason, the pitcher wasn't even pitching, and suddenly his name was on CBSSports.com. And, of course, stltoday.com. And even SCmagazine.com, which touts itself as “The Cyber-security Source.”

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