Angel Rondon Could Be A Darkhorse In 2020

The St. Louis Cardinals will have a strong bullpen already in 2020 but Angel Rondon could be a player who comes out of nowhere to have an impact.

Redbird Rants

Former Cardinals Randy Arozarena, Mike Mayers Sizzled This Spring With New Teams, While Others Made Chilly First Impressions

The coverage and box scores spilling out of the Tampa Bay Rays’ spring training provided confirmation for the most consistent thing I heard year after year about a young, speedy, Cuban outfielder scaling his way toward the Cardinals.

Birdland

Former Cardinals Playing In MLB Spring Training 3-8-2020: Charlie Tilson Doubles & Drives In One Run; David Carpenter Strikes Out One Over One Hitless/Scoreless Inning For The Save; David Peralta Singles Twice & Knocks In One Run

Pirates right fielder Gregory Polanco takes a leap behind Charlie Tilson during drills Wednesday at LECOM Park in Bradenton. pic.twitter.com/AZtXhwDJsX

— Matt Freed (@mattfreedpghpg) March 4, 2020

Luke Voit (former St. Louis-New York-A) started at first base and batted second.  1-for-4 with one ground into double play and assisted in one double play.

New York-A and Baltimore tied 5-5

Johan Mieses (former Memphis-Boston) entered late in the game in right field and batted leadoff.  0-for-1 with one run and one walk.

Boston beat Minnesota 7-6

Pete Kozma (former St. Louis-Atlanta) entered late in the game at shortstop and batted second.  0-for-1 at the plate.
Rafael Ortega (former Memphis-Atlanta) started in left field and batted ninth.  0-for-2 with one strikeout.
Shane Robinson (former St. Louis-Atlanta) entered late in the game in left field and batted ninth.  0-for-1 with one strikeout.

Adam Ottavino (former St. Louis-New York-A) entered in the fifth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out.  (g/f:1-0)

New York-A beat Atlanta 1-0

Charlie Tilson (former Memphis-Pittsburgh) entered late in the game in left field and batted seventh.  1-for-1 with one double and one RBI.

Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay tied 2-2

Sam Freeman (former St. Louis-Washington) entered in the ninth and pitched to four batters.  He allowed two hits, three runs (two earned), one walk, threw two wild pitches, and struck one out for the blown save (1) and losing decision (0-1).

Detroit beat Washington 7-5

Bud Norris (former St. Louis-Philadelphia) entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed three hits, three earned runs, one home run, threw one wild pitch, and struck one out.  (g/f:2-0)

Randal Grichuk (former St. Louis-Toronto) started in centerfield and batted fifth.  0-for-2 with one walk and two strikeouts.
Ruben Tejada (former St. Louis-Toronto) started at third base and batted ninth.  0-for-1 with one run and one walk.

Toronto beat Philadelphia 9-0

Aledmys Diaz (former St. Louis-Houston) started in left field and batted seventh.  1-for-2 with one double and one run.

New York-N beat Houston 3-1

David Peralta (former Johnson City-Arizona) started in left field and batted fourth.  2-for-4 with one RBI and one strikeout.
Andy Young (former Springfield-Arizona) started at third base and batted sixth.  0-for-3 with one walk and two strikeouts.
Jon Jay (former St. Louis-Arizona) started in right field and batted seventh.  2-for-4 with one double and one run.
Ildemaro Vargas (former Springfield-Arizona) started at second base and batted eighth.  3-for-3 with one hit by pitch.
Edwin Jackson (former St. Louis-Arizona) entered in the fifth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, one walk, and struck two out.  (g/f:0-1)

Jason Heyward (former St. Louis-Chicago-N) started in right field and batted fourth.  0-for-2 with one walk and one strikeout.
Daniel Descalso (former St. Louis-Chicago-N) started at third base and batted sixth.  1-for-2 with one run and one strikeout.

Arizona beat Chicago-N 8-1

Brian O'Keefe (former Springfield-Seattle) enter late in the game at catcher and batted seventh.  0-for-1 with one strikeout.

