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Aaron Miles enjoys his return to the St. Louis Cardinals

chinmusic — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:02:44 +0000

The Cardinals signed 33-year old switch hitting infielder Aaron Miles after a year in a half in the dumps. He has revived his major league career in St. Louis. He has played in 57 games for the Cardinals this year and he is 35 of 107 (.327 avg, .721 OPS) with 12 runs scored, 8 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Miles has been a huge help off the bench as he can play pretty much everywhere on the field and he is a solid hitter for batting average.

Ryan Franklin keeps rolling along for the St. Louis Cardinals

chinmusic — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:03:46 +0000

37-year old righty reliever Ryan Franklin just keeps things rolling at the end of games for the Cardinals. He has pitched in 48 games (0 starts) for the Cardinals this year and he is 6-2 with 22 saves, a 3.61 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP. Franklin is once again pounding the strike zone as he has only walked 7 batters in 52 1/3 innings this year. Franklin isn’t a classic closer as he only has 32 whiffs in 52 1/3 innings but by throwing strikes he keeps his defense on it’s toes and that’s a good thing.

The St. Louis Cardinals place Dennys Reyes on the D.L.

chinmusic — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:57:39 +0000

The Cardinals have placed lefty reliever Dennys Reyes on the 15-day disabled list with a left elbow strain. Reyes has pitched in 50 games (0 starts) for the Cards this year and he is 2-1 with 1 save, a 3.94 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP. The Cardinals have recalled 25-year old righty reliever Fernando Salas to replace Reyes in the pen. Salas pitched in 12 games (0 starts) earlier this year with the Cardinals and he is 0-0 with a 2.51 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP. Salas will likely do a good job for the Cardinals but they will still miss Reyes.

The St. Louis Cardinals release Reynel Pinto

chinmusic — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:37:26 +0000

The Cardinals have released 28-year old lefty reliever Reynel Pinto. Pinto pitched in 18 games (0 starts) in AAA-ball for the Cardinals this year and he was 0-0 with a 4.78 ERA and a 1.75 WHIP. Pinto walked 22 batters in only 26 1/3 innings which is what likely earned him his release. Pinto did strike out 31 batters so all was not bad in the minors for him. I’m sure some other team will give Pinto another chance before the year is out but the Cardinals did the right thing as he wasn’t going to help them any time soon.

The St. Louis Cardinals acquire Pedro Feliz from the Astros

chinmusic — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:02:13 +0000

The Cardinals have acquired 35-year old righty swinging 3B Pedro Feliz and cash from the Astros for 25-year old righty reliever David Carpenter. Feliz has played in 97 games for the Astros this year and he was 64 of 289 (.221 avg, .555 OPS) with 22 runs scored, 4 homers and 31 RBIs. He has now played in 1,262 games in 11 years in the majors and he is 1,040 of 4,134 (.252 avg, .704 OPS) with 473 runs scored, 139 homers, 589 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. Carpenter was pitching well in A-ball for the Cardinals. He pitched in 49 games (0 starts) in A-ball this year and he was 5-3 with 20 saves, a 2.36 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP. Despite his success in the minors this year Carpenter was not one of the better prospects in the Cardinals’ minor league system. Feliz will likely immediately step into the starting lineup for the Cardinals at 3B with Felipe Lopez bumping Brendan Ryan to the bench at SS.

Jake Westbrook is looking good so far for the St. Louis Cardinals

chinmusic — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:57:04 +0000

Righty starting pitcher Jake Westbrook is making a good first impression for the Cardinals. He has started 3 games for the Cardinals and he is 1-0 with a 3.32 ERA and a 0.95 WHIP. He has whiffed 19 batters while walking only 2 in his first 19 innings as he is pounding the strike zone with his impressive sinking fastball. The Cardinals have a good defense behind Wesbtrook so look for him to continue to have success pounding the strike zone.

Brendan Ryan is about to lose a lot of P.T. for the St. Louis Cardinals

chinmusic — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:54:44 +0000

28-year old righty swinging shortstop Brendan Ryan is a solid defensive player but his bat is going to earn him a spot on the Cardinals’ bench. He has played in 99 games for the Cardinals this year and he is 69 of 310 (.223 avg, .583 OPS) with 34 runs scored, 2 homers, 22 RBIs and 8 stolen bases. Ryan will likely be headed to the bench now that the Cardinals have traded for Pedro Feliz to take over as the starter at 3B. That means that the current 3B (Felipe Lopez) will move to SS bumping Ryan to the bench. Ryan has no one to blame but himself for losing his starting gig.

The St. Louis Cardinals place Jason LaRue on the D.L.

chinmusic — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:14:17 +0000

The Cardinals have placed backup catcher Jason LaRue on the 15-day disabled list due to a concussion that he suffered after getting kicked in the head a few times by Reds’ starting pitcher Johnny Cueto in a bench clearing brawl earlier this week. LaRue has played in 29 games for the Cardinals this year and he is 11 of 56 (.196 avg, .596 OPS) with 3 runs scored, 2 homers and 5 RBIs. The Cardinals have called up 28-year old righty swinging outfielder Nick Stavinoha to replace LaRue on the active roster. Stavinoha has played in 60 games for the Cardinals already this season and he is 24 of 93 (.258 avg, .640 OPS) with 8 runs scored, 2 homers and 7 RBIs.

It’s back to the pen for Blake Hawksworth of the St. Louis Cardinals

chinmusic — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:34:46 +0000

27-year old righty Blake Hawksworth will be going back to the pen. He started 8 games for the Cardinals this year and he was 3-4 with a 5.83 ERA and a 1.80 WHIP. He has now pitched in 30 games (8 starts) for the Cardinals this year and he is 4-7 with a 5.37 ERA and a 1.82 WHIP. Hawksworth has given up 96 hits (11 homers) in 70 1/3 innings and he has walked 32 batters so far this season. The Cardinals hope that a move back to the pen will get Hawksworth back to the pitcher he was as a rookie for them last year.

The St. Louis Cardinals place Jeff Suppan on the D.L.

chinmusic — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:04:44 +0000

The Cardinals have placed 35-year old righty starting pitcher Jeff Suppan on the 15-day disabled list with right groin soreness. Suppan has started 8 games for the Cardinals this year and he is 1-4 with a 4.14 ERA and a 1.67 WHIP. Suppan is in danger of losing his job in the starting rotation while he’s out of action as Kyle Lohse is close to returning to action. The Cardinals have called up 25-year old righty swinging catcher Steve Hill to replace Suppan on the active roster. Hill has played in 93 games in AA-ball this year and he is 101 of 361 (.280 avg, .895 OPS) with 60 runs scored, 22 homers and 86 RBIs. The Cardinals might need Hill for a while as backup catcher Jason LaRue was injured in the brawl with the Reds yesterday.