Many Cardinal fans got their wish tonight, as General Manager John Mozeliak pulled the trigger on a deal with the Cleveland Indians.
The Cardinals get third baseman Mark DeRosa in exchange for reliever Chris Perez and a player to be named later.
DeRosa, a 6′1″ right-hander, brings his .270 batting average and 13 home runs over to a Cardinal lineup that is in desperate need of a boost.  Although a career .278 hitter, DeRosa has put up a much better average for the past three seasons.  His 21 homers last season was a career high, but he’s on pace for more this [...]

John Mozeliak must have been reading this blog, because on yesterday’s entry I made a pitch for Holliday to be the player that the Redbirds land.

Interestingly the Cardinals, although on pace for the same record and basic batting stats, are on pace fo 134 fewer runs than projected.

When Lohse returns, who is the #5 Starter? The two candidates, Brad Thompson and Todd Wellemeyer, have been pretty aware that they are fighting for this rotation spot in their last couple starts. They’ve both been working with Dave Duncan, and appear to be approaching each start the same way: Warm up, pitch poorly, repeat.

Coming off one of the worst stretches of Cardinal baseball I’ve ever witnessed, the Redbirds came to my town in hopes of getting back on track against the Marlins.  I was in attendance for all three games of the series.
Game one was a nail biter that ended badly with a walk off homer from Jeremy Hermida off of Jason Motte in the ninth.  The Fish won 4-3.  The loss was the fifth straight for St. Louis.  When would it end?
One of the first things I noticed in game two was a kid in a Marlins jersey a few rows in [...]

Each year, I look forward to a few dates on the baseball schedule.  Topping everyone’s list is Opening Day, of course.  Most fans would say Cubs and Cards at Busch ranks right up there too.  Then the other important dates vary from fan to fan.  Since moving to South Florida back in February of 2006, the circled dates on my calender include Valentine’s Day (the day pitchers and catchers report to Jupiter for spring training), and the lone Cardinal visit to Dolphins Landshark Stadium for a series against the Marlins.
Well guess what today is!?  The Fish host the Redbirds in [...]