The Best No.1 Draft Pick In Every Team's History

As the June 10-11 MLB Draft approaches, it's a great time to look back at the best first-round selections in each club's history. With the help of each of the 30 MLB.com beat writers, here's a look at a list that includes All-Stars, MVP Award winners, Cy Young Award winners and Hall of Famers who began their professional journey when they heard their name called in the first round of the MLB Draft.

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Most Hyped RHP Prospects Of The Past 20 Years

Pitching prospects are an inherently volatile group, one with more cautionary tales than success stories, but the type of impact that a highly touted young hurler can have on an organization’s long-term outlook cannot be overstated.

St. Louis Official Site

The New Fantasy Baseball? Having Fun With Plans To Start The Season!

The “Arizona Plan” didn’t fly very well when MLB tried to gauge public reaction by floating a potential plan for starting the 2020 season. This hot air balloon was intriguing for a little while but got shot down by agitated media.

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Cardinals Capsules, Vol.13: Cardinals Storm Back To Beat Nationals In Game Five Of 2012 NLDS

Welcome back to Cards Capsules, the series in which we take a look back at memorable Cardinals games from the last 20 years in St. Louis baseball history. Without any baseball to watch in the present due to the spread of coronavirus, what better way to fill the time, eh?

KMOV

Stephen Strasburg: 'It's Spring Training For Everybody'

The last time Stephen Strasburg was on the mound, the bright lights and high pressure of Game 6 of the World Series were shining down on him in a packed Minute Maid Park. On Friday, he was under the Florida sun in front of a matinee crowd at FITTEAM Ballpark of The Palm Beaches.

Washington Official Site

Mookie Betts Trade Talks Evolving With Dodgers, Padres

According to multiple major league sources, the Red Sox continue to discuss the possibility of a Mookie Betts trade with multiple suitors. The team is weighing potential combinations of big leaguers and prospects offered by the Padres as well as the Dodgers, and remains engaged with both teams about a possible deal involving their superstar right fielder.

Boston Globe

BBWAA Awards Handed Out In New York City

There were plenty of laughs and some heartfelt tributes at the 97th annual New York Baseball Writers’ Dinner hosted by the New York City chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Saturday. Here were the highlights:

St. Louis Official Site

Who Has Baseball's Best Farm? We Asked Execs

Baseball fans love to argue over who the best prospects in baseball are, which teams have the most young talent and how each organization’s farm system stacks up against the others. But what do baseball's decision-makers think?

MLB Official Site

Next Moves For NL Central Teams Are...

The Hot Stove season is past the halfway point, and all the clubs in the National League Central still have important offseason goals to accomplish before Spring Training. As has been the case several times in recent years, the division title could very well be another wide-open race to the end.

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As Winter Picks Up Pace With Scott Boras' Bonanza, Cardinals Still See A Payoff For The 'Patience'; Having A Ball; Minor Moves

Whether it was a rumored appearance at the downtown San Diego barbecue joint featured in “Top Gun,” a spotting in the wild of the lobby bar at the Winter Meetings hotel, appointments in front office suites around baseball, or standing before a backdrop branded with the Boras Corp. logo, superagent Scott Boras seemed to be everywhere this week.

Post-Dispatch

Market Is Begging Cardinals To Bolster Rotation With A Lefty

The “hottest” rumor about the Cardinals on the final day of the Winter Meetings said everything you needed to know.

BenFred

This Is Where Red Sox Stand In David Price Talks

In the weeks leading up to the Winter Meetings, much of the talk surrounding the Red Sox involved the possibility of trading Mookie Betts.

MLB Official Site

Five Takeaways For Cardinals On Winter Meetings Day Three

The 2019 Winter Meetings have brought a flurry of action in the starting pitching market -- Stephen Strasburg signed Monday with the Nationals and Gerrit Cole signed Tuesday with the Yankees -- prompting a swift ripple effect for the next tier of pitchers available.

St. Louis Official Site

Diamondbacks Discussed Significant Offer With Madison Bumgarner

The Diamondbacks floated the idea of a contract in the range of $70 million for starter Madison Bumgarner, sources said, though it seems likely that will fall well short of what it will take to land the free-agent left-hander.

AZ Central

The Cardinals Are Window Shoppers In Baseball's Free Agent Marketplace

Evidently, baseball’s winter spender freeze is thawing. Actually a few wildly aggressive teams, and especially agent Scott Boras, are taking a blow torch to the ice cap … which isn’t to be confused with MLB’s de facto salary cap.

101 ESPN

Max Scherzer Named To 2019 All-MLB Team, Jack Flaherty Named To Second-Team

Baseball had never before had an official star squad that salutes a full season's worth of work the way other major professional sports do. But the results of the voting for the first All-MLB Team finally arrived Tuesday at the Winter Meetings.

MLB Official Site

John Mozeliak Told By Agents 'Be Prepared...Things Are Moving Quick'

Day 1 of MLB's Winter Meetings included one of the high-profile free agents of the offseason inking a deal to stay at home and St. Louis Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak believes the faster the moves happen the better for baseball it will be.

KMOX

Nationals Still Plan To Pursue Anthony Rendon

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Nationals Signed Stephen Strasburg To A Seven-Year/$245M Deal

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Who Might The Cardinals Lose In The Rule 5 Draft?

With the Winter Meetings beginning today, there is plenty of excitement surrounding the baseball world. There have already been some interesting trades, and the free agent market has been moving at a much quicker pace than last year. Stephen Strasburg, Gerrit Cole, and Anthony Rendon are among the top players attracting attention on the free-agent market. Aside from the Major League spotlight, on the final day of the Winter Meetings (December 12), an event that draws less attention — but remains important — will occur: the Rule 5 Draft.

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