futureredbirds.com - 12/19/2007
—
Bryan Smith has a very nice piece on the “Hatching Birds” in our system.
In three years, Luhnow has turned around the Cardinals farm system, bringing it back up to the middle of the pack…While the Astros have sold out their future this winter to mount some sort of shot at competing in 2008, the Cardinals are showing signs of doing the opposite, with an eye towards ...
Comments
Blog Reactions
The Morning Tailgate
STLSportsMag —
No time for talking people. It's 9:30 and we've got a job to do. Cardinals of Tomorrow and Beyond is happy with the direction of the Cards' frontmen , brothers J. Luhniak. I like that name combo. [Future Redbirds] A nice ...
Related Content
About Nine Teams Watch Benson
mlbtraderumors.com 12/19/2007 — According to Todd Zolecki , about nine teams watched free agent Kris Benson throw 60 pitches yesterday. The Phillies and Nationals were definitely present.
Feel free to guess at the other seven teams. The Astros were probably there, ...
Yankees (officially) sign Rivera
yankees.lhblogs.com 12/19/2007 — Press release from the Yankees:
YANKEES SIGN MARIANO RIVERA TO A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT
The New York Yankees announced today they have signed right-handed closer Mariano Rivera, the American League’s all-time saves leader, to a three-year contract. ...
False positive? Parsing Pujols’s reaction to the fake report
stl-sabr.bajink.com 12/19/2007 —
I have never used steroids. Period.
– Rafael Palmeiro, 2005
I’ve never used any drugs to enhance my performance in baseball.
– Andy Pettitte, 2006
I did not take steroids, human growth hormone or any other banned ...
Dodgers sign Bennett to one-year deal —
Major League Baseball News 12/18/2007
The Dodgers on Monday added depth behind the plate, signing veteran Gary Bennett to a one-year deal to back up Russell Martin. A veteran of 12 big league seasons, Bennett had a .996 fielding percentage as a catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2007.
Astros, RHP Paronto agree to 1-year deal —
FOXSports.com News for MLB 12/18/2007
The Houston Astros and right-hander Chad Paronto agreed to a one-year, $500,000 contract on Tuesday.
Paronto was 3-1 with a 3.57 ERA in 41 appearances for Atlanta this season. The five-year veteran has also pitched for Baltimore and Cleveland and is ...
Rockies sign RHP Wells, LHP Redman (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 12/20/2007
The NL champion Colorado Rockies added two pitchers on Wednesday, agreeing to one-year contracts with right-hander Kip Wells and lefty Mark Redman. The 30-year-old Wells was 7-17 with a 5.70 ERA for the St. Louis Cardinals this season. He is 64-91 in ...
Bottenfield finds passion after baseball —
Major League Baseball News 12/20/2007
As Kent Bottenfield enjoyed a breakout year for the Cardinals in 1999, going 18-7 with a 3.97 ERA and an All-Star Game appearance, he also pursued a passion for music. Injuries stopped short the MLB career, but Bottenfield's musical ambitions are ...
