When the Cardinals signed all-star outfielder Dexter Fowler on December 9, 2016, it marked the largest contract the Cardinals had ever awarded a player who wasn’t already wearing the birds on the bat. In wooing Fowler from the rival Cubs with a five-year, $82.5 million contract, the Cardinals exceeded the five-year, $80 million contract they […]
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One day after the Cardinals relieved manager Mike Matheny of his managerial duties on July 14, 2018, ace pitcher Adam Wainwright compared the shakeup to Albert Pujols’ decision to sign with the Angels after the 2011 season. “It was like an organizational transformational moment,” Wainwright said. “The wake-up call to the team arrived today.”[1] Matheny’s
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By the time Oscar Taveras made his major league debut for the St. Louis Cardinals on May 31, 2014, it was almost impossible for expectations to get much higher. More than a year earlier, St. Louis general manager John Mozeliak compared Taveras to Albert Pujols, prompting Sports Illustrated to write prior to the 2013 season
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After 15 years as a scout, coach, and manager with the organization, the St. Louis Cardinals officially named Mike Shildt manager on August 28, 2018. Shildt had spent the previous six weeks as interim manager in place of Mike Matheny, who was fired in the midst of his seventh season at the helm. President of
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On August 10, 2010, the fierce rivalry between the Cardinals and Reds spilled into a violent brawl that resulted in Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto kicking Cardinals catcher Jason LaRue in the head and ending his career. The two teams had battled one another for the National League Central Division lead throughout the summer. In the
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Heading into the 2014 trade deadline, Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak knew that he needed to shake up his ballclub. As the defending National League champions prepared to play the final game of a three-game series against the Padres, they sat in third place in the Central Division, 2 ½ games behind the Brewers and
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On July 20, 2018, Matt Carpenter posted one of the best offensive games in Cardinals history, clubbing three homers and two doubles in an 18-5 win over the Cubs. Carpenter tied a team record with 16 total bases, matching Mark Whiten’s four-home run game on September 7, 1993. Carpenter’s five extra-base hits made him the
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Adam Wainwright may not have gotten nervous on the days he took the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals, but the morning that he and the Cardinals were set to announce the five-year, $97.5-million contract extension that would keep him in St. Louis through the 2018 season, he found that he couldn’t eat. The deal
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Before they even had a chance to play their first spring training game, the Cardinals’ road to the 2011 World Series became significantly more difficult. On February 24, 2011, the Cardinals officially announced that Adam Wainwright would require season-ending Tommy John surgery. “Not to be melodramatic, but you’re losing an ace,” general manager John Mozeliak
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When Allen Craig signed a five-year, $31 million contract extension with the Cardinals ahead of the 2013 season, he appeared primed for a long career in the middle of the St. Louis lineup. Less than 17 months later, Craig was playing for the Red Sox and searching for a batting stroke he never recovered after
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