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Cards Step Up Pursuit of Matt Holliday

With the Cubs imploding and the Brewers still in desperate need of pitching, the road to a playoff return for the St. Louis Cardinals is looking more and more wide open. The Cardinals see this opportunity themselves.As such, they have begun keeping tabs on A's slugger Matt Holliday should Oakland decide to move him before...

Always Be Closing: Unsettled Cards

As we left Spring Training, everyone was sure Jason Motte was going to be the closer for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2009. He was dominant in the spring, Chris Perez was headed to the minors, and Tony LaRussa even named him the closer. After four games, we already have reason to be skeptical.Motte got his first big-league...

Cardinal Controversy at Closer, Cleanup?

As Opening Day approached, Tony La Russa wouldn't proclaim Jason Motte his closer or commit to Khalil Greene as his cleanup hitter.Good thing.Motte, a hard-throwing rookie, blew a save chance as the Cardinals lost 6-4 to the Pirates today. And Greene didn't look like sufficient protection for Albert Pujols (right). Pirates...

Spring Training Stats: When They Matter, When They Don't

Dan Haren has been awful this spring. Adam Jones is raking, as is Chris Shelton. Michael Bourn has been a completely worthless hitter. Of the above players, two have stat-lines that matter, and two have ones that don't.You see, judging spring training stat-lines in fantasy baseball can be helpful, but you don't want to get...

Cardinals Will Compete in Weak Division

FanHouse continues its 2009 MLB Preview with a look at the St. Louis Cardinals.The pride and joy of Gateway City, the Cardinals certainly have a stacked resume of success both historically and recently. In Tony La Russa's 13 seasons, the Cardinals have reached the playoffs seven times -- which, in turn has yielded two...

Jason Motte News From the Web

05/26/12 Cards send out Salas Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO The Cardinals made another move for their beleagured bullpen today when they optioned struggling righthander Fernando Salas to Class AAA Memphis and recalled righthander Chuckie Fick from that club.
05/26/12 The Cardinals lose in ten to the Phillies Source: ABC - KTVO 3 - Kirksville MO Hunter Pence hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning off Jason Motte and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 on Friday night.
05/23/12 Cut4: Freese and Motte check out the Tumbler Source: MLB - St. Louis Cardinals Big leaguers like David Freese and Jason Motte may own fancy rides, but even they had to be impressed with Batman's crime-fighting vehicles on Wednesday afternoon.