Drew Robinson (former Memphis-San Franicsco) entered late in the game at second base and batted fifth.  1-for-1 with one double, one RBI, and one run.

San Francisco beat Seattle 8-4

Anthony Garcia (former Memphis-Los Angeles) entered late in the game as designated hitter and batted ninth.  0-for-2 with one strikeout.
Edubray Ramos (former VSL-Los Angeles) entered in the sixth and pitched to six batters.  He allowed four hits and three earned runs for the blown save (1).  (g/f:1-1)

Jose Adolis Garcia (former St. Louis-Texas) entered late in the game in right field and batted fourth.  1-for-1 at the plate.

Texas beat Los Angeles 9-8

Mike Mayers (former St. Louis-Anaheim) entered in the sixth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck three out.

Jedd Gyorko (former St. Louis-Milwaukee) started at third base and batted seventh.  0-for-2 with one strikeout and assisted in one double play.
Shelby Miller (former St. Louis-Milwaukee) started and pitched 2.1 innings.  He allowed two hits, one earned run, one walk, and struck three out.  (g/f:2-0)

Milwaukee beat Anaheim 7-3

Francisco Pena (former St. Louis-Cincinnati) started at catcher and batted ninth.  0-for-2 with one walk, two strikeouts, and threw out one of three base runners.
Matthew Bowman (former St. Louis-Cincinnati) entered in the sixth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs for the winning decision (1-0).  (g/f:2-0)
David Carpenter (former Palm Beach-Cincinnati) entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out for the save (1).  (g/f:2-0)

Trevor Megill (former 2014 draft selection-Chicago-N) entered in the fifth and pitched one inning.  He allowed four hits, two earned runs, one home run, and two walks.  (g/f:1-0)

Cincinnati beat Chicago-N 11-9

Dominic Leone (former St. Louis-Cleveland) entered in the seventh and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out.  (p-s:16-7)(g/f:0-1)

Colorado beat Cleveland 3-1

Tommy Pham (former St. Louis-San Diego) started as designated hitter and batted leadoff.  0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
Breyvic Valera (former St. Louis-San Diego) entered late in the game as designated hitter and batted leadoff.  0-for-1 at the plate.
Greg Garcia (former St. Louis-San Diego) entered late in the game at second base and batted fifth.  0-for-1 at the plate.

Chicago-A beat San Diego 6-0

Former Cardinals Playing In MLB Spring Training 3-5-2020: Oscar Mercado & Greg Garcia each Hit Two-Run Homers; Arturo Reyes Strikes Out Three Over Two Scoreless Innings; Jose Adolis Garcia Hits A Solo Home Run

🔥CUADRANGULAR DE OSCAR MERCADO🔥

El cartagenero Oscar Mercado @Osc_merc conectó su 1er cuadrangular de los entrenamientos de primavera en el juego entre @IndiansBeisbol y @SFGigantes

El HR de Mercado fue en el 4to inning.#ColombianPower💪#RallyTogether#PeloterosColombia🇨🇴 pic.twitter.com/6z88JkVcnq

— Peloteros de Colombia 🇨🇴 (@PeloterosCol) March 5, 2020

Aledmys Diaz (former St. Louis-Houston) started at first base and batted third.  0-for-2 with one RBI, one walk, and assisted in one double play.

Houston beat Boston 5-0

Randal Grichuk (former St. Louis-Toronto) started in centerfield and batted sixth.  1-for-3 with one two-out RBI and one strikeout.
Ruben Tejada (former St. Louis-Toronto) started at shortstop and batted ninth.  0-for-2 and assisted in one double play.

Philadelphia beat Toronto 5-3

Charlie Tilson (former St. Louis-Pittsburgh) entered late in the game in left field and batted fifth.  0-for-1 with one strikeout.

