Would Vince Coleman Fit Into Today's Game?

Vince Coleman was a base-stealing weapon for the 1980s St. Louis Cardinals. Given his unique skillset though, would he even play in 2020?

Redbird Rants

Cubs Have Considered/Discussed Jacoby Ellsbury

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Jacoby Ellsbury Intends To Play In 2020

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Yankees Released Jacoby Ellsbury

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Tyler Lyons Elected Free Agency After Being Outrighted By Yankees

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Yankees Transferred Jacoby Ellsbury From Ten-Day To 60-Day Injured List

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CC Sabathia Throws 32 Pitches In First Sim Game

CC Sabathia is moving closer to returning to a big league mound. The Yankees' left-hander threw 32 pitches in a simulated game on Saturday morning, his first time doing so since undergoing a heart procedure in December.

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Giants Have Talked About Jacoby Ellsbury

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Trade Retrospective: Cardinals Trade David Freese To Angels

For the fourth straight offseason, BtBS is looking back on some of the biggest trades from years past. Check out all the entries here. This series was first started in 2016 by Spencer Bingol, who has been part of the Red Sox Baseball Operations department for the past two years. Congratulations to Spencer on the team’s recent World Series championship!

Beyond The Boxscore

Jacob Ellsbury Is The Forgotten Yankee

There is an alternate universe in which the Yankees won the World Series, and amidst all the rejoicing realize they have a dilemma. Does Jacoby Ellsbury get a ring? To answer that question, one must define what it means to be a Yankee, or even a baseball player at all.

Beyond The Boxscore

Yankees To Monitor Troy Tulowitzki

Troy Tulowitzki, SS, free agent — Nobody knows if Tulowitzki can resume his career after two heel surgeries. As one AL executive said, “We’d have to see him work out. I haven’t heard of any plans like that so far but for teams to feel comfortable that he can play any infield position, we’d have to see how he moves.” With Didi Gregorius out, the Yankees will monitor the Tulowitzki situation. The A’s, perhaps out of the Lowrie bidding, will also consider it. Tulowitzki recently was released by the Blue Jays after missing all of 2018. The Jays ate the remaining $38 million of his contract.

Boston Globe

Should The Cardinals Be In The Bryce Harper Sweepstakes?

On the heels of their trade for Paul Goldschmidt and as the Cardinals and Major League baseball descend on Las Vegas for the Winter Meetings, many Redbird fans (including Chris Rongey of the Fast Lane) are adamant that the Cardinals can and should sign free agent Bryce Harper to play right field for the next ten years.

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Mets Said To Be 'Aggressive' On Potential Robinson Cano Trade

The Mets are holding their cards extremely close on the possibility of trading for Seattle second baseman Robinson Cano, declining to answer inquiries about the topic. But a rival executive in touch with the team says they are being "aggressive" on Cano, and hoping the Mariners sweeten their offer.

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Cardinals Discussed Paul Goldschmidt & Zack Greinke Internally

Still, it’s not out of the question a team might try to force the issue with the D-Backs, seeking to land both players at a minimal cost in prospects. Sources say the Cardinals have kicked around internally the idea of acquiring Goldschmidt and Greinke in the same deal, but the likelihood of such a trade occurring is remote, in part because St. Louis is one of the clubs on Greinke’s 15-team no-trade list.

The Athletic

David Price Wins AL Comeback Player Of The Year Award

Left-handed pitchers David Price of the Boston Red Sox and Jonny Venters of the Atlanta Braves have been named the recipients of the 2018 American League and National League Comeback Player of the Year Awards, respectively, Major League Baseball announced on Tuesday. The Comeback Player of the Year Awards are officially sanctioned by MLB and are presented annually to one player in each league who has re-emerged on the field during the season. The 30 club beat reporters from MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball, selected the winners from an original list of 30 candidates (one per MLB club).

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Spending Big On Free Agents Doesn't Guarantee World Series Rings

We are three weeks away from the start of Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings in Las Vegas, and Cardinal Nation is unanimous in the belief that they need to get a big, middle of the lineup bat, but split on which bat that should be.

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Jim Riggleman & Mike Matheny Could Be Bench Coach Candidates For The Mets

Taking our weekly trip around MLB as the stove heats up …

Fancred

If The Cardinals Are Going To Sign Bryce Harper, They Have To Be Aggressive From The Start

The Washington Post reports that potential St. Louis Cardinals target Bryce Harper was offered an “aggressive” contract offer by the Washington Nationals before he hit free agency — and he turned it down.

Cheap Seats

Jacoby Ellsbury Has Hip Surgery; Six Months To Recover

Yankees outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left hip to repair a torn labrum Monday. The surgery was performed by Dr. Bryan Kelly at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan and went as expected, the Yankees said Tuesday.

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Is Dexter Fowler Trade Even Possible?

So you may have heard that the Cardinals have had a little falling out with Dexter Fowler lately. Yeah, it's been ugly. You know it by now: His GM trashed his lack of hustle on local radio while he was on paternity leave, and that ended up making national headlines. And apparently, Fowler isn't on speaking terms with his manager. Why am I explaining this to you? Unless you've been living under a rock, you already know how tabloid-ugly this whole situation has been.

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