Here are some of the latest news and notes on the redbirds:
- Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong finished third in the National League Rookie of the Year race behind winner Jacob deGrom and runner-up Billy Hamilton. Wong started 100 games for the team in 2014, hitting .249 with 12 homers, 42 RBIs, and 20 stolen bases. He ranked in the top seven in hits, doubles, RBIs, and home runs among NL rookies. Read more on Cardinals.com and STLBaseballWeekly.com.
- Ace Adam Wainwright is once again in the mix for the NL Cy Young Award, although the spectacular Clayton Keshaw is likely standing in his way of winning. Read more on Cardinals.com.
- Manager Mike Matheny finished fourth in the National League Manager of the Year voting, behind winner Matt Williams of the Washington Nationals and runners-up Bruce Bochy of the World Champion Giants and Clint Hurdle of the Pirates. Read more on STLToday.com and STLBaseballWeekly.com.
- In his article on Matheny on STLBaseballWeekly.com, Brian Stull reported that Cardinals pitcher Randy Choate pitched on Tuesday in the first of many exhibition games in Japan. Choate is a member of the MLB All-Stars team that traveled there recently to participate in the Japan Series.
- Finally, the Cardinals announced the signings of four players on Tuesday. The team signed 27-year old infielder Dean Anna to a major-league deal and signed infielder Scott Moore and pitchers Marcus Hatley and Miguel Socolovich to minor-league contracts. Moore was with the organization last year, spending the entire season at Class AAA Memphis. Anna, who made his major league debut with the Yankees this past season, will come into spring training as a roster player while the other three received invitations to spring training as part of their contracts. Read more on STLToday.com and STLBaseballWeekly.com.
Chris Brown, St. Louis Baseball Today