Jose Martinez (former St. Louis-Tampa Bay) started at first base and batted fourth.  0-for-3 with one strikeout and assisted in one double play.
Ryan Sherriff (former St. Louis-Tampa Bay) entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck two out for the save (2).  (g/f:1-0)

Tampa Bay beat Pittsburgh 2-1

Arturo Reyes (former Memphis-Texas) entered in the eighth and pitched two innings.  He allowed no hits or runs, two walks, threw one wild pitch, and struck three out.  (g/f:2-0)

Jason Heyward (former St. Louis-Chicago-N) started in right field and batted sixth.  0-for-1 with one walk.

Texas beat Chicago-N 5-0

Anthony Garcia (former Memphis-Los Angeles) entered late in the game in left field and batted eighth.  0-for-1 with one strikeout and one outfield assist.

Oakland beat Los Angeles 5-1

Oscar Mercado (former St. Louis-Cleveland) started in centerfield and batted seventh.  1-for-2 with one home run, two two-out RBIs, one run, and one strikeout.
Dominic Leone (former St. Louis-Cleveland) entered in the seventh and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out for the hold (2).  (g/f:0-1)

Cleveland beat San Francisco 7-1

Ildemaro Vargas (former Springfield-Arizona) started at second base and batted second.  1-for-3 with one run and one walk.

Jose Adolis Garcia (former St. Louis-Texas) started in left field and batted seventh.  1-for-2 with one home run, one RBI, and one run.

Arizona beat Texas 11-9

Greg Garcia (former St. Louis-San Diego) started at shortstop and batted sixth.  1-for-3 with one home run, two two-out RBIs, and one run.
Breyvic Valera (former St. Louis-San Diego) entered late in the game at shortstop and batted sixth.  0-for-1 at the plate.

Patrick Wisdom (former St. Louis-Seattle) entered late in the game at first base and batted sixth.  0-for-1 with one strikeout.

San Diego beat Seattle 3-0

Andrew Miller Doesn't Have A 'Feel' For The Ball; Kwang-Hyun Kim Has Groin Issue; Coronavirus Concerns; Matt Carpenter Is Back

Of the three lefthanders slated to pitch in the first half of the Cardinals’ game Monday with the Minnesota Twins, the one who you might think would have the most problems was Brett Cecil. But he threw a scoreless inning and fired 16 strikes out of his 22 pitches in the Redbirds’ 6-1 exhibition win.

Post-Dispatch

Indians Signed Dominic Leone To Minors Deal With MLB Spring Invite

TribeInsider Twitter

John Gant, Cardinals Agree On One-Year Deal/$1.3M Deal To Avoid Arbitration

The Cardinals avoided arbitration with their only eligible player, right-hander John Gant, agreeing to terms for the 2020 season on Friday. Financial terms are not yet known.
St. Louis Official Site

Shortly before Friday’s deadline that likely would have forced the two sides into an arbitration hearing during spring training, the Cardinals and reliever John Gant agreed on a one-year, $1.3-million contract for the coming season.
Birdland

Cardinals Could Explore Trades At Winter Meetings

While some teams have made splashes this offseason, it’s been quiet so far for the Cardinals. Aside from signing starter Adam Wainwright to a one-year deal and a few roster-shuffling moves that included designating reliever Dominic Leone for assignment, the Cards haven’t been active in adding to their roster for 2020.

St. Louis Official Site

Cardinals Present John Gant With Contract, Lock-In Young Players On Roster

One of the things the Cardinals have said over and over again this offseason is how the answers to many of their questions for 2020 can be found somewhere on their roster and how that could lead to few surprises this winter.
Cardinal Beat

Right-hander John Gant was the only player the Cardinals needed to make a decision on ahead of Monday night’s non-tender deadline, and, as expected, they tendered a contract to Gant for 2020.
St. Louis Official Site

Cardinals Placed Dominic Leone On Unconditional Release Waivers

St. Louis Official Twitter

Review Of Randal Grichuk Trade Reminds Us Of Cardinals' Constant Outfield Churn

Winter meetings are coming, and baseball’s hypothetical trade season is in overdrive.

