Learning From Past Cardinals Minor League Spring Transaction Dates

The other day, I looked at last year’s major league spring training transactions by the St. Louis Cardinals as a method of suggesting a rough time frame when similar moves might occur in 2011.

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Former Cardinal Independent League Transaction July 19-24

July 19: The York Revolution of the Atlantic League traded Bob Zimmermann to the Long Island Ducks.

July 20: The Southern Illinois Miners of the Frontier League signed Ryan Bird to a contract for the 2010 season.

July 22: The Newark Bears of the Atlantic League signed Bob Zimmermann to a contract for the 2010 season.

July 22: The Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League activated Bill Pulispher.

July 22: The Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League placed Robinson Cancel on the inactive list.

July 23: The Grand Prairie Air Hogs of the American Association signed Ryan Riddle to a contract for the 2010 season.

July 24: The Grand Prairie Air Hogs of the American Association released Santo Maertz.

Former Cardinals Independent League Transactions: June 18-26

June 18: The Tijuana Cimarrones of the Golden Baseball League fired Enrique Brito and released Yoffri Martinez and Orber Moreno.

June 20: The Kansas City T-Bones of the Northern League placed Dewon Brazelton on the disabled list.

June 22: The Newark Bears of the Atlantic League placed Scott Spiezio on the disabled list.

Juen 24: The Lake County Fielders of the Northern League released Ian Church.

June 25: The Brockton Rox of the Can-Am League shipped Santo Maertz to the Grand Prairie Air Hogs of the American Association.

June 25: The Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League signed Dan Serafini to a contract for the 2010 season.

June 25: The Quebec Les Capitales of the Can-Am League signed Troy Cate to a contract for the 2010 season.

June 25: The Southern Illinois Miners of the Frontier League released Ryan Bird.

June 26: The Saint Paul Saints of the American Association signed Matt Meyer to a contract for the 2010 season.

June 26: The Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League reinstated Eric Ackerman from the disabled list.

Former Cardinals On Can-Am League 2010 Opening Day Rosters

Chris Farley - Worcester Tornadoes
Miguel Flores - Pittsfield Colonials
Chris Grossman - Brockton Rox
Wayne Lundgren - Brockton Rox
Santo Maertz - Brockton Rox
Abraham Nunez - New Jersey Jackals
Omar Pena - Worcester Tornadoes
Mike Smith - Brockton Rox

Can-Am League opened their 2010 season on May 27th.

Former Cardinals Independent League Transactions April 27

April 27: The Newark Bears of the Atlantic League released Gerard Haran.

April 27: The Rockford RiverHawks of the Northern League released Kevin House.

April 27: The Brockton Rox of the Can-Am League signed Santo Maertz to a contract for the 2010 season.

Santo Maertz: Former All-Star Sticks On East Coast

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Cardinals Release Ten Minor Leaguers

The St. Louis Cardinals released 10 minor-league players this morning, including a St. Louis native and a pitcher they had brought into major-league camp as a non-roster invitee.
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St. Louis Cardinals 2006 second-round draft pick Brad Furnish and 2009 New York-Penn League All-Star Santo Maertz were among ten minor leaguers cut loose on Friday.
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2009 Batavia Muckdogs Team Review

There was no repeat title for the Cardinals’ New York-Penn League affiliate in 2009.

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2009 Batavia Muckdogs Pitching Stats

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Batavia Muckdogs: 2009 Year In Review

37-39 record, 4th place in Pinckney Division, 12 games behind division leader

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook 8-31-09

Sunday’s standouts: Thomas, Hoffpauir, Norrick, Kozma, Reifer, Delgado, Adams, Maertz, Perez, Johnson, DeJesus. The system went 4-3.
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Memphis Redbirds Official Site Post Game

Cardinals Minor League Notebook 8-19-09

It was a rough Tuesday as the system went 2-5. Both wins were in the Dominican Summer League as the Cards swept a doubleheader and took over the division lead.

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Three Batavia Muckdogs Make All-Star Team

Alan Ahmady, Santo Maertz and Luis De La Cruz have been named to this year's NYPL All-Star team. The game is to be held next Tuesday, the 18th, in State College.
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It's only been a few months since leaving college for many Minor Leaguers, but on Aug. 18, a select group will return to campus.
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Batavia 3B Alan Ahmady, C Luis De La Cruz and RHR Santo Maertz have been named to the 2009 New York-Penn League All-Star team. We have exclusive photos!
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Interview: Batavia Muckdogs MGR Mark DeJohn

The manager of the defending New York-Penn League champions discusses his 2009 charges and more in this exclusive audio interview.

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Random Batavia Muckdogs Thoughts: 7-15-09

Covering the Cardinals’ New York-Penn League entry on Wednesday as Ryde Rodriguez had a career day.

