St. Louis Cardinals Rumors

Odds & Ends: Atkins, Twins, Carlyle

Links for Friday, as the free agent market officially opens... As Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports points out, the Angels' lack of interest in Matt Holliday bodes well for the Cardinals, but not for Scott Boras. Scott Boras tells FOX Sports that interest in Adrian Beltre and Mike Gonzalez is strong so far. The agent says he's fielded offers for eight players already. The Nippon Ham Fighters signed minor league free agent pitcher Buddy Carlyle, says NPB Tracker's Patrick Newman. Newman also says the Yokohama BayStars are working to sign Chris Bootcheck, Jose Castillo, and Terrmel Sledge. The Nats...   Continue Reading

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Odds & Ends: Figgins, Holliday, Padres

Some links to read through on Ryan Howard's 30th birthday... The White Sox would like to add a true leadoff man and are open to bringing back Jim Thome, according to MLB.com's Scott Merkin. MLB.com's Todd Zolecki says the Phillies aren't considered serious contenders for free agent Chone Figgins. MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez reports that the Marlins may spend on a corner outfielder, a second baseman or a third baseman if they free up some payroll by trading Dan Uggla. Jamey Carroll is one of the many free agents the Marlins would consider. The Brewers are open to bringing Craig Counsell...   Continue Reading

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Odds & Ends: Yanks, Boras, Greinke, Cards

A few more items for Wednesday evening... Chad Jennings of The Journal News thinks the Yankees ought to at least call Toronto about right-handed ace Roy Halladay. "I have no idea what the asking price might be," writes Jennings, "but Halladay is better than [John] Lackey and he’ll surely cost fewer prospects than Felix Hernandez." As noted by the Boston Globe's Nick Carfado, MLB executive vice president Rob Manfred said Wednesday the revenue sharing figures thrown out by agent Scott Boras during last week's GM meetings "have no basis in reality" and that Boras is living in a "fantasy land."...   Continue Reading

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Cardinals: Bay Not A Priority

Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has some interesting information concerning the Cardinals and their winter moves. Matt Holliday is still tops on the agenda, of course, but though many observers figured Jason Bay would be Plan 1A, St. Louis GM John Mozeliak said that wasn't the case. "We'll see how the market develops," Mozeliak told Strauss. "Is (Jason Bay) a possibility? Sure. But right now it's fair to say he's not one of our top priorities." According to Strauss, a greater reliance on defensive metrics has redefined St. Louis' interest in Bay, who is a far worse defensive...   Continue Reading

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Odds & Ends: DeRosa, Smoltz, Indians

Some news and notes from around the majors.... It was previously reported that eight teams were interested in veteran utilityman Mark DeRosa. According to Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times, you can add the Mets, Braves and Twins to the list, as well as DeRosa's most recent team, the Cardinals. With so many interested parties, DeRosa's agent Keith Grunewald believes his client should have no problem getting his desired multi-year contract. In that same article, Hernandez notes that the Dodgers talked to Grunewald about both DeRosa and another of the agent's clients, pitcher John Smoltz. The Dodgers were previously cited...   Continue Reading

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Several Teams Interested In Smoltz

Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FoxSports.com report that several teams have expressed interest in free agent righty John Smoltz, who is open to starting or relieving. The Cardinals, Dodgers, Mets, Mariners, Astros, Rangers, and Orioles are the among the teams interested in the future Hall of Famer, and some teams inquired about him as a closer. The 42-year-old Smoltz put up a 4.26 ERA in seven starts with St. Louis after his eight start cameo with Boston. His fastball generally sat in the low-90's, though he did strike out 73 batters in 78 total innings.   Continue Reading

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DeWitt On Matt Holliday, Trades

Cardinals' chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. was a guest on Bernie Miklasz's 101 ESPN radio show today, and spoke about free agent Matt Holliday (among other topics). Let's round the discussion up... The team still plans to make a serious push to retain Holliday, but DeWitt admitted that if a big-market club decides to go all out to sign him, they probably "don't have a chance." The Cardinals haven't made an offer during the 15-day exclusive-right window simply because Scott Boras has made it clear he's taking Holliday on the open market. DeWitt doesn't regret trading three prospects for Holliday, including...   Continue Reading

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Offseason Outlook: St. Louis Cardinals

The Cardinals are next in our Offseason Outlook series. Their likely commitments for 2010: C - Yadier Molina - $4.25MM C - Matt Pagnozzi - $400K 1B - Albert Pujols - $16MM 2B - Skip Schumaker - $430K+ SS - Brendan Ryan - $405K 3B - David Freese - $400K IF - Julio Lugo - $400K IF - Tyler Greene - $400K IF/OF - Joe Thurston - $475K LF - CF - Colby Rasmus - $400K RF - Ryan Ludwick - $3.7MM+ OF - Allen Craig - $400K SP - Chris Carpenter - $14.5MM SP - Adam Wainwright - $4.65MM...   Continue Reading

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Odds & Ends: Bellorin, Chapman, Cardinals

Links for Friday... Frankie Piliere of AOL FanHouse takes at Yankees prospects who could draw attention in trade talks. The Royals signed catcher Edwin Bellorin to a minor league deal, tweets Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star. Bellorin, 28 in February, hit .277/.308/.351 in 216 plate appearances in his fourth Triple A stint. David Waldstein of the New York Times profiles new Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos. Ronald Blum of the AP chatted with Aroldis Chapman, who doesn't mind beginning his pro career in the minors. MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince expects a quiet offseason for the Indians, though he wonders...   Continue Reading

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Cardinals Talk: Holliday and Plan B

Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has his finger on the pulse of the Cardinals... GM John Mozeliak explained that his offer for Matt Holliday will be firm: "I think it's fair to say when we present an offer, that's pretty much going to be our position. We're not really interested in becoming involved in a long, drawn-out back-and-forth." As is typical of these situations, Mozeliak would like the situation to be resolved more quickly than Scott Boras typically works. Where would the Holliday money go if the slugger signs elsewhere? A veteran third baseman is one possibility, though...   Continue Reading

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