Although Opening Day for the Cardinals is not until Sunday, it now appears that the Cardinals have decided on the 25-man roster that will head north this weekend to kick off the season against ace Jon Lester, manager Joe Maddon and the new-look Chicago Cubs on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball.Read More
The Cardinals appear to have sorted out the left side of their bullpen on Saturday, as the team announced that southpaw Sam Freeman was traded to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later or cash. #stlcards trade LHP Sam Freeman to Texas Rangers for player to beRead More
Following Monday’s rain-shortened game against the Boston Red Sox, the Cardinals announced four roster moves, optioning infielder Aledmys Diaz and catcher Cody Stanley to Class AAA Memphis, as well as re-assigning non-roster outfielder Rafael Ortega and catcher Travis Tartamella to the same team. Diaz, 24, spent significant time on the disabledRead More
The St. Louis Cardinals officially announced on Twitter Monday that they’ve avoided salary arbitration with outfielder Jon Jay by agreeing to a 2-year contract, which is worth $10.975 million, according to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Jerry Crasnick of ESPN. Crasnick reports that Jay will receive aRead More
Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch was first to report Wednesday that the Cardinals have signed veteran right-hander Carlos Villanueva to a minor-league contract with an invitation to Spring Training. The team later confirmed the news on Twitter. Villanueva, who turned 31 in Novmeber, has spent the last twoRead More
The Cardinals officially announced on Twitter Tuesday afternoon that they’ve acquired minor league catcher Michael Ohlman from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for cash considerations. Ohlman, 24, hit just .236 with two home runs and 25 doubles over 113 games in 2014 at Class AA, but was ranked as theRead More
The Cardinals officially announced on Thursday that they’ve avoided salary arbitration with right-hander Lance Lynn by coming to terms on a three-year contract which will keep Lynn in St. Louis through the 2017 season. Jon Heyman of CBS Sports was first to report the contract and that it’s worth $22Read More
Less than two weeks after the Houston Astros signed former Cardinal reliever Pat Neshek to a 2-year, $12.5 million contract, the Cardinals have signed his likely replacement for the eighth inning, Jordan Walden, to a two-year deal worth reportedly just over half the price. #stlcards agree to 2-year deal withRead More