17 November 2008, 4:30 pm
Jeremy Affeldt was interesting to the Cardinals, who need both left-handed relief and possibly a swingman who can help both as a reliever and a spot starter.... Read More »
17 November 2008, 3:56 pm
National League MVP Albert Pujols said Monday his surgically repaired right elbow is healing well and he remains hopeful of playing for the Dominican Republic in this spring's World Baseball Classic.... Read More »
17 November 2008, 3:38 pm
The National League's best player has also been named its most valuable. Albert Pujols' magnificent season earned him his second NL Most Valuable Player Award. Pujols' 369 points bested the 308 points garnered by Philadelphia's Ryan Howard, who beat him out by a narrow margin to win the 2006 MVP.... Read More »
17 November 2008, 12:10 pm
Albert Pujols has just won his second National League Most Valuable Player Award, but an argument could be made that it should be more like his third. Or fourth. Or fifth. Or sixth.... Read More »
17 November 2008, 8:53 am
Will the Cards upgrade their bullpen? Is the club interested in signing free agent Randy Johnson? Matthew Leach answers these and other questions in this week's mailbag.... Read More »
14 November 2008, 2:30 pm
As free agency's doors truly opened on Friday, the market began to take shape at a number of positions. None will be watched more closely by the Cardinals than shortstop, where the club faces total uncertainty.... Read More »
14 November 2008, 12:21 pm
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported on Thursday that the Cardinals have already made an offer to Felipe Lopez, who signed as a free agent in August after he was released by the Nationals. However, Lopez said that he has not been made aware of any offer at this point.... Read More »
13 November 2008, 8:01 pm
If the past two weeks resembled a spy game, and to some extent they did, then a different kind of movie got under way at 11:01 p.m. CT on Thursday. For the next month or two, baseball's Hot Stove season becomes a Wild West shootout.... Read More »
13 November 2008, 1:08 pm
They were All-Stars together, and now Albert Pujols and Ryan Ludwick are together on another elite list. The two Cardinals stars were named Silver Slugger Award winners on Thursday, identifying them as the top offensive performers at their respective positions in the National League.... Read More »
13 November 2008, 9:04 am
General manager John Mozeliak acknowledged on Thursday that a one- or two-year solution at closer would be, in theory, a great fit for the Redbirds, but also said that it's not priority one when the market opens on Friday.... Read More »
11 November 2008, 3:13 pm
Albert Pujols was honored once again on Tuesday when it was announced that he is the 2008 National League winner of the Oscar Charleston Legacy Award, presented by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City.... Read More »