By Chris Brown | @cbrown398 – STL Baseball Today Update 9/3: Just nine hours after being recalled to provide insurance for Wednesday starter Tyler Lyons, the Cardinals optioned LHP Nick Greenwood to AAA Memphis after last night’s game …… The much anticipated Max Scherzer – Michael Wacha matchup will have toRead More
By Chris Brown – STL Baseball Today With Jaime Garcia not yet ready to take the mound on Thursday as he recovers from a groin injury, lefty Tim Cooney will get the nod when the Cardinals open up a four game series against the San Diego Padres, Rick Hummel ofRead More
By Chris Brown – STL Baseball Today One of the best pitchers in baseball since his long-awaited return from the DL, Jaime Garcia is injured again. Luckily, his ailment this time appears to be minor. Scheduled to start the Cardinals’ series opener against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, Garcia wasRead More
After it was announced yesterday that Carlos Martinez would start the Cardinals spring opener against Miami on Thursday, manager Mike Matheny said Tuesday that lefties Marco Gonzales and Jaime Garcia will get the ball to start the club’s second and third games of the Spring Training Friday and Saturday, DerrickRead More
Thursday marked the official start of Cardinals Spring Training down in Jupiter, Florida, as pitchers and catchers were required to report for their first official workout. Here’s a look at the top news, rumors, and reports on the Redbirds from Thursday: Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch examines someRead More
With Cardinals pitchers and catchers officially required to report to Spring Training down in Jupiter, Florida on Thursday, here’s a look at the latest news, rumors, and reports on the Redbirds: Despite the fact that the first official workout for pitchers and catchers isn’t until Thursday and position players aren’tRead More
The Cardinals exercised their 2015 league minimum option on veteran pitcher John Lackey back in late October, meaning that Lackey is only slated to make $500K in 2015. A clause in the contract that Lackey signed with the Boston Red Sox back in 2009 included a 2015 league minimum clubRead More
The Cardinals exercised their 2015 option on starting pitcher John Lackey, who was acquired at the trade deadline from the Red Sox in the trade that sent Allen Craig and Joe Kelly to Boston. Lackey will honor his contract, which included a provision that kicked into effect due to previousRead More