Round Two Dama Cuts Bracket Field To 24 Elite Clubs

The quest to crown the best single-season team in MLB history is underway, with the Round of 32 in the Dream Seasons edition of the MLB Dream Bracket continuing Wednesday.

St. Louis Official Site

Alex Cora Brings Youthful Eye To New Job

Dave Dombrowski wanted to make sure he and Alex Cora were on the same page, so the Red Sox boss sent off an email for his new manager’s approval.

Trib Today

2018 Baseball Hall Of Fame: The Players Who Will Be 'One-And-Done' This Year

There are 11 players not expected to receive the 5 percent necessary to stay on the ballot

CBS Sports

Chris Carpenter, Scott Rolen, & Jason Isringhausen Make Debuts On Hall Of Fame Ballot

Power-hitter Jim Thome and former MVP Chipper Jones headline the list of 19 newcomers to the National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot that will reach voters in the coming week. A handful of former Cardinals, including Cy Young Award winner Chris Carpenter, also dot the ballot for the first time.
Cardinal Beat

The full ballot for the 2018 Major League Baseball Hall of Fame was announced, Monday. And new on the list are three former St. Louis Cardinals: Chris Carpenter, Scott Rolen and Jason Isringhausen.
KMOX

The Baseball Hall of Fame has announced the 36 candidates who are on the ballot to be elected as the 2018 Hall of Fame class.
STL Baseball Weekly

A Cy Young Award winner, the franchise's all-time saves leader and an eight-time Gold Glove Award winner are among the former Cardinals to land on the 2018 National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. All three -- Chris Carpenter, Jason Isringhausen and Scott Rolen -- were also members of the organization's 2006 World Series championship team.
St. Louis Official Site

How Cardinals, Royals Launched Regular-Season Rivalry

Twelve years after the Cardinals and Royals opposed one another in the World Series, the teams were matched for the first time in the regular season. Two constants linked those events: Willie McGee played and tempers flared.

RetroSimba

Brett Gardner Glad To Be A Yankee For Tenth Season

To Brett Gardner, it still seems like yesterday that he was viewed as one of the Yankees' rising prospects, attending Spring Training with a football number on his back while wedging his belongings into a locker between Alex Rodriguez and Robinson Cano.

New York-A Official Site

John Lackey, John Smoltz, Mark Mulder, Mark DeRosa, Dan Plesac, & Troy Glaus To Take Part In Diamond Resorts Invitational In Florida

Fans of the Boston Red Sox might want to consider a trip to Tranquilo Golf Club in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., this weekend.

Golf Week

The Top Of The Cardinals Lineup Is Going To Be Dynamic

Dexter Fowler and Matt Carpenter are going to be on-base machines

Beyond The Boxscore

Signing Dexter Fowler Would Be Juicy Narrative For Cardinals

“Stop, Cubs, stop.”

Admittedly not as catchy, but it’s a tune in the heart of many St. Louisans, a lyrical longing that the Cubs’ success will somehow cease.

Hochman

Yankees, Brian Cashman Know How Cardinals Fell About Cubs

When they finally were able to turn tradition upside down and win the first World Series in generations, right from under the nose of their biggest rival, Boston officials noticed how the chant that always greeted them — “1918! 1918!” — stopped.

Post-Dispatch

Paul O'Neill & Johnny Damon Are On Donald Trump Bandwagon

Donald Trump is presently the favorite to claim the Republican presidential nomination, and he's enjoyed the occasional celebrity endorsement. For baseball purposes we've got former Yankees Paul O'Neill and Johnny Damon.

CBS Sports

White Sox, Rangers, & Astros Were Also Pursuing Justin Upton

Upton also was pursued by the Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers and Houston Astros, but those teams preferred signing him to a short-term deal. Upton’s agreement takes away another viable option for Cespedes, who remains on the market with dwindling options.

USA Today

Audio: Johnny Damon - Cardinals Fans Best In Baseball, Remembers Yogi Berra

Johnny Damon talks to KMOX Sports about St. Louis Cardinal fans and reflects on memories of Yogi Berra.

KMOX

Ryan Franklin To Represent Cardinals At 2015 MLB Draft

Three members of the 500 Home Run Club -- Ken Griffey Jr., Reggie Jackson and Mike Schmidt -- and 20 other former All-Stars will headline the list of team representatives on the floor at MLB Network's Studio 42 when the 2015 MLB Draft gets underway on June 8.

MLB Official Site

Minor League Expansion: Five Possible Locations

This week’s blog is inspired by a president and a former co-worker.

Topeka Capital-Journal

Max Scherzer Question Remains For Tigers As New Years Begins

The holidays have come and gone, the calendar has changed and Spring Training is getting closer and closer. It's January, and the Tigers still have some work to do.

Detroit Official Site

Are Yankees On On Max Scherzer? Read Tex Message From Six Years Ago

For insight into where the top free-agent pitcher will sign, let's turn to an unlikely source: the case of the top free-agent hitter six winters ago.

Fox Sports

Max Scherzer Will Get Paid; Barry Zito & Johnny Damon On The Comeback Trail

January is Max Scherzer Month.

Boston Globe

Carlos Beltran Was A Royal Target

The Royals beat the Yankees for one free agent they both pursued aggressively, Omar Infante, but not for another — Carlos Beltran.

NY Post

So About The Cardinals' Free Draft Pick

Wednesday, the Cardinals lucked into a "competitive balance" draft pick, and a pretty good one. The last-place Cubs weren't even in the lottery, and someone was smart enough to ask Theo Epstein about that ...

Fox Sports