According to Scott Wuertz, a writer for the " View from the Cheap Seats " blog on the Belleville News…
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Faced with a surplus of infielders, the Los Angeles Dodgers traded Ryan Theriot to the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday for pitcher Blake Hawksworth. The Dodgers made the move while also announcing they had signed free agent infielder Juan Uribe to a three-year contract. The Cardinals completed another deal, too, signing free agent pitcher Brian Tallet.
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Faced with a surplus of infielders, the Los Angeles Dodgers traded Ryan Theriot to the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday for pitcher Blake Hawksworth.
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Outfielder Nick Stavinoha is among four players outrighted by the St. Louis Cardinals in a shakeup of their 40-man roster. The Cardinals purchased the contracts of right-hander Blake King from Double-A Springfield and catcher Tony Cruz from Triple-A Memphis on Friday. They also outrighted pitcher Adam Ottavino, catcher Steven Hill and outfielder Daryl Jones to Memphis, leaving them with 36 players…
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Getting Stan Musial on the list of honorees for the Presidential Medal Freedom was a season-long effort by the St. Louis Cardinals. The team began a "Stand for Stan" campaign in May, aiming to inspire President Barack Obama to honor the Cardinals Hall of Famer who will be 90 next week. The team used social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook and started a website to get fans involved.
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Right-hander Jake Westbrook decided to stay with the St. Louis Cardinals, agreeing Tuesday to a $16.5 million, two-year contract. His deal, the first for a starting free-agent pitcher this offseason, includes an $8.5 million mutual option for 2013. The 33-year-old was acquired from Cleveland on July 31 and was 4-4 with a 3.48 ERA in 12 starts for the Cardinals.
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Albert Pujols hopes to negotiate a contract extension for beyond 2011 with the St. Louis Cardinals. St. Louis exercised a $16 million option for 2011 on Oct. 6 for the three-time NL MVP. Speaking at a news conference Thursday, the 30-year-old said he wants to spend the rest of his career in St. Louis "but that is something that I cannot control." The team has said there's no specific…
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The Atlanta Braves have claimed Joe Mather off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals. The 28-year-old Mather can play first base, third base and all three outfield positions. This past season, he got into 36 games for the Cardinals, batting .217 with three RBIs. Mather made the opening day roster for the first time in his career, but was optioned to Triple-A Memphis in late May.
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