Most Hyped LHP Prospects Of The Past 20 Years

Left-handed pitching is always something in high demand and often in short supply. Some of that is simply probability. Only about 10 percent of the world’s population is left-handed. The difficulty in developing pitching in general and keeping pitchers healthy whittles the numbers down even more.

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1967, 2004 Cardinals Move On To Bracket Two, Round Two

Both Cardinals teams -- 1967 and 2004 -- featured in the MLB Dream Bracket 2 clinched first-round victories this week. After the 1967 Cards beat the ‘82 Brewers on Thursday, the 2004 club followed with a 4-2 series win over the ‘08 Phillies on Friday.

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Mike Minor Open To Contract Extension With Rangers

Last year, All-Star left-hander Mike Minor was left wondering if he was going to get traded by the July 31 Trade Deadline.

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Cole Hamels Out With Irritated Shoulder

David O'Brien Twitter

Get Ready To Welcome Back Marcell Ozuna

Reports from the free-agent Hot Stove, plus recent outfield moves by the St. Louis Cardinals, make it more likely than ever that Marcell Ozuna will return for at least one more year.

Redbird Rants

Next Moves For NL Central Teams Are...

The Hot Stove season is past the halfway point, and all the clubs in the National League Central still have important offseason goals to accomplish before Spring Training. As has been the case several times in recent years, the division title could very well be another wide-open race to the end.

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The Cardinals Are Window Shoppers In Baseball's Free Agent Marketplace

Evidently, baseball’s winter spender freeze is thawing. Actually a few wildly aggressive teams, and especially agent Scott Boras, are taking a blow torch to the ice cap … which isn’t to be confused with MLB’s de facto salary cap.

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White Sox, Cubs Interested in Dallas Keuchel, Nick Castellanos

For the first time in recent memory, the Cubs and White Sox have similar interests in some free agents.

670 The Score

As Cardinals Survey Free Agent Options At Starter, Carlos Martinez Gains Clearence To Throw

The Cardinals have reached one checkpoint in their offseason encouraged by the recovery of Carlos Martinez and where he is on the road back to the rotation, but the club continues to monitor the flow of free-agent traffic to make sure it doesn't get left behind if it accelerates.

Post-Dispatch

Braves Signed Cole Hamels To One-Year/$18M Deal

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Inbox: Should Cardinals Pursue Dallas Keuchel, Cole Hamels?

As the offseason rolls on, so does this Inbox. Let’s dive right in.

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Up To 14 Teams Have Checked In On Cole Hamels

Jayson Stark Twitter

Cole Hamels Has At Least Five Season Left In Him

Cole Hamels will turn 36 years old next month. He has thrown 1,958 innings over the past decade, sixth most in the Major Leagues during that span. Those are attributes one might associate with a pitcher nearing the end of his career.

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Adam Wainwright Returns To Cardinals, Burt More Significantly, To Pitching At Busch

After outstanding 2019 starts at home, which were most of his starts at home, Adam Wainwright was often asked about why.

Hochman

Cole Hamels On Phillies Return: Ball's In Team's Court

The Phillies need starting pitchers and Cole Hamels needs a job.

Philadelphia Official Site

Cubs Will Not Make Qualifying Offer To Cole Hamels

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David Freese Retires After 11 Seasons

David Freese, the hometown hero who etched himself in Cardinals history with a pair of swings one October night in 2011, has called it a career.
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In the ninth inning Friday as the Cardinals tried to conjure, magically, a rally against the Washington Nationals in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, the scoreboard at Busch Stadium did its best to wake the spirits of Octobers past by playing highlights from Game 6 of the 2011 World Series.
Birdland

Nolan Arenado Became Tougher Out In 2019; What's Next?

A six-year contract worth $260 million, a Rockies team that fell to fourth place in the National League West, two significant slumps and a month-plus full of pain didn’t crunch Nolan Arenado. Instead, he crushed in 2019.

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Kolten Wong Still Sore, Not Sure When He'll Return; Daniel Ponce De Leon's Plight; Chasing Randy Arozarena

The knot of soreness embedded in his left hamstring has not relented for Kolten Wong, putting him in the uncomfortable bind of choosing what game and when it’s worth the risk of further injury to get his ability back in the Cardinals’ lineup.

Post-Dispatch

Cardinals Are Trending Down At The Wrong Time

Talk about not ready for prime time.

Hochman