News reports out of St. Louis have the Cardinals shipping gold glove center fielder Jim Edmonds to the San Diego Padres for minor league third basemen David Freese. Cash is also reportedly part of the deal but there’s no word how much will change hands. This is essentially a salary dump for the Cardinals, however [...]

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The Toronto Star is reporting that the Blue Jays have signed free-agent David Eckstein to a one-year deal for $4.5 million (U.S.). Eckstein was the World Series MVP for the Cardinals but suffered from injuries last year while still managing to bat .309 in 117 games. David’s gritty all-out play made him a fan favorite in St. [...]

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Apparently, when you’re released from the orthopedic ward these days, the checkout package includes a hospitality brochure from the city of St. Louis. At least it should if the rumors on St. Louis sports talk radio are accurate. They have the Cardinals pursuing Matt Clement who is coming off shoulder surgery and hasn’t pitched in [...]

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Several sources in Chicago are reporting that Japanese star outfielder Kosuke Fukudome and the Chicago Cubs have reached an agreement on a 4 year deal. The sources say the deal is worth between $12-14 million per year but those details have not been finalized. I’m guessing the deal will end up being very close to [...]

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One of the fallouts from the Cabrera deal appears to be an increased likely-hood that Scott Rolen will begin the season with the Cardinals according to the Post-Dispatch. Rather than taking a third-baseman off the table it, made Detroit’s Brandon Inge available. If the Cards are going to have to eat a significant chunk of [...]

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In a rumor that’s already apparently run its course, ESPN had the Cardinals trying to move their unhappy (and injury-prone) third baseman, Scott Rolen to the Brewers for pitcher Chris Capuano and a prospect. The Cards need pitching but it’s unclear how Capuano (5-12 last year with a 5.1 ERA) helps in that regard. It’s [...]

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Before anyone gets too excited let me mention this one is probably third or fourth hand information and we all know how accurate these rumors are anyway. With that having been said, there are apparently rumors floating around that, best I can tell, originated from a writer for the Dallas Morning News. The rumor has [...]

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The Post-Dispatch reports that the Cards have filled in one piece of their off-season puzzle by signing free-agent shortstop Cesar Izturis to a one-year, $2.83 million deal. The former Gold Glover (2004 with the Dodgers) may be a defensive upgrade as David Eckstein’s replacement but he seems an unlikely choice to fill Eks’ spot offensively [...]

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Several sources are reporting that the Tampa Bay Devil Rays are close to signing Troy Percival to a multi-year deal. Percival is of course the long time closer that resurrected his career with the St. Louis Cardinals last year after a brief retirement. The reliever had an impressive 1.80 ERA in 40 innings and as [...]

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ESPN.com is reporting that Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa has plead guilty to driving under the influence during Spring Training of last year. For those of you that don’t remember, TLR was found “asleep” at the wheel of his SUV while stopped at a stop light. As part of the plea deal Tony was sentenced to [...]

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