Jake Westbrook News

It is the baseball equivalent of packing the car, taking off on a cross-country vacation, blowing off oil changes, ignoring the dashboard warning lights ... and then cruising back into your garage at trip's end with the car as good as new.

Injuries may have cast an unfortunate spell on the St. Louis Cardinals in early 2013, but the Major League Baseball world is fast learning that their farm system is more than capable of stepping up.

In the offseason, Terry Francona and his protA©gA©, John Farrell , both became managers of clubs that won fewer than 70 games last season.

Jaime Garcia, out. Jake Westbrook, out. Chris Carpenter, still out. And the Cardinals' rotation rolls on, no matter what Memphian might be added.

Throwing off the mound for the first time in two weeks, Cardinals right-hander Jake Westbrook had to end the session after 20 pitches Wednesday due to discomfort in his right elbow.

The Cardinals ' rotation currently owns the best earned run average in baseball - and it's not even close.

Is the MLB's top pitching staff starting to fall off a bit? Which closers can fantasy owners trust? Will Jurickson Profar spend a significant amount of time in the majors? Our experts Michael Beller and Eric Mack have some answers for you.

After another pain-free, flat-ground throwing session on Monday, Jake Westbrook is hopeful that he can return to the mound on Tuesday for his first side session since being shut down due to elbow inflammation and biceps tendinitis.

The St. Louis Cardinals will promote rookie lefty Tyler Lyons from the minors to make his major league debut in place of injured Jaime Garcia on Wednesday.

With Jaime Garcia landing on the disabled list, Tyler Lyons will be the seventh St.

David Freese had an RBI in a four-run fourth inning to go with big plays at third base, and the St.

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jake Westbrook could very likely miss his third consecutive start with inflammation in his right elbow.

The Cardinals will place left-handed starting pitcher Jaime Garcia on the 15-day disabled list with left shoulder pain, general manager John Mozeliak announced Saturday.

The numbers are pretty ridiculous when you think about it. Usually when a starting pitcher owns a 2.88 ERA that would qualify not only among your team's best, but also the league's best.

He arrived in the big leagues as the rookie closer. The famed curveball he blew past future teammate Carlos Beltran to clinch the 2006 World Series berth will forever be remembered as one of the most memorable single pitches in Cardinals history.

Jake Westbrook has been outstanding this year, with a 1.62 ERA in 39 innings, so replacing him while he's on the disabled list with elbow inflammation would seem difficult -- for any team except the Cardinals.

Like most players who appear in the big leagues, St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher John Gast has waited a long time to step onto a Major League Baseball mound.

Carlos Beltran drove in four runs and Gast threw six solid innings, helping the Cardinals cruise past the New York Mets 10-4. Gast tossed five shutout innings before giving up four runs in the sixth.

With Jake Westbrook on a one year, $8 million contract and the Cardinals with a wealth of young arms, it is clear Westbrook will not be re-signed. That means one of the many Cardinal youngsters will get a chance to become the fifth starter in 2014.

When you ask people about who is the best team in baseball, you are going to get a wide range of answers.