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ST. LOUIS -- In steadily blossoming rookie Masyn Winn and emerging slugger Alec Burleson, the Cardinals have found a potent one-two punch at the top of their lineup that could be in place for years to come. When the season began on March 28, with the Cardinals opening in Los

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ST. LOUIS -- With an eye toward the numbers, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol has routinely had a quick hook with pitcher Miles Mikolas most of the season, often taking him out of games even when he still had more outs in his strong 6-foot-4 frame. On Friday, with the Cardinals

This story was excerpted from John Denton’s Cardinals Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. ST. LOUIS -- The first time Tiffany Rawson noticed her son may be more advanced than most kids his age was when he uttered

CINCINNATI -- In the throes of one of their most crushing skids of the season, Wednesday’s unsightly fifth inning -- both the top half and the bottom half -- summed up the current plight of the struggling Cardinals. Brendan Donovan opened the inning by hammering a double toward the right-field

It’s been a big week over at MLB Pipeline. We updated the Top 100 Prospects list, the Top 30s for each organization and the Top 10s for every position. We’ve also reranked the 30 farm systems, headlined by a new organization at No. 1.

CINCINNATI -- Picking in the top 10 of the MLB Draft for the first time in 26 years, the Cardinals were hopeful of landing a generational talent that they could build around and have in the core of their club for years to come. Thus far, JJ Wetherholt -- the

Arenado's homer provides St. Louis with its lone run of game

CINCINNATI -- Each time he felt like the Cardinals were close to breaking out of an offensive skid that threatens to derail their season before September even arrives, Nolan Arenado has peered out onto the mound and has repeatedly seen an opposing ace staring back at him. Against the Cubs,

There's a new Top 100 Prospects list at MLB Pipeline . . . but not a new No. 1 overall prospect. Orioles middle infielder Jackson Holliday remains atop our biannual rankings. Not only is he No. 1 for the third straight list, but Baltimore has claimed the top spot for

CINCINNATI -- When Jordan Walker smashed mammoth home runs of 446 and 434 feet in recent days for Triple-A Memphis, fans got to see the immense potential and jaw-dropping power from the 6-foot-6 slugger. What Walker saw was incremental progress and reminders that the small changes he has made in

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KANSAS CITY -- Andre Pallante made a statement to keep his rotation spot. Lance Lynn’s imminent return from right knee inflammation has put an unknown future on Pallante’s spot in St. Louis’ starting staff, but the 25-year-old righty has put together a resume that deserves a second look. Pallante pitched

KANSAS CITY -- The Cardinals have missed this version of Willson Contreras. Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt have started to turn things around, which helped put St. Louis squarely back in the playoff race, but the Cardinals aren’t the same without Contreras slugging at the plate. That was evident Friday,

ST. LOUIS -- While the Cardinals let an opportunity to sweep the Rays slip away on Thursday night, it appears that Nolan Arenado has regained the pep in his step that helped make him an eight-time All-Star. Arenado shined both offensively and defensively, but it wasn’t enough as Tampa Bay

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Welcome to Crooked Numbers, a monthly column dedicated to Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. The edition, rounding up the month of July, features intra-organizational no-nos, wild romps, unexpected mound dominance and, of course, much more. Keeping track of this type of thing is a team effort, so get

ST. LOUIS -- After struggling in his Cardinals debut, starter Erick Fedde admitted that the moment got big for him when things went sideways. Fedde made sure it wasn’t too big for him in start number two. With runners on the corners and no one out in the third against

With another game to play, JJ Wetherholt didn’t have a lot of time to savor a milestone moment. But he’ll never forget it. The Cardinals’ first-round pick (No. 7 overall) in last month’s Draft, Wetherholt cranked his first professional home run in his sixth career game for Single-A Palm Beach

ST. LOUIS -- Mired in a skid since the All-Star break, the Cardinals needed a spark. They got it from an unlikely source. Victor Scott II's first career home run ignited a four-run rally in the second inning as the Cardinals beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-3, in the opener

MLB Pipeline will unveil its new Top 100 Prospects list and revamped Top 30s for every farm system next Tuesday. We won't let any specific ranks slip just yet, but we'll give you a sneak preview by identifying the prospect who has boosted his stock the most on each team's

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ST. LOUIS -- His long-term role for the rest of this season far from certain, Andre Pallante had a chance to make his case as a member of the Cardinals’ starting rotation on Monday. While the first four innings were strong, a forgettable fifth ended Pallante’s day early and sent

CHICAGO -- More so than being upset about a balk that cost him a run and derailed his outing on Sunday night against the rival Cubs, Miles Mikolas was most irate by the fact that he failed to take advantage of a stretch-run opportunity that the Cardinals can hardly afford