MARCH 24, 2022 • BND.COM
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 83-79 · 2ND IN NL CENTRAL
83-79 · 2ND IN NL CENTRAL
Playing catch with the perfect partner. Behind the Cardinals pitchers' practice routines Playing catch is maybe baseball’s most fundamental act, but finding a catch partner can be a delicate social dance inside the walls of a clu...
Ben Frederickson: Cardinals rotation candidate Woodford flexing 'repertoire of stuff' JUPITER, Fla. — Everyone remembers how Cardinals fifth-starter candidate Jake Woodford’s 2021 season began. What deserves more attention is...
MARCH 23, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Astros 10, Cardinals 3
MARCH 23, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
St. Louis Cardinals agree to terms with pitching ace, key relievers. Here's the details The organization also made their first cuts of spring training on Tuesday.
MARCH 23, 2022 • BND.COM
Alex Reyes - Signs one-year deal Reyes (shoulder) agreed to a one-year, $2.85 million contract with the Cardinals on Tuesday to avoid arbitration, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
Impact Reyes and the Cardinals were able to agree on a salary for 2022 without requiring an arbiter. The 27-year-old has been shut down from throwing for the next four weeks after receiving a stem-cell injection for a frayed labrum in his throwing shoulder, and he isn't expected to be cleared for game action until at least late May.
MARCH 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Giovanny Gallegos - Inks deal for 2022 Gallegos signed a one-year, $2.41 million contract with the Cardinals on Tuesday to avoid arbitration, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
Impact Gallegos had 14 saves in 22 chances and 24 holds with 3.02 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 95:20 K:BB over 80.1 innings last season, leading to a strong salary number in his first year of arbitration eligibility. The 30-year-old was a dominant closer down the stretch in 2021, but he may open this season in a closing committee with Genesis Cabrera.
MARCH 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Here are St. Louis' 2022 Top 30 Prospects Last spring, many were wondering what the Cardinals would do with third-base prospect Nolan Gorman after picking up Nolan Arenado in a block...
MARCH 23, 2022 • MLB.COM
Flaherty, Hudson among 5 Cards to reach arb agreements JUPITER, Fla. -- Cardinals right-handed pitchers Jack Flaherty and Dakota Hudson were two of the team’s five players to reach contract agree...
MARCH 23, 2022 • MLB.COM
Arenado retooled swing, enters '22 with more confidence JUPITER, Fla. -- By the standards of most, Nolan Arenado’s 2021 season -- one that saw him win a ninth straight Gold Glove Award and make th...
MARCH 22, 2022 • MLB.COM
Ben Frederickson: Molina's delayed arrival to his final Cardinals spring training turns into deserved celebration of cornerstone catcher JUPITER, Fla. — This camp finally feels right.
MARCH 22, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Ben Frederickson: Molina's delayed arrival to his final Cardinals spring training turns into deserved celebration of cornerstone catcher JUPITER, Fla. — This camp finally feels right.
MARCH 22, 2022 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Dakota Hudson - Gets $1.05 million for 2022 Hudson and the Cardinals agreed Tuesday on a one-year, $1.05 million contract, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
Impact The two sides struck a deal while Hudson made his first start of the Grapefruit League slate Tuesday. He worked two scoreless frames and covered 40 pitches in the Cardinals' 4-3 win over the Marlins, putting him well on his way to getting stretched out for starting duty in advance of Opening Day. Hudson's recovery from September 2020 Tommy John surgery limited him to just one late-season start in 2021, but the Cardinals will be counting on him to serve as a full-time member of the rotation during the upcoming campaign.
MARCH 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Cardinals 4, Marlins 3
MARCH 22, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jack Flaherty - Set to make $5 million Flaherty (shoulder) signed a one-year, $5 million deal Tuesday, avoiding arbitration, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
Impact The deal settles one question for Flaherty, but more important question of his health remains unanswered. After battling oblique and shoulder strains for much of last season, he's already dealing with shoulder inflammation this season and is in the middle of a two-week shutdown period.
