Lance Lynn Turned Down Two-Years/$20M From Twins

They recently offered a two-year, $20 million contract to free agent right-hander Lance Lynn, according to a person with direct knowledge. That idea proved a non-starter as Lynn, the 30-year-old former all-star and three-time 15-game winner, opted to keep waiting for a suitable deal.

Twin Cities

Surprise, Surprise: Jake Odorizzi Is Still With Rays, For Now

There was no way RHP Jake Odorizzi would have expected to spend Super Bowl Sunday as a Ray.

Tampa Bay Times

Why Is Manny Machado Moving To Shortstop?

Why is Manny Machado a shortstop now, of all times

FanRags

Matt Garza To Undergo Shoulder Surgey

A 10-day stint on the disabled list seemed a minor price to pay for then-Brewers right-hander Matt Garza after he collided with mountainous first baseman Jesus Aguilar at Miller Park back in June. It turns out the price was significantly higher.

Milwaukee Official Site

Imagining The Cardinals Christmas Blockbuster Spending Spree

It's the season of giving and accepting. When the first pitch is thrown next spring, will Mozeliak be confident he did everything possible to fulfill Aug. 1's destiny, and catch the Cubs?

KSDK

The Rays' Trade Silence Likely A Short-Lived Phenomenon

There were a lot of reasons the Rays didn’t start the process of trading some of their bigger-name, higher-paid players at last week’s winter meetings.

Tampa Bay Times

Rays Hot Topics: Arms To Be Dealt

The Rays are going to trade a starting pitcher this off-season.

Tampa Bay Online

Cast Your Vote For 2017 Roberto Clemente Award

Voting is underway through Friday to help decide the overall winner of the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award, which goes to a player who best represents the game of baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions, both on and off the field.

St. Louis Official Site

Adding Birthdays & Subtracting Velocity: Why The Cardinals Won't Re-Sign Lance Lynn

I love Lance Lynn. Please, remember that as we move through this article, because it’s going to negative. Why wouldn’t I like him, though? He’s been a huge part of some very successful Cardinals teams. He competes his hind end off and when it’s all over he hams it up with reporters.

Redbird Daily

Matt Garza's 2018 Option Was Voided Out

Adam McCalvy Twitter

Luke Weaver, Cardinals Out To Knot Set With Brewers

Junior Guerra started for the Brewers on Opening Day, but that might as well have been in a different universe. Coming off a breakthrough 2016 season in which he was Milwaukee's best pitcher, Guerra was expected to do big things. But the Brewers, meanwhile, were rebuilding.

St. Louis Official Site

Adam Wainwright Nominated For Roberto Clemente Award

It was 45 years ago this month when Roberto Clemente doubled to the wall for his 3,000th and final career hit -- three months before the plane crash that took his life as he tried to deliver relief supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua.

St. Louis Official Site

Eric Thames Seeking A Strong Finish To Campaign

It was not an excuse. Eric Thames has made very few of those as his magical April gave way to an average May through August. But what he views as an expanding strike zone is at least a factor, according to Thames, in explaining his slide in production over the past four months.

Milwaukee Official Site

Series Preview: Cardinals @ Brewers August 29-30, 2017

The Cardinals start a 10-game trip with a quick stop in Wisconsin for two games in less than 24 hours. The Cardinals are 2½ games behind the Brewers for second in the NL Central and for third in the NL wild-card race. The Cardinals are 6-8 against the Brewers, whom they will meet again in the final three games of the series, and 4-3 at Miller Field. From there, the Cardinals go to the West Coast to play two sub-.500 teams, the Giants and Padres.

Post-Dispatch

Luke Weaver Looks To Continue Mastery Over Brewers

The race is on.

St. Louis Official Site

Thanks, Cubs! Despite Their Losing Record The Cardinal Remain Oddly Undead

Activities in the NL Central stopped making sense a long time ago. There’s inconsistency, confusion, disorder, and broken expectations.

101 ESPN

Brewers Activated Matt Garza From The Disabled List

Milwaukee Official Twitter

Michael Wacha To Face Just-Activated Matt Garza As Cardinals Seek Series Win At Milwaukee

Matt Garza is expected to return from the disabled list Thursday and take the mound for the Milwaukee Brewers against the St. Louis Cardinals in the rubber match of a three-game series.

Fox Sports Midwest

Michael Wacha, Matt Garza Set To Wrap Cardinals-Brewers Set

Brewers right-hander Matt Garza will come off the disabled list Thursday to face the division-rival Cardinals and fellow righty Michael Wacha in the series finale at Miller Park.

St. Louis Official Site

Luke Weaver Gets The Call Against Brewers

With Matt Garza and Adam Wainwright still nursing injuries on the disabled list, the Brewers and Cardinals will turn to alternate starters for Game 2 of their three-game series at Miller Park on Wednesday.

St. Louis Official Site