BenFred

Cardinals Purchase The Contracts Of Elehuris Montero, Alvaro Seijas, & Jake Woodford, & Designate Dominic Leone For An Assignment

The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have selected the contracts of infielder Elehuris Montero (pronounced eh-lay-rees), and right-handed pitchers Alvaro Seijas (say-hoss) and Jake Woodford. The team also announced that they designated for assignment right-handed pitcher Dominic Leone. Today’s transactions place the team’s 40-man Major League roster at 40 players.
St. Louis Official Site

The Cardinals shuffled their roster on Wednesday to protect three prospects from the Rule 5 Draft.
St. Louis Official Site

The Cardinals added three minor leaguers and designated veteran reliever Dominic Leone for assignment Wednesday as they placed their 40-man winter roster at 40 players a couple of weeks or so ahead of the winter meetings.
Cardinal Beat

The Cardinals added three minor leaguers and designated veteran reliever Dominic Leone for assignment Wednesday as they set their 40-man winter roster at 40 players a couple of weeks or so ahead of the winter meetings.
Post-Dispatch

Offseason Outlook: Cardinals

The Cardinals had a middling 58-55 record as late as Aug. 8, yet a blistering stretch run saw St. Louis win the NL Central and end a three-year (lengthy by Cardinals standards) postseason drought. The Cards also defeated the Braves in the NLDS before falling to the Nationals in the NLCS, and the one-sided nature of that NLCS sweep continued the somewhat inconsistent nature of the Cardinals’ season. The focus will clearly be on upgrading the offense as the Cards look to take a step forward and get back to the World Series in 2020.

MLB Trade Rumors

Cardinals Offseason FAQ: Who's In, Out Next Year

All eyes will be on the World Series this week, but after being swept by the Nationals in the National League Championship Series, the Cardinals are focusing on the offseason ahead.

St. Louis Official Site

The Cardinals Devil Magic Ran Out

It’s not surprising that the Cardinals didn’t go all the way. Underdogs often fall short even if they’re fueled by devil magic. Of the ten teams to make it to the postseason, the Cardinals were arguably the least talented. St. Louis may have come out on top of the NL Central scrum, but they didn’t compare to some of the other division winners and even some of the Wild Card teams. At 91 wins, the Cardinals had the lowest win total in the tournament, and their base runs record put them and the Braves at 90-72, five games behind the Nationals and a full 20 wins worse than the Dodgers.

Beyond The Boxscore

Cardinals Safe At Home With Adam Wainwright Making The Start

First he heard the troubling clack, the sound of bone colliding with bone like two billiard balls being racked. Next came the pain and the concern that he’d thrown his last curveball, his career slipping from his grip before he was ready to let go.

Post-Dispatch

Cardinasl Reassigned 15 To The Minors

St. Louis Official Site

Mike Shildt Should Put Matt Carpenter In The Lineup

Just what was Yadier Molina looking at?

Hochman

Cubs Beat Cardinals 8-6: Tommy Edman Singles, Triples, & Drives In Three Runs; Harrison bader Walks & Hits A Solo Home Run; Paul DeJong Hits A Solo Home Run

Individual Highlights:
Dexter Fowler started in right field and batted leadoff.  0-for-3 with one run, two walks, and two strikeouts.
Tommy Edman started at second base and batted second.  2-for-4 with one triple, three RBIs, one hit by pitch, and one strikeout.
Yadier Molina started at catcher and batted fifth.  1-for-4 with one hit by pitch and allowed one stolen base.
Paul DeJong started at shortstop and batted seventh.  1-for-4 with one home run, one RBI, one run, and one strikeout.
Harrison Bader started in centerfield and batted eighth.  1-for-2 with one home run, one RBI, two runs, one walk, one hit by pitch, and one strikeout.
Tyler O'Neill entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted ninth.  One run and one walk.
Rangel Ravelo entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted ninth.  One run and one walk.
Dominic Leone entered in the fifth and pitched to two batters.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out.  (p-s:6-6)(ir-s:1-0)
Tyler Webb entered in the sixth and pitched two innings.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out.  (p-s:19-14)(g/f:1-1)
Carlos Martinez entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed two hits, no runs, and struck one out.  (p-s:26-19)(g/f:1-0)

