Cardinals Minor League News & Notes 6-12-11

Jason Buursma: Signs With Hometown Organization

Chris Patterson: Graduate Is Off To Serve Country

Casey Mulligan: MRI Reveals More About Injury

Oscar Taveras: Active Again

Virgil Hill: Another Step Downhill Step

Jesus Montero: Moving On Up

Juan Castillo: Steps Backward

The Cardinal Nation 2010 Johnson City Reliever Of The Year: Hector Corpas

Hector Corpas, a 20-year old from Panama City, Panama, is The Cardinal Nation 2010 Johnson City Cardinals Reliever of the Year.

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Minor League Transaction August 11-19

Braves placed Vladimir Nunez on the 7-day disabled list.

Cubs placed Mark Johnson on the 7-day disabled list.

Indians optioned Jess Todd to Triple-A.

Athletics signed Gary Daley to a minor league deal.

Padres released Jason Adams.

Nationals released Ron Villone.

St. Louis Cardinals
Draft picks signed: RHP Tyrell Jenkins (1.5), LHP Justin Wright (47), 3B Zack Cox (1)
Placed on restricted list: RHP Chris Patterson
Placed on suspended list: RHP Chris Notti
Recalled: C Bryan Anderson, OF Nick Stavinoha
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Fernando Salas, C Steve Hill, SS Tyler Greene
Optioned to Rookie-level GCL: 3B Zack Cox
Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Dean Kiekhefer, OF Tommy Pham, OF Ross Smith
Reinstated from DL: RHP Matt Scherer, LHP Evan MacLane, 1B Alan Ahmady, OF Michael Swinson
Placed on temporarily inactive list: 1B Mark Hamilton

Baseball America

Gary Daley: Returns To State of Birth

Johnson City Cardinals Notebook 8-16-10

Packy Elkins was 9-for-17 (.529) in five games this week with team highs in runs (6), doubles (2), home runs (1), and total bases (14). Elkins also led the team in all four slash averages (.529/.556/.824/1.379).

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Cardinals Minor League News & Notes 8-10-10

Jose Rada: All-Star Recognition Earned

Chris Patterson: Done After 11 Games

Johnson City Cardinals Notebook 8-8-10

P Ryan Copeland (5-0, 1.49 ERA) leads the Appalachian League in both earned run average and walks plus hits per inning pitched (0.77).

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Johnson City Cardinals Notebook 8-1-10

RF/1B Phil Cerreto is Player of the Week for the second week in a row. Cerreto ranks second in the Appalachian League in RBIs (29), batting average (.388), on-base percentage (.422), slugging percentage (.709), and on-base plus slugging percentage (1.131).

The Cardinal Nation

Cardinals Minor League News & Notes 8-1-10

Phil Cerreto: Hot Hitter Slowed

Chris Patterson: Sidelined Temporarily

Johnson City Cardinals Notebook 7-19-10

3B Romulo Ruiz leads the Appalachian League in walks, is second in doubles, and is fourth in on-base percentage.

The Cardinal Nation

Johnson City Rallies Past Kingsport

Down but not out, the Johnson Cardinals rallied from the five-run deficit and waited through a 69-minute rain delay to take a 7-6 victory over the Kingsport Mets Saturday night.

Johnson City Press

Johnson City Cardinals Notebook 7-12-10

Catcher Cody Stanley was 12-for-24 (.500) with one double, two triples, one home run, and eight RBIs in seven games this week. Stanley’s .429 batting average leads the Appalachian League.

The Cardinal Nation

So Far, Johnson City Cardinals Look Good

There’s plenty of baseball left to be played, but Johnson City has an interesting look this season.

Johnson City Press

Johnson City Cardinals Rally, Complete Sweep

Cody Stanley is staying hot, even on the bench.

Johnson City’s highest draft pick, a fourth-rounder out of UNCWilmington, delivered a pinch-hit two-run triple in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Cardinals to a 6-5 win over Danville on Tuesday night at Cardinal Park.

Johnson City Press

Johnson City Outslugs Danville

There was plenty of extra pop in the Johnson City bats prior to an Independence Day fireworks display Sunday night at Cardinal Park.

Johnson City Press

Chris Patterson Named To Second Team ABCA/Rawlings All-Atlantic Region

Appalachian State University second baseman Wes Hobson and relief pitcher Chris Patterson both earned second-team ABCA/Rawlings all-Atlantic Region recognition from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).

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Cardinals Select Chris Patterson With 29th Round Pick

Relief pitcher Chris Patterson became the eighth Appalachian State University player in the last three years to be selected in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft when the St. Louis Cardinals picked the right-hander in the 29th round (889th overall) of the 2010 MLB Draft late Tuesday evening.

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