Former Cardinals Watch

[baseburglerlou]

Doesn't really fit in this category, but didn't know where else to put it. Cool Willie McGee story:

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-l ... 46884.html

[Bo Hart]

Manager Mike Scioscia said Thursday the three-time NL MVP is doing some swinging but still has a lengthy recovery ahead. Coming off his first 40-home run season since 2010 with St. Louis, Pujols had surgery in November after foot pain limited him to a designated hitter role during the final month of last season.

The team's medical staff thinks Pujols won't be ready for the April 4 opener against the Chicago Cubs.

Jesus, he's 36-years-old now? I'm so out of touch. I thought he was like 32.

[GeddyWrox]

Doesn't really fit in this category, but didn't know where else to put it. Cool Willie McGee story:

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-l ... 46884.html

That's a fabulous read!

[Joe Shlabotnik]

The most hated man in baseball is still at it.

Pierzynski has caught 1,872 major league games. If he plays 79 games behind the plate this season — after 107 last year — he will trail only five players on the career list for games caught: Ivan Rodriguez, Carlton Fisk, Bob Boone, Gary Carter and Jason Kendall. Pierzynski has caught more games than 10 Hall of Famers and many other stalwarts, like Ted Simmons, an eight-time All-Star for St. Louis and Milwaukee.

Yadi is at 1,436 BTW.

[sighyoung]

Poor Jon Jay.

[Jocephus]

insider article on top 25 worst contracts and albert is number one

Pujols tops list of MLB's biggest albatrosses (worst contracts)

http://espn.go.com/mlb/insider/story/_/ ... tracts-mlb

[Leeyat]

insider article on top 25 worst contracts and albert is number one

Pujols tops list of MLB's biggest albatrosses (worst contracts)

http://espn.go.com/mlb/insider/story/_/ ... tracts-mlb

Is its contract that worst? Wow, unbelieable! I just think somebody may have signed a more worst contract before.

[Jocephus]

pretty sure he was in our system at one time

Andrew Brown has decided to retire from baseball.
Brown signed a minor league contract with the Angels earlier this month but only spent one week in camp. The 31-year-old played in the Korea Baseball Organization in 2015. He simply wants to spend more time with his family.
Source: Jeff Fletcher on Twitter
Feb 29 - 12:14 PM

[Jocephus]

12:26
Mike: Is Freese going to have to wait for an injury in spring training to get a job? You'd think with his history that some team would want him, but I can't think of any obvious fits right now
12:26
Dan Szymborski: Seems likely. Freese isn't very good.

[HardcoreCardsFan]

From January 7, but nobody's posted it, so:

Former Georgia standout and Major League pitcher Mitchell Boggs will serve as an undergraduate assistant coach for the 2016 season, Bulldog coach Scott Stricklin announced Thursday.

http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-bas ... 16aaa.html