The Cardinals will open Grapefruit League action Thursday against the Marlins with Carlos Martinez on the mound, manager Mike Matheny told reporters, including Brian Stull of St. Louis Baseball Weekly, on Monday. From Stull’s article: “We’ll have Carlos throw in the first one and Tyler Lyons will be backing him,”Read More
Acquired just a few weeks ago in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles, new Cardinals catcher Michael Ohlman has already done his research. Jenifer Langosch of Cardinals.com reports that after learning of the trade, Ohlman spent time looking at video of now Cardinals manager Mike Matheny during his time asRead More
Top News/Reports: Cardinals skipper Mike Matheny got some time behind the plate on Sunday, catching 20-year-old prospect Alex Reyes. Pete Kozma and Greg Garcia, who are both fighting for a roster spot this spring, are preparing to potentially serve as the club’s emergency catcher. New reliever Matt Belisle received someRead More
The Cardinals invited their No. 4 prospect, 20-year-old pitcher Alex Reyes, to throw in front of the Major League coaching staff on Sunday despite Reyes not being invited to the big-league camp this spring. But when Reyes arrived to throw near the end of team workouts, the coaching staff noticedRead More
Top News/Reports: Cards catcher Yadier Molina showed up to camp over fifteen pounds lighter then he was at the end of last season. Mike Matheny told reporters Saturday that Jason Heyward would not hit leadoff for the team this season. Out of concern that his comments made on Thursday might beRead More
On Saturday morning, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny made it clear to reporters, including Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, that after batting leadoff for the Braves in 94 games last season, new Cardinals outfielder Jason Heyward would occupy a different spot in the Cardinals lineup in 2015. Here’s more fromRead More
Cardinals manager Mike Matheny indicated recently to Rick Hummel of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that newly acquired outfielder Jason Heyward is likely to begin the 2015 season hitting second in the batting order, saying that he sees Heyward as “a ‘2’ or ‘3’ guy.” Matheny added that “I really likely himRead More
Here’s a quick look at some of the latest Cardinals news and notes from the last few days: Cards skipper Mike Matheny announced on his website that he will wear No. 26 this upcoming season to honor his late friend Sean Glanvill, who was just 12 years old when heRead More