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Batavia Beat Williamsport 5-1 In Game One: Deryk Hooker Nice Start; Matt Carpenter & Ryde Rodriguez Each 2 RBIs; Xavier Scruggs Doubles & 1 RBI

Individual Highlights:
Devin Goodwin 2-for-4 with one run.
Matt Carpenter 1-for-2 with two two-out RBIs, one run, one walk, and one hit by pitch.
Xavier Scruggs 1-for-4 with one double, one two-out RBI, one run, and one strikeout.
Ryde Rodriguez 2-for-4 with two two-out RBIs.
Jack Cawley 2-for-3 with one ground into double play, one passed ball, and threw out one runner.
Alan Ahmady 2-for-3 with two runs.
Deryk Hooker Started, Win (1-0), five innings, four hits, one earned run, one walk, and six strikeouts. (g/f:1-7)
Santo Maertz Two innings, no hits or runs, and one strikeout. (g/f:2-3)

Rough Outing:
Jairo Martinez 0-for-3 with one strikeout.
Beau Riportella 0-for-3 with one strikeout.

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Jamestown Beat Batavia 3-2: Ryde Rodrigues Triples & 2 RBIs; Beau Riportella Doubles & 2 Walks; Daniel Calhoun Nice Relief Appearance

Individual Highlights:
D'Marcus Ingram 0-for-3 with two walks and one strikeout.
Ryan Jackson 1-for-4 with one walk, one strikeout, and assisted in two double plays.
Matt Carpenter 1-for-4 with one run, one walk, and one caught stealing.
Xavier Scruggs 1-for-4 with one run, one walk, two strikeouts, one missed catch error, and assisted in two double plays.
Ryde Rodriguez 2-for-5 with one triple, two two-out RBIs, and one strikeout.
Niko Vasquez 0-for-3 with two walks, one strikeouts, and assisted in one double play.
Jack Cawley 1-for-4 with one walk and two strikeouts.
Beau Riportella 1-for-2 with one double and two walks.
Daniel Calhoun Three innings, one hit, one unearned run, one walk, and two strikeouts. (g/f:5-2)
Santo Maertz One inning, no hits or runs. (g/f:0-3)
LaCurtis Mayes One inning, no hits or runs, and two strikeouts. (g/f:0-1)

Rough Outing:
Michael Blazek Started, Loss (1-1), four innings, four hits, two earned runs, three walks, and three strikeouts. (g/f:8-1)

Boxscore
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Batavia Beat Williamsport 6-5: Jairo Martinez 3 Hits, Doubles, & 1 RBI; Jack Cawley 2 Hits & 1 RBI; Scott Schneider Pitches 3 Hitless & Scoreless In.

Individual Highlights:
Matt Carpenter 2-for-5 with one run and one strikeout.
Xavier Scruggs 2-for-4 with one run, one hit by pitch, and one stolen base.
Ryde Rodriguez 1-for-4 with one run, one walk, and one strikeout.
Jairo Martinez 3-for-3 with one double, one two-out RBI, one run, and one walk.
Jack Cawley 2-for-3 with one RBI, one run, one walk, throwing error, and allowed one stolen base.
Joshua Squatrito One inning, one hit, no runs, and one strikeout. (g/f:2-0)
Scott Schneider Three innings, no hits or runs, and three strikeouts. (g/f:4-2)
Santo Maertz Win (1-0), one inning, one hit, no runs, and one strikeout. (g/f:1-1)

Rough Outing:
Ryan Jackson 0-for-5 with two strikeouts and ground into one double play.
Niko Vasquez 0-for-4 with one strikeout.
Ivan Castro 0-for-4 with one hit by pitch and one strikeout.
Eric Fornataro Started, four innings, seven hits, five earned runs, one hit by pitch, one wild pitch, and four strikeouts. (g/f:6-2)

Boxscore
The Batavian Post Game

Batavia Beat Auburn 6-1: Xavier Scruggs Doubles & 3 RBIs; D'Marcus Ingram Doubles & 1 RBI; Ryan Jackson 1 RBI; Justin Edwards Pitches 3 Scoreless In.

Individual Highlights:
D'Marcus Ingram 1-for-3 with one double, one RBI, one run, one walk, and one hit by pitch.
Ryan Jackson 1-for-3 with one RBI, one run, one walk, one sac fly, one strikeout, and assisted in one double play.
Xavier Scruggs 2-for-4 with one double, three RBIs, two strikeouts, and assisted in one double play.
Beau Riportella 0-for-2 with one run, two walks, and one strikeout.
Devin Goodwin 0-for-2 with one run, two walks, one strikeout, and assisted in one double play.
Kevin Siegrist Started, four innings, two hits, one earned run, one home run, two walks, and three strikeouts. (g/f:6-3)
Santo Maertz One inning, one hit, no runs, and two strikeouts. (g/f:0-1)
Justin Edwards Win (1-0), three innings, one hit, no runs, and three strikeouts. (g/f:4-2)
Daniel Richardson One inning, one hit, no runs, and one walk. (g/f:3-0)

Boxscore
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Vuch Report: Cardinals Minors Spring Game Reports April 3

Friday’s opponents: The three remaining Florida clubs played on the Marlins’ side of the Jupiter complex. Those are the last spring games against outside competition.

Coming up: St. Louis plays at Memphis on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. Springfield and Quad Cities will break camp Saturday morning in preparation for their Sunday exhibition in Davenport. Palm Beach will remain home to play some games against the extended spring training group, but this is the final report of the spring as the Florida games are done.
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This is the last Vuch Report so enjoy the thoroughness. We’ve got a hockey record tonight as the farm goes 1-1-1. Aside: How bout them Blues? I’m almost a bandwagon hockey fan. On with the baseball!
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