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OK, in the last article , I traded Jake Westbrook before he goes back on the DL, because as Cards' GM for a day, I have so many pitchers I'm not bringing him back at $9.75 million anyway.

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Blogs, story comments and talk radio callers advise teams like the St. Louis Cardinals to trade a collection of spare parts, underperforming assets and bench players for another team's star.

Whether Cardinals reliever Trevor Rosenthal is chosen to be a member of the National League bullpen in next month's All-Star Game or not, there is no denying that the young right-hander is putting up All-Star-type numbers.

They revolve around how the roster is going to be reshaped to make room for Jake Westbrook to return to the starting rotation after a second successful rehab stint over the weekend.

A year ago, Westview graduate Carson Kelly faced the decision of a lifetime . Should he accept a scholarship from the University of Oregon and potentially star in one of the nation's fastest-rising baseball programs? Or, does he sign a contract with the then-World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals, who had selected him in the second round of the ... (more)

After playing the last 11 games with some sort of limitation attached to his bullpen, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny anticipated managing on Sunday night with all seven of his relievers actually available for use.

The Cardinals' carousel of relievers continues, with Triple-A lefty Kevin Siegrist the latest to be summoned to St. Louis to fill out a recently overworked 'pen.

Paul Goldschmidt hit his second grand slam in five days, Wade Miley bounced back from his two worst outings of the season and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-3 on Wednesday night.

After last night's marathon, in which the good guys prevailed over the gum-spitting forces of darkness, the preview today will consist of 45 minutes whimpering from the respective bullpens.

Matt Carpenter needed only two hits to reach base in five of his seven plate appearances Tuesday night, one of them a leadoff triple.

For an inning, it appeared Michael Wacha was en route to another memorable performance in his second start.

Two top city officials maintain rats are not taking over a Bethlehem neighborhood.

Carpenter threw about 40 total pitches from the mound, and about half were to Shane Robinson and Matt Adams.

Jake Westbrook threw a pain-free bullpen session on Saturday morning. It was the last checkpoint the right-hander needed to pass before being cleared for a Minor League rehab assignment.

What's impressed me so much about Shelby Miller this year and Michael Wacha on Thursday is just how... unfussy they are to watch.

What looked to be an impressive first win -- two hits, one earned run, no walks and six strikeouts in seven innings -- for the highly touted rookie was quickly derailed by a bullpen implosion, allowing the Royals to steal a 4-2 victory after a 4-hour, 32-minute rain delay prolonged the Cardinals collapse.

To Yadier Molina 's long list of accomplishments -- five Gold Gloves, four All-Star selections, two World Series championships -- we can add this: He is a fine actor.

The St. Louis Cardinals made a move Monday to prepare a starter they can use in the future and planned to make a decision by Tuesday on an immediate need for a starter.

They were prized high school recruits, a pair of Texans with overpowering fastballs and bright futures.