Cardinals' Top Five Interantional Signings Of All Time

The Cardinals have been known to have a strong farm system, and they’ve insisted that their intention to contend every year rests on their ability to identify and develop players. That identification process has expanded globally over the years, from the Dominican Republic to Asia.

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Ted Simmons Flexed Muscles Vs. Hall Of Fame Hurlers

As a catcher for the Cardinals, Ted Simmons helped Steve Carlton achieve his first 20-win season. As an opposing hitter, Simmons hit with power against Carlton.

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Dylan Carlson Named 2019 Texas League Player Of The Year

The Texas League has announced that OF Dylan Carlson has been named the 2019 Texas League Player of the Year.

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Bob Bailey, Al Hrabosky, & Big Drama In St. Louis

Bob Bailey had lots of hits against the Cardinals in his career, but it was an out he made that was most memorable.

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A Cubs Standout, Jerry Morales Flopped With Cardinals

Needing a proven right-handed hitter to balance and bolster their lineup, the Cardinals appeared to make the right move when they acquired the player who had been the Cubs’ most consistent run producer of the mid-1970s.

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How Tony Scott Found A Home With Cardinals

Initially perceived as a marginal player in an unimportant trade, Tony Scott replaced Bake McBride in center field for the Cardinals and was their most prominent starter at that position until Willie McGee claimed the role.

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The Day The Cardinals Fired Red Schoendienst

Concerned about the direction of a franchise that had gone eight consecutive years without qualifying for the postseason, the Cardinals pushed sentiment aside and fired manager Red Schoendienst.

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How Cardinals Tried Making Ted Simmons A Third Baseman

Mercifully, an experiment by the Cardinals to play Ted Simmons at third base lasted just two games. Still, plenty of damage was done. Simmons made three errors that contributed to two defeats, got booed by Cardinals fans and then lashed out at them, saying they lacked perspective and that St. Louis didn’t deserve its reputation for being a good sports town.

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How Bobby Dews Helped Bob Forsch Become A Pitcher

As a longtime player, coach and manager in the Cardinals’ system, perhaps the most important contribution Bobby Dews made was helping Bob Forsch take a successful step in transforming from a third baseman into a pitcher.

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Why Cardinals Dealt Ken Reitz After Gold Glove Season

Enticed by the chance to add a left-hander to the starting rotation and a potential power hitter to the batting order, the Cardinals gave up a Gold Glove Award winner at third base.

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Cardinals Should Learn Lesson From Jose Cruz Mistake

Unable to supplant either Lou Brock, Bake McBride or Reggie Smith as an outfield starter, Jose Cruz left the Cardinals in 1974 and fulfilled his potential with the Astros. Forty years later, there appears to be parallels between Cruz and a highly touted 2014 Cardinals outfield prospect, Oscar Taveras.

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Lee Landers Still Has Love For Baseball

Lee Landers was excited in February, four months before the start of the Appalachian League season. Now, just four days from the first pitch, there’s little doubt that hasn’t changed.

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