The cost of letting Octavio Dotel go
Earlier, I wondered aloud how different the record of the 2012 St. Louis Cardinals in close games would have been had they kept reliever Octavio Dotel. This time, let’s look at the situation from...
View ArticleTCN Blog 2012 top story #10: Five in the first round
The St. Louis Cardinals had five selections in the first day of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft. Four were compensatory picks awarded for the loss of Albert Pujols (#23, #36), Octavio Dotel (#52) and...
View ArticleLater evaluation of Rasmus trade still holds promise
In a recent Q&A with Rick Hummel of the Post-Dispatch, St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak admitted that the only player he regretted trading was Scott Rolen following the 2007...
View ArticleTalking Cardinals Prospects from Arizona Fall League
During Friday’s Arizona Fall League game, I went on Brian Stull’s St. Louis Baseball Weekly radio show. The subject was St. Louis Cardinals prospects competing in the AFL. Among those we discussed are...
View ArticleCardinals Winter Warm-Up Photos: Sunday, 1/17/16
Selected St. Louis Cardinals player and executive photos from Sunday’s second day of the 2016 Winter Warm-Up at St. Louis’ Hyatt Regency at the Arch. We have here a repeat of the first day – with...
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