MARCH 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Edmundo Sosa - In competition with DeJong Sosa entered the spring in competition with Paul DeJong to be the Cardinals' Opening Day shortstop, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
Impact DeJong has a slight edge for the starting role at this point, but Sosa is right in the mix. Through three spring games, Sosa is 2-for-7 with a double and three RBI, though he's also struck out four times. The 26-year-old may not win the starting job out of spring training, but he figures to keep the position a competition throughout 2022. Sosa hit a solid .271/.346/.389 with six home runs, 27 RBI, 39 runs scored and four stolen bases in 113 contests last season.
MARCH 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Paul DeJong - Has edge as starting shortstop DeJong is ahead of Edmundo Sosa for the starting shortstop job, John Denton of MLB.com
Impact Manager Oli Marmol entered spring with the mindset that the starting gig at shortstop was Dejong's to lose. So far, DeJong is 1-for-5 with a run scored in three games in spring training, though Marmol has been satisfied with his hitting process if not the results. Both DeJong and Sosa are right-handed hitters, so it's unlikely this develops into a platoon, though the latter could also challenge Tommy Edman for playing time at second base.
MARCH 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Jordan Hicks - Inks one-year deal Hicks signed a one-year, $937,500 contract with the Cardinals on Tuesday, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
Impact Hicks avoided arbitration with this signing. The flamethrowing right-hander is capped at 50 pitches in spring games as he stretches out to serve as a starter this season, a role he hasn't played at the major-league level yet. He posted a 5.40 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 10:10 K:BB and three holds in 10 innings as a reliever last season, but he last pitched in a regular-season game in May after dealing with a minor tear in his elbow. Hicks is expected to serve in some role with the Cardinals from the start of the season, though he may need to work in a tandem-pitching capacity until he's fully stretched out.
MARCH 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Junior Fernández - Set to pitch in relief Tuesday Fernandez (shoulder) is listed among the Cardinals relievers scheduled to pitch behind starter Dakota Hudson in Tuesday's Grapefruit League game against the Marlins, Jeff Jones of...
Impact Fernandez is on track to make his second appearance of the spring, after he worked around a walk and a hit in a scoreless frame to earn a save against the Mets in his spring debut Sunday. After closing the 2021 campaign on the injured list due to a strained right shoulder, Fernandez looks healthy this spring and should have a shot at breaking camp as a member of the Cardinals' Opening Day bullpen.
MARCH 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Matz on the mark; confidence key for Gorman WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- With Jack Flaherty starting the regular season on the injured list after needing a platelet-rich plasma injection i...
MARCH 22, 2022 • MLB.COM
Cardinals 7, Nationals 3
MARCH 22, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Yadi 'happy to be back' with Cards, focused on final season JUPITER, Fla. -- Not long after Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol started his team meeting on Monday, a loud ovation went up inside and was au...
MARCH 21, 2022 • MLB.COM
Yadier Molina arrives at Cardinals' camp
Yadier Molina is back, and both he and the St. Louis Cardinals couldn’t be happierMARCH 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cardinals claim LHP Naughton off waivers from Angels
The St. Louis Cardinals claimed left-hander Packy Naughton off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels on MondayMARCH 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
'I'm happy to see them': Yadier Molina reports to Cardinals camp for his final season The veteran backstop's arrival to camp in his 19th season with the Cardinals had been delayed due to a personal issue.
MARCH 21, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Packy Naughton - Claimed by Cardinals Naughton was claimed off waivers by the Cardinals on Monday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Impact Naughton will remain on a 40-man roster after being designated for assignment by the Angels on Friday. He hasn't done anything to suggest he deserves an Opening Day roster spot, as he recorded a 6.35 ERA and 12:14 K:BB in his major-league debut last season.
MARCH 21, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
