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Cardinals first-year players and rookies – 2009 forecast
Earlier, in the first article of this series, I broke down the 11 first-year players that debuted with the 2008 St. Louis Cardinals. In part two, I reviewed past first-year players and rookies each...
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Can Jon Jay sustain?
St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jon Jay has been a pleasant surprise covering in right field for the injured Ryan Ludwick. Jay comes into the break with an NL-best 11-game hitting streak (17-for-37,...
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Jay’s doubles among all-time Cards early leaders
Jon Jay has nine two-base hits in his first 38 games, joining just 16 other St. Louis Cardinals who could say the same. In his 38th career MLB game on Tuesday night, outfielder Jon Jay continued his...
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Jon Jay at 50 (games, that is)
After 50 games, outfielder Jon Jay has the third highest average of any St. Louis Cardinals player since 1920. For those waiting for St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jon Jay to come back to earth, 50...
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The Cardinal Nation Blog top stories of 2010 #3: The big trade
The Ryan Ludwick for Jake Westbrook trade was one of the biggest and arguably the most surprising story of the St. Louis Cardinals’ 2010 season. As the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline approached, the...
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Polls: How would you deal with Matt Holliday’s absence?
As most everyone knows by now, St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday must undergo an appendectomy on Friday. This entry consists of a series of polls to vote for what you think should be done in...
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The Cardinal Nation Blog 2011 top story #11: Young position players emerge
Coming into the 2011 season, no one could have forecast the level of contribution provided by three of the least-major league experienced position players on the St. Louis Cardinals’ roster. Outfielder...
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Off-the-wall Cardinals story ideas for 2012
As regular readers know, I annually publish my predictions for the New Year’s top five stories concerning the St. Louis Cardinals. 12 months later, I return for a year-end view, as well. I put a lot of...
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Where is Matt Adams, already?
Though we don’t yet know the severity of the shoulder injury St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jon Jay suffered during Thursday’s game, there is plenty of speculation and suggestion about what the club...
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Could Jon Jay be traded?
One year ago, the St. Louis Cardinals made a difficult decision to trade their former two-time minor league Player of the Year, who was then and now a cost-controlled centerfielder in Colby Rasmus....
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Not exactly Runnin’ Redbirds, but improvement in 2012
The 2012 St. Louis Cardinals weren’t exactly the Running Redbirds of old, but showed a slightly greater propensity to steal bases than in recent seasons. They improved in this area despite the loss of...
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ESPN’s Bowden wants Cards to pay heavy CarGo fee
It is the time of year when real trade and free agent signing news can be scarce. Perhaps as a result of having nothing of substance to report, people come up with dream ideas of their own to tout....
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TCN Blog 2012 Cardinals top story #7: The Class of 2006
Two St. Louis Cardinals, both drafted in 2006, spent their first full-seasons as regular starters in 2012, helping to power the club into the playoffs. First baseman Allen Craig (eighth round) batted...
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Cardinals Winter Warm-Up photos: Sunday, 1/20/13
We have here a repeat of the first day – with different photos, of course. St. Louis Cardinals photos from Sunday’s second session of the 2013 Winter Warm-Up at St. Louis’ Hyatt Regency at the Arch....
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2014 Cardinals tender/non-tender predictions
This post enables me to go on record with my non-tender predictions for the St. Louis Cardinals before they are announced later today. (In fact, I already have my article written for the main site, but...
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Of course, three eligible Cardinals filed for arbitration
For some who may not fully understand the arbitration process to set Major League Baseball salaries for players between three and six years of service time, Tuesday was an exciting day. For the rest of...
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TCN Blog 2014 Top Story #14: Centerfield Consistency
Prior to the season, if anyone had forecast consistency in centerfield for the 2014 St. Louis Cardinals, they probably would have been referring to Peter Bourjos, not Jon Jay. Last November, the St....
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Past Predictions: TCN Blog’s Top Five Cardinals Stories of 2014
Last January, I published my predictions of the topics I thought could evolve into the top five stories across the Cardinals Nation for the then-coming year of 2014. Today, with the benefit of full...
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Cardinals, Jay Running Out of Contract Time
This year, 196 Major League Baseball players who have accrued between slightly less than three years of service and six years were eligible for the arbitration process. Some came to terms quickly...
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Molina Mourns Trades, Criticizes Management
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina is considered the best in the game at what he does. The seven-time all-star is well-compensated for his many accomplishments – made a wealthy man via the third...
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