Tommy Pham, Marcell Ozuna, David Peralta, Harrison Bader, Stephen Piscotty, Yadier Molina, & Matt Carpenter Ranked In Top Ten In Outfield, Catcher, & Third Basemen

MLB Network's countdown of baseball's best players at each position will run every Saturday night through Feb. 9. The third installment of the "Top 10 Right Now!" series featured the game's top left and center fielders.

St. Louis Official Site

Indians, Yankees Interested In Andrew McCutchen

Andrew McCutchen, OF, Giants — The Indians and Yankees were exploring the possibility of McCutchen, who has cleared waivers and can be traded anywhere. McCutchen isn’t the player he was in his MVP days in Pittsburgh, but one who can still be a major factor for a contending team with his defense and ability to impact a game offensively.

Boston Globe

Contenders Should Be Eyeing Cole Hamels; Braves, Cardinals, & Phillies Have Interest In Adrian Beltre

Adrian Beltre, 3B, Rangers — The 39-year-old future Hall of Famer has had trouble staying healthy the last two years, but he’s expected to return to the Rangers’ lineup in the next two weeks. If he shows good health, could Beltre be moved to a contending team? There are plenty of teams — the Braves, Cardinals, and Phillies among them — that would love to have Beltre. He has made it clear that he wants to go into the Hall of Fame as a Ranger. It’ll be interesting to see if that precludes him being traded.

Boston Globe

Mike Lowell Impressed By Rafael Devers' Athleticism

Former Red Sox third baseman and 2007 World Series Most Valuable Player Award winner Mike Lowell was on the field Wednesday working with third baseman Rafael Devers.

Boston Official Site

Edgar Renteria To Manage World Team In 2017 Futures Game

Charles Johnson and Edgar Renteria, two key contributors to the Marlins' 1997 World Series-winning squad, will return to the dugouts in Miami to lead the U.S. Team and the World Team, respectively, during the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game on Sunday, July 9th at Marlins Park, it was announced earlier today on MLB Network.

MLB Official Site

GIancarlo Stanton Becomes Marlins' All-Time RBI Leader

It wasn't a vintage Giancarlo Stanton smash. By the slugger's standards, it was a modestly driven ball over the right-field wall.

Miami Official Site

Kolten Wong To Be Inducted Into Cape Cod League

Six former Cape Leaguers will be honored at a ceremony on November 19 as the Class of 2016 is set to join the elite ranks of the Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame.

Cap Cod League Official Site

Former Cardinals Mark McGwire, Jim Edmonds, David Eckstein, Troy Glaus, Mark Grudzielanek, & Randy Winn Fall Off Hall Of Fame Ballot

The big story regarding Wednesday's Hall of Fame announcement is that Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza have been elected. On the other end of the continuum we have those candidates who fell off the ballot and will not be appearing on the BBWAA ballot again.
CBS Sports

On a day when Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza earned election into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, six of the eight candidates with connections to the Cardinals either exhausted their eligibility or did not receive enough support to remain on the ballot for another year.
St. Louis Official Site

Mitch Harris Wins 2015 Tony Conigliaro Award

Mitch Harris - an officer, gentleman, and big league baseball player - has been voted the winner of the 26th annual Tony Conigliaro Award. The award, begun in 1990 by the late Red Sox publicist and team historian Dick Bresciani to honor native son Conigliaro, is presented to a major league player who, in Bresciani's words, "has overcome adversity through the attributes of spirit, determination and courage that were trademarks of Tony C.''
Boston Official Site

St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Mitch Harris, a former U.S. Navy officer and now a Navy Reserve lieutenant, has been voted the winner of the 26th annual Tony Conigliaro Award.
Fox Sports Midwest

Jim Edmonds, Troy Glaus, Randy Winn, Mark Grudzielanek, & David Eckstein Among New Names On 2016 Hall Of Fame Ballot

The Baseball Writers Association of America ballot for the 2016 Baseball Hall of Fame class has been revealed. Among the first-timers to headline the ballot are Ken Griffey Jr. and Trevor Hoffman.
CBS Sports

Under new voting rules established this summer by the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the annual Baseball Writers' Association of America ballot was released Monday on the earliest date in recent history.
St. Louis Official Site

Four former St. Louis Cardinals are among the new candidates for the 2016 Hall of Fame ballot. David Eckstein, Jim Edmonds, Troy Glaus, and Mark Gruzielanek join Mark McGwire, Lee Smith, and Larry Walker as candidates who spent part of their career playing for the Cardinals.
STL Baseball Weekly

Cardinals Crown Would Put John Lackey In Elite Group

With the 2015 Cardinals, John Lackey is hoping to become the 16th big-leaguer to play for three different franchises in World Series championship seasons.

RetroSimba

Marlins To Host 2017 All-Star Game

The stars are set to shine on Miami. Major League Baseball on Friday announced Marlins Park will host the 2017 All-Star Game.

Miami Official Site

Jon Lester To Meet With Cardinals Week After Thanksgiving

They’re trying to bring back Jon Lester, and while on Sunday, two National League general managers said they heard it was close to happening, Lester’s agents still has not heard from the Yankees. The plan is to visit St. Louis the week after Thanksgiving, then perhaps decide at the end of that week before the winter meetings convene in San Diego. Then there are several trade and free agent plans for the possibility of Lester leaving. There are trade and free agent plans for at least one more starting pitcher, even the thought of Japanese right-hander Kenta Maeda.

Gammons Daily

Mike Lowell On The Jim Edmonds & Tim McKernan Show 8-22-14

Inside STL

Red Sox May Be Interested In Brigining Justin Masterson

Huge few weeks ahead for Masterson, whose free agent value has dropped tremendously this season. Masterson is seen as a second-tier free agent who will come at an affordable price. The Red Sox will have interest in their former farmhand to solidify the middle of their rotation. It doesn’t appear Masterson will get a huge deal, but one major league source indicated a four-year deal in the $64 million-$70 million range might be the figure.

Boston Globe

Jon Jay Hosts Bowling Event For Cause Near To Heart

In an offseason already highlighted by his November wedding, Jon Jay has been busy planning another big event, one that offers him a chance to assist a local organization whose impact hits close to home -- both literally and figuratively -- for the Cardinals outfielder.

St. Louis Official Site

Marlins Help Zack Cox Overcome Personal Power Struggle

Zack Cox is a third baseman. Third basemen are supposed to hit a lot of home runs. So Cox like many before him tried to force the issue.

Sun Sentinel

Cubs GM Sets Rumor Mill Spinning; Ryan Theriot's Return; Etc...

Sometimes a hug is just a hug, according to Jim Hendry.

Offering gestures that set Windy City media tongues wagging, the Chicago Cubs general manager twice embraced Cardinals pending free agent first baseman Albert Pujols behind the cage during Tuesday batting practice.

STL Today

Dennys Reyes Having Visa Issues

Francona expected all but one of his pitchers and catchers to be in camp by the end of the day Sunday, the day pitchers and catchers were expected to report. New acquisition Dennys Reyes was expected to be late thanks to visa issues. Fellow new acquisition Alfredo Aceves was expected to report on Sunday but to leave camp this week to take care of his own visa issues.

Providence Journal

GIDP: The Underrated Production Killer

Earlier in the week, I wrote a post about how grounding into double plays erased 16.5% of Jim Rice's career offensive value. Of course, Rice isn't the only player I looked into, but the story really evolved to go into Rice further. Today, I'll share a few graphs of some other players of interest.

Beyond The Boxscore