Cards claim Royals pitcher off waivers
Ben Maller's Sports Rumors & Notes —
... The Cardinals added a struggling power arm to their bullpen Tuesday when they secured righthander Todd Wellemeyer on a waiver claim from the Kansas City Royals. The Royals jettisoned Wellemeyer, 28, after he compiled a 10.34 ERA and a 0-1 record in 12 games. While the struggling Royals saw a hard thrower with unsatisfactory command, the Cardinals were willing to take a chance on channeling Wellemeyer's velocity into an effective relief role. "He's somebody we've had an eye on for a while. We've always liked his arm," manager Tony La Russa said. ... La Russa declined to project Wellemeyer's immediate role, but his addition would seem to jeopardize Brian Falkenborg's standing.
Cubs news and notes
GoatRiders of the Apocalypse —
... Just some random Cub thoughts for your enjoyment... In a pathetic act of complete desperation, the St. Louis Cardinals have signed Todd Wellemeyer , of ex-Cubs fame, who was released by The Worst Organization in Baseball* after compiling a 10.34 ERA. If it hasn ' t already been made clear, the Cardinals are royally screwed. Hah. The Cubs are in a conundrum at the moment. Jacque Jones remains the only guy on the ML level who can adequately play in CF, but he remains offensively meh at best. Jones presently has a .701 OPS and, while he ' s defensively adequate, he ' s not exactly setting the ivy on fire out there. Meanwhile, Felix Pie is batting .446 in Iowa with 10 BB in just 65 at bats. Not bad. I think the Cubs need to think about dealing Jacque for just about anything, keeping Floyd on the bench, and starting Murton in left, Soriano in right - if he c
