Baseball America Transactions October 14-25

Granted Free Agency: Reid Gorecki (Braves)

Outrighted: Robinson Cancel (Mets)

Cardinals signed: Pedro Rodriguez -have no clue who he is, details later at The Cardinal Nation

Cardinals released: Elvis Hernandez, Tyler Leach, Jonny Bravo, Jack Cawley, Matt Rigoli, and Guillermo Toribio.

Baseball America

Random Batavia Thoughts: 7-16-09

Covering the Cardinals’ New York-Penn League entry on Thursday included a frank chat with Deryk Hooker.

The Birdhouse

Williamsport Beat Batavia 1-0: Matt Carpenter 2 Hits; Devin Goodwin 2 Walks; Chris Corrigan Pitches 3 Scoreless Innings

Individual Highlights:
Matt Carpenter 2-for-4 and assisted in one double play.
Niko Vasquez 1-for-3 with two strikeouts.
Devin Goodwin 0-for-1 with two walks, one fielding error, and assisted in one double play.
Hector Alvarez 1-for-3 with one strikeout and assisted in one double play.
Tyler Leach Started, Loss (0-1), four innings, three hits, one earned run, and one strikeout. (g/f:1-10)
Chris Corrigan Three innings, two hits, no runs, one walk, and one strikeout. (g/f:3-4)
Josh Squatrito Two innings, one hit, no runs, one walk, and one hit by pitch. (g/f:5-1)

Rough Outing:
Rest of The Team

Boxscore
The Batavian Post Game

Batavia Muckdogs Opening Day Roster

Last week, I posted a preliminary roster for the Batavia Muckdogs of the New York-Penn League. That roster included 31 players. The official opening club consists of 30 players, which follows.

The Cardinal Nation

Two More Johnson City Cardinals Assigned To Batavia Muckdogs

Right-handed pitcher Tyler Leach and switch-hitting middle infielder Hector Alvarez have both been assigned to Batavia, the A Short Season club in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Johnson City Cardinals

Tough Decisions: The Cardinals 2009 Rule 5 Draft Part One

I am amused when I read about writers praising the St. Louis Cardinals for their aggressive minor league promotions, as if the organization has discovered some new brand of baseball wisdom.

The Cardinal Nation

Potential 2008 Cardinals Rule 5 Eligible

Without action, 14 St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers will be eligible to be taken in December’s Rule 5 Draft. We look at the list and predict which ones are most at risk.

The Birdhouse

Tyler Leach: Elbow To Shoulder Woes

The Birdhouse