Rough Outing:
Marcell Ozuna started in left field and batted fourth.  0-for-4 with one walk and one strikeout.
Matt Carpenter started at third base and batted sixth.  0-for-4 with four strikeouts.
Jose Martinez entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted ninth.  0-for-1 with one strikeout.
Adam Wainwright started and pitched 4.1 innings.  He allowed 12 hits, six earned runs, four home runs, and struck three out for the losing decision (14-10).  0-for-1 with one strikeout.  (p-s:84-60)(g/f:7-1)
John Brebbia entered in the eighth and pitched to three batters.  He allowed one hit, two earned runs, and one walk.  (p-s:16-10)
Andrew Miller entered in the eighth and pitched to three batters.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck one out.  (p-s:7-6)(ir-s:2-2)

Boxscore
St. Louis Official Site Post Game
Cardinal Beat Post Game
Post-Dispatch Post Game
STL Sports Page Post Game

Diamondbacks Beat Cardinals 9-7: Jose Martinez Singles, Doubles, Triples, & Drives In Two Runs; Matt Wieters Singles & Knocks In Two Runs; John Gant Strikes Out Three Over One & Two-Thirds Scoreless Innings For The Hold

Individual Highlights:
Tommy Edman started at third base and batted leadoff.  2-for-4 with two runs, one hit by pitch, one strikeout, and one fielding error.
Jose Martinez started in right field and batted second.  3-for-5 with one double, one triple, two RBIs, two runs, and two strikeouts.
Rangel Ravelo started at first base and batted third.  0-for-3 with one RBI, one walk, one sac fly, and one strikeout.
Matt Wieters started at catcher and batted fourth.  1-for-5 with two RBIs, one fielding error, and allowed one stolen base.
Randy Arozarena started in centerfield and moved to left, batting sixth.  2-for-4 with one home run, one RBI, two runs, two stolen bases, and one outfield assist.
Yairo Munoz started at shortstop and batted seventh.  1-for-3 with one walk and grounded into one double play.
Edmundo Sosa started at second base and batted eighth.  1-for-3 with one run, one walk, and one strikeout.
Mike Mayers entered in the second and pitched 1.1 innings.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out.  0-for-1 with one strikeout.  (p-s:19-12)(g/f:1-1)(ir-s:1-0)
John Gant entered in the fourth and pitched 1.2 innings.  He allowed one hit, no runs, one walk, and struck three out for the hold (19).  (p-s:26-16)
Tyler Webb entered in the sixth and pitched 1.2 innings.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out.  (p-s:17-12)(g/f:3-1)
Dominic Leone entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, two walks, and struck one out.  (p-s:22-12)

Rough Outing:
Tyler O'Neill started in left field and batted fifth.  0-for-2 with one walk and two strikeouts.
Paul Goldschmidt entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted fifth.  0-for-1 with one ground into double play.
Harrison Bader entered late in the game in centerfield and batted ninth.  0-for-2 with two strikeouts.
Michael Wacha started and pitched 1.2 innings.  He allowed four hits, two earned runs, two walks, and struck three out.  (p-s:43-25)(g/f:1-0)
Genesis Cabrera entered in the fifth and pitched to four batters.  He allowed one hit, three runs (two earned), one walk, threw one wild pitch, and struck one out for the hold (2).  (p-s:25-14)(g/f:1-0)(ir-s:1-0)
Junior Fernandez entered in the sixth and pitched to five batters.  He allowed two hits, four earned runs, one home run, one walk, and threw one wild pitch for the blown save (3) and losing decision (0-1).  (p-s:17-9)(g/f:2-0)(ir-s:2-2)

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St. Louis Official Site Post Game
Cardinal Beat Post Game
Post-Dispatch Post Game
STL Sports Page Post Game