The St. Louis Cardinals and the Oakland Athletics have made the first blockbuster trade of the 2009 season. The Cardinals received three-time All-Star outfielder Matt Holliday from the Athletics for three minor league prospects. In addition to Matt Holliday, the Cardinals also received $1.5 million. This appears to be a win-win situation, as both clubs [...]
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Obscure Injuries, Lawsuits, and More
This is our first post in the News and Notes Briefs category of our site and boy do we have some weird stuff to talk about. The first installment of this category includes a dropped lawsuit, bad news received by the Mets on their injured stars, an offer to purchase the Cubs, an obscure injury [...]
Cardinals Tab Miller at No. 19
The St. Louis Cardinals have selected Brownwood High School right handed pitcher Shelby Miller with the 19th pick in the 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Shelby has a fastball that touches the upper 90s on the gun and a plus-rated curveball to go along with the perfect pitcher’s body frame.
The Cardinals are sitting [...]
