As the Cardinals look to embrace a youth movement in John Mozeliak’s final year at the helm of the club, their inability to trade Nolan Arenado this winter has caused some complications. With Arenado ticketed for everyday playing time at third base, St. Louis now has five players for three spots in the lineup: second base, left field, and center field. While none of those five … [Read more...] about Poll: The Cardinals’ Center Field Battle
Cardinals Release Chance Sisco
The Cardinals announced this evening that they’ve released catcher Chance Sisco from his minor league deal. The former well-regarded prospect had been in camp as a non-roster invitee but went 0-9 with six strikeouts and a walk in seven games. Sisco finished last season in Triple-A with the Cards. St. Louis signed him to a minor league deal in September, giving him his first … [Read more...] about Cardinals Release Chance Sisco
Cardinals’ Nick Anderson Has Upward Mobility Clause
The Cardinals reassigned righty Nick Anderson to minor league camp, but the right-hander has an upward mobility clause in his minor league deal, reports Katie Woo of The Athletic. Effectively, that forces the Cardinals to make him available to the 29 other teams and let him go if another club is willing to place him on its 40-man roster. More specifically, MLBTR has learned … [Read more...] about Cardinals’ Nick Anderson Has Upward Mobility Clause
Cardinals Mulling Six-Man Rotation
The Cardinals are considering opening the season with a six-man rotation, manager Oliver Marmol revealed this morning (link via John Denton of MLB.com). Doing so would allow the club to get righty Michael McGreevy some starts alongside Sonny Gray, Erick Fedde, Miles Mikolas, Andre Pallante and Steven Matz. St. Louis has a veteran-laden rotation that includes two pitchers (Gray, … [Read more...] about Cardinals Mulling Six-Man Rotation
Tigers Acquire Bailey Horn
The Tigers have acquired left-hander Bailey Horn from the Cardinals in exchange for cash considerations, according to announcements from both clubs. The southpaw was designated for assignment earlier today when the Cards signed Phil Maton. Detroit had an open 40-man spot after putting José Urquidy on the 60-day injured list recently. They have already optioned Horn to Triple-A … [Read more...] about Tigers Acquire Bailey Horn