St. Louis Cardinals

Nine first-time St. Louis Cardinals & three rookies make final roster

ST. LOUIS, 03/30/2008 -- The St. Louis Cardinals today announced their 25-man roster for tomorrow's (3:15 p.m. CDT) season opener with the Colorado Rockies. The Opening Day roster includes nine first-time Cardinals and three rookies.

The team's final pre-season moves included the purchase of non-roster infielder Rico Washington and lefty reliever Ron Villone. The team also optioned pitcher Kelvin Jimenez to Memphis (AAA), returned non-roster infielder D'Angelo Jimenez to minor league camp and placed infielder Brendan Ryan (right oblique strain) on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 21. The Cardinals also transferred outfielder Juan Encarnacion from the 15-day D.L. to the 60-day D.L.    » read more »

03/28/2008 -- 1:15 p.m.: Gates open

Busch Magnet Schedule Day: All fans 21 and over will receive a magnet with the 2008 St. Louis Cardinals schedule, compliments of Busch Beer

2:30 p.m.: Pre-game ceremonies begin with an appearance by the famed Budweiser Clydesdales.

Cardinals Hall-of-Famers and the 2008 team will be introduced via a motorcade of Ford convertibles around the warning track.

The Mini Mizzou Marching Band will play the Star-Spangled Banner, commemorating the historic 12-win season and Big 12 North Division Title of the University of Missouri football team.

Gary Pinkel, head football coach of the Missouri Tigers and Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year, will throw out a ceremonial first pitch.    » read more »

Invitee Juan Gonzalez placed on inactive list

JUPITER, Fla., 03/26/2008 -- The St. Louis Cardinals today announced that they have re-assigned three pitchers to their Minor League camp and have placed non-roster outfielder Juan Gonzalez on the temporarily inactive list.

The pitchers sent out today included relievers Hugo Castellanos, Chris Perez and Cliff Politte.

Following today's transactions, the St. Louis Cardinals have 27 players remaining in camp:
- 13 pitchers,
- two catchers,
- seven infielders, and
- five outfielders.

Source: MLB

Starters Chris Carpenter, Mark Mulder, Matt Clement and Joel Piniero on list

JUPITER, Fla., 03/25/2008 -- The St. Louis Cardinals today announced that they have placed seven players on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 21.

Included on the list are pitchers Chris Carpenter (right elbow), Mark Mulder (left shoulder), Matt Clement (right shoulder), Joel Pineiro (right shoulder), Tyler Johnson (left shoulder) and Josh Kinney (right elbow) and outfielder Juan Encarnacion (left orbital fracture).

Following today's transactions, the St. Louis Cardinals have 31 players remaining in camp:
- 16 pitchers,
- two catchers,
- seven infielders, and
- six outfielders.

Source: MLB

Parisi, Motte & Mather optioned to Memphis roster

03/17/2008, JUPITER, Fla. -- The St. Louis Cardinals today announced that they have optioned pitchers Mike Parisi and Jason Motte and outfielder Joe Mather to Memphis (AAA).

The team also re-assigned pitcher Clayton Mortensen, catcher Mark Johnson and outfielder Colby Rasmus to their minor league camp.

Source: MLB

03/09/2008, JUPITER, Fla. -- The St. Louis Cardinals today announced that they have reassigned left-handed pitcher Ron Flores and outfielder Amaury Marti to Minor League camp.

In addition, the St. Louis Cardinals optioned the contract of IF Brian Barden to Triple-A Memphis.

The St. Louis Cardinals now have 48 players remaining in Major League camp.

Source: MLB

Pitchers Adam Wainwright and Anthony Reyes renewed

03/04/2008, ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals today announced that they have agreed to terms on 2008 contracts with 18 players and renewed the contracts of pitchers Adam Wainwright and Anthony Reyes for the 2008 campaign. Today's announcement puts all of the team's players under contract for 2008.    » read more »

02/26/2008, ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals remind fans that individual game tickets for the 2008 season will go on sale, Friday, February 29 at 9 a.m. Individual tickets are available for all games except Opening Day. Tickets for the home opener were sold earlier via an online ticket registration opportunity.    » read more »

02/20/2008 -- The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced today that St. Louis Cardinals Minor League player Scott Vander Weg has received a 50-game suspension for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

The suspension will be effective at the start of the 2008 season.

Last season, Scott Vander Weg pitched for Single-A Palm Beach of the Florida State League.

Source: MLB

- Online registration now available
- Other individual game tickets to go on sale Feb. 29

02/12/2008, ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals have announced that Opening Day tickets will be available via a random online drawing of fans that have pre-registered at stlcardinals.com. The Cardinals season begins this year on Monday, March 31, at 3:15 p.m. vs. the defending National League Champion Colorado Rockies.    » read more »

02/05/2008, ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals announced today at a press conference at Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport, IA that they have signed a two-year extension to their player development agreement with the Quad Cities River Bandits of the Midwest League. The Quad Cities franchise has played host to Cardinals Minor League players since 2005.    » read more »

Colby Rasmus & Juan Gonzalez among non-roster invitees

02/04/2008, ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals today announced that they have invited 66 players to their Major League Spring Training Camp. Cardinals' pitchers and catchers report on Thursday, Feb. 14 and begin workouts on Feb.15, as the team begins its 11th season of training in Jupiter, Fla. The Cardinals will hold their first full squad workouts on Tuesday, Feb. 19.    » read more »

St. Louis Cardinals settle all salary arbitration cases with signing

01/28/2008, ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals today announced the signing of pitcher Todd Wellemeyer to a one-year deal. With today's signing, the Cardinals have settled each of their three potential salary arbitration cases. Rick Ankiel and Yadier Molina both agreed to terms earlier this month.    » read more »

David Wright and Dmitri Young honored

01/29/2008 -- Baseball Assistance Team (B.A.T.) will host its 19th annual "Going to Bat for B.A.T. Dinner" tonight, honoring the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals 1968 World Series teams. Founded in 1986, B.A.T. is dedicated to assisting members of the baseball family through financial grants, healthcare programs and rehabilitative counseling. More than $16 million in grants have been awarded to date, benefiting more than 2,100 members of the baseball family.    » read more »

Catcher's deal also includes club option for 2012

01/21/2008, ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals today announced the signing of catcher Yadier Molina to a four-year contract extension with a club option for a fifth season. With today's deal, the Cardinals and Molina avoid salary arbitration and keep one of the games' best young catchers in a Cardinals uniform through at least 2011.    » read more »