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
BREAKING (Updated 1 PM 2/9): James Shields and the San Diego Padres have agreed to terms on a 4-year, $75 million contract with a fifth year option, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. Heyman adds that the $75 million figure includes a buyout on that option, which is valuedRead 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
Here’s a quick look at some of the latest and greatest reports and analysis on the Redbirds: In his most recent two columns, Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch examines the latest reports on the ongoing Jaime Garcia saga and looks at whether or not Phillies pitcher Cole HamelsRead More
While the news of top free agent starting pitcher Max Scherzer agreeing to a 7-year, $210 million deal dominated the baseball world on Monday, two relatively important trades were made involving NL Central teams, one involving a team looking to restock and another from a team quickly rising towards aRead More
UPDATED: After recent speculation that the Cardinals could make a run at signing top starting pitching and St. Louis native Max Scherzer was all but completely squashed by General Manager John Mozeliak and team management over the weekend, it appears Scherzer will be pitching in the nation’s capital in 2015Read More