Home Runs Came In Bunches For Larry Walker As A Cardinal

Larry Walker hit two home runs in a game five times for the Cardinals, including once in the postseason.

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Appreciating Albert Pujols In 2017

One of the reasons millions of Cardinals fans should be able to sit back, watch and enjoy the latest milestone accomplished by former Cardinal Albert Pujols is that as a fanbase, we have nearly universal acceptance that the team was correct in not trying to match the Angels offer to Pujols back in 2011.

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Cardinals Can Survive The Loss Of Alex Reyes In 2017, But What About The Future?

The Cardinals and their fans were jolted by the bad news concerning Alex Reyes, the top prospect and touted future ace who made a lasting, wow-factor impression in his MLB debut late last season. Either as a starter or a late-inning banderilla, Reyes, 22, loomed an enviable asset for the 2017 Cardinals. But instead of preparing for the season, Reyes is prepping for surgery to repair a ruptured ligament in his right elbow. He won’t pitch in ’17, and may miss a chunk of 2018.

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Despite Optimism, Alex Reyes Dealt Arduous Challenge

In the minutes after the sad news reverberated on Wednesday that St. Louis phenom Alex Reyes would have to undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the year, there was a wave of forced optimism.

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WBC: Mexico Beat USA 5-2

Edgar Gonzalez (former Springfield-Mexico) 0-for-3 with one strikeout.
Fernando Salas (St. Louis-Mexico) entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed two hits, one earned run, one balk, and struck one out. (p-s:18-13)(g/f:0-1)

Luke Gregerson (former Springfield-USA) entered in the seventh and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs. (p-s:14-10)(g/f:4-0)
Mitch Boggs (St. Louis-USA) entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and one walk. (p-s:17-7)(g/f:3-0)

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Cardinals Winter League Notebook 1-20-11

Raul Valdes K's seven in a complete game winning decision in the Dominican League Championship for the Player of the Day honors. Ex-MiLB Javier Brito doubles and drives in two runs in the LVBP. Former MiLB Robinson Cancel collects three hits and scores and ex-Cardinal Kiko Calero earns the win in Puerto Rico. Former MiLBs Terry Evans, Mike Folli, and Brandon Yarbrough find new homes for 2011.

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Current & Former Cardinals Ken Oberkfell, Nerio Rodriguez, Abraham Nunez, Rainel Rosario, Ricardo Rodriguez & Danilo Sanchez In Escogido Camp

Lions of the Chosen formal opening on Monday gave their workouts, ahead of the next season of winter baseball with the presence of a large group of players in the facilities of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Baseball City complex in Boca Chica. (Translated)

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Jaime Garcia's Efficient, Impressive Shutout

Sick of reading about how great Jaime Garcia‘s start yesterday was? Good, me neither, so here’s some more…

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Eight Player Trade Between Escogido & Estrellas

Veteran lefty Odalis Perez led a change made between the Lions of the Chosen and the Estrellas Orientales involving eight players in total.

Along with Perez, the Lions received reliever Greg Aquino and infielders Henry Mateo and Pedro Lopez.

The Reds sent outfielders Ambiorix Concepcion Victor Mendez and the star next to the first baseman Andres Rodriguez and Juan Brito receptor.

Perez and Aquino belonged to the Lions early in their careers in winter ball. (Translated)

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DG's 10@10: Nothing Left For Colby Rasmus To Show

Blossoming star Colby Rasmus entered Tuesday’s game with a .400 average this month and a 4-for-9 turn through the St. Louis Cardinals’ losses at Arizona over the weekend. Intrepid puck scribe Jeremy Rutherford, pinch-hitting for the seamheads, approached Rasmus to ask about this sweltering spell.

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Josh Pressley, Juan Richardson, Fernando Tatis In Staring Lineup & Evan MacLane In Starting Rotation For Estrellas Orientales

The leader of the Eastern Stars, Carlos Juan Benhardt announced yesterday the team that hits the pitch in the opening of the winter baseball tournament on 16 October from the Toros del Este in the stadium Francisco Micheli, of La Romana. (Translated)

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Odalis Perez, Juan Richardson, Brady Clark, & Many Others Show Up For Estrellas Orientales Camp

The first day of practice, the Estrellas Orientales were without perhaps their most pleasant news: The presence of veteran left-hander Odalis Perez. (Translated)

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Troy Percival Update

Though nothing is definite, RHP Troy Percival may not be ready to retire.

Maddon said he met with the veteran closer, who plans to work with a chiropractor in California and improve the health of his throwing arm.

That's the first priority, Maddon said, and after that, Percival will ponder returning. When Percival was put on the disabled list, Maddon said he wouldn't have been surprised if the closer retired, and that still seems likely.

But it sounds as if Percival will see how his body responds before making a call. Percival, 39, was in uniform Sunday, hanging out in the dugout.

"I don't think he's counted himself out yet," LHP J.P. Howell said. "He's still working out. I think maybe we'll see how he is in a month or so. Maybe he can come back. … He's had this time off, he's saying, 'Maybe I can give this one more push here.' And I think he can."

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Little further down the Rays signed Gary Gaetti's son Joe, who was released earlier last week, and assigned him to Double-A Montgomery.

St. Petersburg Times

Dodgers Interested In Mark Mulder

Mark Mulder is working out and, according to agent Gregg Clifton, could sign in one week and throw 100 pitches in a major league game in another two weeks. The Dodgers, with one starter on the disabled list, are among the "six to eight" teams interested, Clifton said.

And how much contact has Clifton had with the Angels about Mulder?

"Literally none," Clifton said.

LA Times

Odalis Perez: On Holding Out, Getting Fired & His Future

In what might be a bigger exclusive than the raccoon chase at Rays camp, free-agent left-hander Odalis Perez told Big League Stew on Tuesday that "nine or 10 teams" are interested in him and he expects to sign "soon" with another major league squad.

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Cardinals Release Ismael Cardona

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Ismael Cardona: Catcher Released by Cardinals

Clayton Mortensen Goes For MRI; Mitch Boggs & Tyler Herron To Throw BP

While St. Louis Cardinals righthanders Mitchell Boggs and Tyler Herron, both of whom had had shoulder problems, threw batting practice today and seem on the way toward game competition, righthander Clayton Mortensen, one of the organization’s top prospects, apparently is making no progress with his sore elbow and went to have a Magenetic Resonance Imaging exam on his elbow this morning.

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Chad Cordero To Throw Off Mound Friday

The Rangers will watch right-hander Chad Cordero throw off a mound Friday, the first time they've seem him pitch this off-season. They no longer have no interest in signing lefty Odalis Perez, who was released by Washington after not honoring the minor-league contract he had signed earlier in the month. Kris Benson's presence also has cooled the Rangers on Perez.

Foul Territory

An Unfortunate Odalliance

The big news in baseball today, as per the theory of baseball news relativity, is the conclusion of the bizarre Odalis Perez story. It happened, as all bizarre preseason news will, following the Nationals' landmark agreement with bizarre content providers, in Washington, and it brought Perez more attention than he's received in five years.

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Cardinals Spring Training Notebook 2-24-09

In the news, Duncan, Freese, Greene, Ryan, Mather, Hot-Stove League Left-Overs, Programming Notes and more...

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