Articles by: Chris Brown

Cardinals add four players to 40-man roster, lose Cooney to Indians, sign five to minors deals

Cardinals add four players to 40-man roster, lose Cooney to Indians, sign five to minors deals

November 18, 2016 at 5:05 pm Comments are Disabled

By Cardinals Press Release | STLBaseballToday.com | November 18, 2016, 5:05 pm CT The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have purchased the contracts of outfielder Magneuris Sierra, infielder Eliezer Alvarez, infielder Edmundo Sosa and right-handed reliever Rowan Wick. All four players have been added to the team’s 40-man Major League rosterRead More

Cardinals activate Matt Holliday, unlikely to pick up his 2017 option

Cardinals activate Matt Holliday, unlikely to pick up his 2017 option

September 30, 2016 at 6:58 pm Comments are Disabled

By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | September 30, 2016, 6:58 pm CT After missing nearly two months due to a broken right thumb, Matt Holliday was activated from the disabled list by the Cardinals on Friday for what could be his final few days wearing the birds on theRead More

Matt Holliday suffers fractured thumb on HBP, headed to disabled list

Matt Holliday suffers fractured thumb on HBP, headed to disabled list

August 12, 2016 at 12:02 am Comments are Disabled

Holliday doesn’t know how much time he’ll miss but says fracturing his thumb is “super disappointing.” #STLCardshttps://t.co/gAJA9wtmom — FOX Sports Midwest (@FSMidwest) August 12, 2016 By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | August 12, 2016, 12:02 am CT The Cardinals were dealt a potentially serious blow on topRead More

Matt Adams placed on disabled list with shoulder inflammation; Grichuk recalled

Matt Adams placed on disabled list with shoulder inflammation; Grichuk recalled

August 11, 2016 at 1:04 pm Comments are Disabled

By Cardinals Press Release | STLBaseballToday.com | August 11, 2016, 1:04 pm CT The St. Louis Cardinals announced prior to tonight’s series opener in Chicago that they have recalled outfielder Randal Grichuk from Memphis (AAA) and placed first baseman Matt Adams (left shoulder inflammation) on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August 10.Read More

Cardinals call up top prospect Alex Reyes, place Wacha on DL with shoulder inflammation

Cardinals call up top prospect Alex Reyes, place Wacha on DL with shoulder inflammation

August 9, 2016 at 9:00 pm Comments are Disabled

By Cardinals Press Release | STLBaseballToday.com | August 9, 2016, 9:00 pm CT The St. Louis Cardinals announced prior to [Tuesday’s] game that they have purchased the contract of rookie right-handed pitcher Alex Reyes from Memphis (AAA) and placed right-handed pitcher Michael Wacha (right shoulder inflammation) on the 15-day disabled list. To make room forRead More

Rosenthal could return in late August; Minor leaguer Doyle hit with second suspension

Rosenthal could return in late August; Minor leaguer Doyle hit with second suspension

August 2, 2016 at 11:58 pm Comments are Disabled

By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | August 2, 2016, 11:58 pm CT Encouraged by the results of Trevor Rosenthal’s exam with a specialist on Tuesday, the Cardinals now believe the right-hander could potentially be activated before the end of August, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. PlacedRead More

Lyons hits DL with stress reaction in knee, Kiekhefer recalled

Lyons hits DL with stress reaction in knee, Kiekhefer recalled

August 2, 2016 at 11:57 pm Comments are Disabled

By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | August 2, 2016, 11:57 pm CT Updated 8/3 at 11:10 am CT with new information: Just hours after placing Aledmys Diaz on the disabled list amid a series of roster moves, the Cardinals were dealt another major blow. Mere minutes after the team’s walkoffRead More

Peralta, Moss, Duke added to roster; Diaz hits DL while Grichuk and Kiekhefer are optioned

Peralta, Moss, Duke added to roster; Diaz hits DL while Grichuk and Kiekhefer are optioned

August 2, 2016 at 3:48 pm Comments are Disabled

By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | August 2, 2016, 3:48 pm CT Two days after acquiring reliever Zach Duke in a trade with the White Sox and one day after learning that shortstop Aledmys Diaz would likely require an extended absence, the Cardinals made a series of roster moves onRead More