A couple of Saturday morning rumors

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Sunday Spitballs - 06.29.08
Published 6/30/2008 by PHE at Pitchers Hit Eighth :: A St Louis Cardinals blog
... be Tony’s go-to guy so long as his arm will allow. His struggles with command and inexperience aside, I think we’ll see Chris Perez stick with the club for the remainder of the season, barring a complete collapse in some facet of his game.  I think he clearly has the ‘future closer’ stamp on him for this organization, and they need to expose him as much as possible to big-league hitters prior to assuming that role. Rumor has it that first round draft pick Brett Wallace has signed with ...

Cards Boost Bonuses in Latin America
Published 7/4/2008 by Derrick Goold at Bird Land » Bird Land
... to as Roberto Pina in some reports — like the recent rankings by ESPN — De La Cruz is a righthanded batter. He’s 6-2, 180 pounds. De La Cruz, 16, attended the Cardinals’ workout for draft-eligible players last month in Memphis, and Luhnow said he showed well against and with players three years or more older than him. “For a 16-year-old to have a bat as polished as his is is pretty exciting,” Luhnow said. Future Redbirds, naturally, mentioned De La Cruz/Pina before and made the comparison between this signing and the Cardinals ...