The St. Louis Cardinals, in the midst of trying to prevent a larger outbreak of positive COVID-19 tests among the team, have not played a single baseball game since July 29. Unfortunately, it seems that this time away from the field will continue – at least until August 13. According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the three-game series that was set to begin on Monday between St. Louis and...
Matt Adams, 1B/OF Primary Position: First Baseman Bat/Throw: L/R Age: 31 (August 31, 1988) Acquired: Minor League contract signed on 1/31/2020 To the surprise of many, it was announced that Matt Adams and the Mets agreed to terms on a minor league deal with an invite to Major League Spring Training. A move that may seem out of the blue as of now, is one that can pay off in the long run. Adams,...
Cardinals Agree To Deal With Wainwright, Ozuna Rejects QO The St. Louis Cardinals announced on Tuesday that they have officially agreed to terms with pitcher Adam Wainwright on a one-year contract for the 2020 season. Salary details include a guaranteed $5M and an additional $5M in potential incentives. A reunion seemed to be a foregone conclusion, as both sides appeared to show immediate...
By Violeta Pietronico The rumor mill stops for no one, so we got you covered. Let’s catch you up on what went down Tuesday. The St. Louis Cardinals are currently working on a new deal with starter Adam Wainwright, says Jeff Todd of MLB Trade Rumors. A one-year deal seems to be the most likely outcome of these negotiations- mainly due to Wainwright’s age- but he is expected to make...
The St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays have struck a deal for Tommy Pham. Pham is hitting .248/.331/.399 this season with a 101 wRC+. This is a far cry from his 2017 slash of .306/.411/.520 and 148 wRC+ but Pham is still a good defender and baserunner under team control. Pham currently sports a .320 wOBA but his expected wOBA is .369, which is a sign that he is due for some good luck in the...
The St. Louis Cardinals have signed right-hander Greg Holland according to Mark Saxon of The Athletic. The deal is pending a physical and is for one-year, $14 million. Holland received a qualifying offer from the Colorado Rockies that was worth $17.4 million for the 2018 but he declined. The 32-year old signed with the Rockies for the 2017 season and made 35 appearances in the first half,...
According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports on Twitter, the New York Yankees are making progress on a deal for Giancarlo Stanton. Passan adds that one source cautioned nothing is imminent, but another said it is advancing towards that. He concluded his tweet by saying the Yankees momentum in adding the slugger is significant. The Bronx is a destination that Stanton would reportedly not veto a deal...
The St. Louis Cardinals have a glut of outfielders and Kyle Glaser of Baseball America opines they are likely to move some of them this winter, while also being interested in Marlins powerhouse Giancarlo Stanton or fellow All-Star Marcell Ozuna. One outfielder that is likely to be moved is Dexter Fowler, who signed a five-year, $82.5 million deal with the Cards prior to the 2017 season. While...
Now that LHP Brett Cecil has signed on with the Cardinals, Jerry Blevins remains as one of the best left-handed relievers on the free agent market. According to Ben Nicholson-Smith via Twitter, the Toronto Blue Jays, after losing Cecil, are interested in replacing him with Jerry Blevins. The Mets have said that they would want to bring back Blevins for 2017, and the Blue Jays’ interest...
The St. Louis Cardinals are still alive after Jedd Gyorko blasted a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Saturday. The Cards take their postseason chase to the final day of the regular season and are one game behind San Francisco for that second wild-card spot. Meanwhile, left-hander Ty Blach tossed eight shutout innings and outpitched Dodgers ace Clayton...
It looked for a while like it would be a devastating start to a long homestand. The Mets had lost two of their first three against Atlanta, with all of the positive momentum built up on the road being washed away with each Curtis Granderson out, but then, in the series’ final game, in the bottom of the 14th, the man they call Grandy came through. A walk-off sacrifice fly to give the Mets a...
ESPN’s Buster Olney continued his Top 10 Feature and posted the Top 10 Starting Rotations. Leading the pack was the Detroit Tigers, but the Mets failed to make the cut. 1. Detroit Tigers 2. Los Angeles Dodgers 3. Washington Nationals 4. St. Louis Cardinals 5. Pittsburgh Pirates 6. Oakland Athletics 7. Texas Rangers 8. Atlanta Braves 9. Cincinnati Reds 10. Tampa Bay Rays (for now) Honorable...
