Historical Trade Rumors: How Expos Missed Out On Albert Pujols

When the 1994 MLB season was suspended in August because of a labor dispute, the Montreal Expos had an MLB-best 74-40 record. Considering that the team employed Pedro Martinez, Ken Hill, Jeff Fassero, Larry Walker, Moises Alou, Cliff Floyd and Marquis Grissom, that shouldn't be especially surprising. The 1994 season, of course, never resumed and Felipe Alou's squad never got a chance to win the first World Series title in franchise history.

KMOX

Mike Matheny Overshadowed Perfect Game For Todd Helton

Todd Helton had a flawless game at the plate for the Rockies against the Cardinals, but Mike Matheny produced the most important at-bat.

RetroSimba

Cardinals Have Sided With Defense At 3B Before, & Should Again

The Matt Adams in Left Field show has been a hot topic in this young season. Coming in a close second, and somewhat connect to it, has been the Third Base discussion.

Redbird Daily

Why Cardinals Chose Delino DeShields Over Ryne Sandberg

After pursuing Ryne Sandberg to be their second baseman in 1997, the Cardinals instead chose Delino DeShields soon after it seemed the free agent had agreed to a deal with the Reds.

RetroSimba

Jaime Garcia Tidbits From Wednesday's Wreckage

A handful of factoids relating to St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jaime Garcia.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Cardinals Vs Twins - Regular Season History

This weekend, the St. Louis Cardinals are meeting the Minnesota Twins for the first time since the two clubs played a three-game interleague series during the 2001 season. The Cardinals swept the Twins at Busch Stadium II from July 15-17, 2001 as they out-scored Minnesota 13-6.

The Cardinal Nation

Cardinals Rotation Looks Strong With Chris Carpenter

THE WATERCOOLER

QUESTION: Assuming Chris Carpenter is healthy to start the season, how would you compare the Cardinals rotation of Adam Wainwright, Kyle Lohse, Todd Wellemeyer, Carp and Joel Pineiro against the other rotations in the National League Central?

STL Today

Mark Mulder Feeling Good, Scott Rolen On Trading Block?, Braden Looper Close To Signing With Brewers, & Jim Edmonds With RedSox?

Lefthander Mark Mulder, meanwhile, who has endured almost three years of shoulder problems, feels his arm angle is almost as high as it was before he first hurt his shoulder, with thanks going to Arizona therapist Joe Hipp.

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If a deal is appealing, Ricciardi might move Scott Rolen or Lyle Overbay.

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Braden Looper, P, free agent - Not offered arbitration by the Cardinals, he's close to signing with the Brewers. Milwaukee has holes to fill with the loss of CC Sabathia and the likely loss of Ben Sheets, so Looper, 12-14 with a 4.16 ERA in 33 starts in 2008, will get a chance to start.

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Jim Edmonds, OF, free agent - It's hard not to love Edmonds's spunk, and the fact he showed he still had something left playing for the Cubs last season (19 homers) after a horrible start with the Cardinals. Could Edmonds be one of those guys the Red Sox bring into spring training and consider as a fourth or fifth outfielder? Don't rule it out.

Boston Globe

Cardinals-Cubs Preview, Plus: Rookie Closers

Before we take a look at the first Cards-Cubs series at Wrigley Field this season — and examine the Cubs’ record-setting offensive pace at home — let’s examine the topic of rookie closers.

Extra Points

Notes On Sunday's Scorecard: Historically Bad Bullpens

Good evening from Busch Stadium; tough loss for the Cardinals… again… this time 5-4.

Extra Points

Prospectus Matchups: Late Inning Starts

Baseball Prospectus