By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | Nov. 19, 2015, 4:17 pm CT The St. Louis Cardinals will open up the 2016 Major League Baseball season in the first game of an Opening Day triple-header on April 3 in Pittsburgh, MLB announced on Thursday. First pitch is slatedRead More
By Team Release & Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | Nov. 19, 2015, 3:47 pm The St. Louis Cardinals announced today (Thursday) that they have purchased the contracts of shortstop Aledmys Diaz and left-handed pitcher Dean Kiekhefer from Memphis (AAA) and outfielder Charlie Tilson from Springfield (AA). All threeRead More
By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | Nov. 17, 2015, 6:26 pm CT From the St. Louis chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Facebook: “Joe Maddon of the Chicago Cubs was named BBWAA National League Manager of the Year tonight. Cardinals skipper Mike Matheny finished second inRead More
By Team Release & Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | Nov. 17, 2015, 5:04 pm The Cardinals announced their tentative 2016 Spring Training schedule on Tuesday, with 16 of their 27 Grapefruit League games set to be played at Roger Dean Stadium. Pitchers and catchers report to the club’sRead More
By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | Nov. 14, 2015, 10:39 am CT After 16 years in the majors and nearly $140 million earned, veteran starter and current free agent Mark Buehrle can afford to be selective on what teams he would want to sign with if he choosesRead More
By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | Nov. 13, 2015, 10:02 pm CT Jason Heyward and John Lackey are ready to test the open market, as Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch was first to report that both have rejected the Cardinals’ one-year, $15.8 million qualifying offers, officiallyRead More
By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | Nov. 13, 2015, 8:45 am CT At the annual general manager meetings in Florida, Cards GM John Mozeliak discusses Lance Lynn’s Tommy John surgery and him missing the entire 2016 season with MLB.com: Your browser does not support iframes. Follow @STLBBTodayRead More
By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | Nov. 12, 2015, 2:48 pm CT, updated 11/15 While John Mozeliak has said he hopes to bring back Jason Heyward, a “tremendous fit,” on a multi-year contract, the Cardinals GM certainly isn’t letting it get in the way of considering other optionsRead More