How Cardinals Plugged Ted Power Into Starting Rotation

After a rough beginning to his season with the Cardinals, Ted Power recovered and developed into a reliable starting pitcher for them.

RetroSimba

Jermaine Curtis Assigned To Triple-A Louisville

The Louisville Bats have released their 2016 preliminary roster in advance of Thursday's Opening Day game versus the Toledo Mud Hens at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio at 4:05 p.m. The roster includes five players on the current Cincinnati Reds 40-man roster and 13 players who played for the Bats in 2015. The 2016 season will be the Bats' 17th season as the top affiliate of the Reds. The roster, currently at 29 players, will have 25 on Opening Day.

Cincinnati Official Site

Jackie Robinson Vs. Cardinals

Of course what he did by stepping onto the field was more significant than what he did in playing on hit, Jackie Robinson still amassed an impressive 1518 hits and a .311 batting average in his 10-year big league career.

STL Baseball Weekly

Shouldn't A Closer, You Know, Close?

While perusing a recent article by my esteemed colleague Brandon Isleib, I noticed that he'd identified Rick Sutcliffe as a primary culprit in the 1980 Dodgers' failure to reach the playoffs. Sutcliffe was awful that year, but as a kid who lived and died with that team, the two names that stick in my mind are free agent signings Dave Goltz and Don Stanhouse.

The Hardball Times