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Cuban pitching phenom Aroldis Chapman has fired the representative who helped him gain free agency, his former agency confirmed Saturday.ESPN

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Despite all of the controversy surrounding the Cy-Young award voting, I am going to shift gears and talk about the other important event that happened Thursday, which was the official beginning of free agency.Cardinals GM

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Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols led the Majors with 47 home runs, 124 runs scored, a .658 slugging percentage and a 1.101 on-base plus slugging percentage, perhaps the best measure of offensive production. The whole world is expecting him to be named the National League's MVP for the second consecutive year on Tuesday.MLB

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Ildemaro Vargas is the player of the day in our daily report on Cardinals prospects past and present in winter ball.The Cardinal Nation

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One of the downsides of ex-St. Louis Cardinals organization members taking on more responsibility elsewhere is the good people they invariably pull away with them.The Cardinal Nation Blog

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before i get into discussion, i would like to say that I do not believe that the bullpen is the biggest issue for the cards in 2010. last season, there was much kvetching about the failure of the GM to get a closer. the cards could do much better to work on improving their defense, their offense, or replacing joel pineiro's contribution to the rotation. writing in the abstract here, before i

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Jon Heyman Twitter

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The Yankees also outrighted Shelley Duncan to the Minors, removing him from the 40-man roster. Doing so kept the roster at 39, giving the Yankees the opportunity to make one selection in the Rule 5 Draft if they desireYankees Official Sitejrocke217 says: He's expected to file for free agency, possibly in the Cards?

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The odds of reaching the major leagues are very slim, but former Glenn and North Carolina A&T baseball star C.J. Beatty has been beating the odds for a long time. After finishing his first summer of pro ball in the St. Louis Cardinal organization, Beatty already had his five-year plan in place.High Point Winston-Salem Fox 8

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The Cardinals' prime free-agent target this winter, outfielder Matt Holliday, was able to begin talking contract with all 30 clubs late Thursday night, and yet two of the teams expected to court Holliday talked only about how they wouldn't.STL Today

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Eighty-nine years ago today, Stanislaw Francizek Musial was born in Donora, a small mining town in western Pennsylvania. His father Lukasz, a Polish immigrant, almost immediately began to call the boy "Stashu."STL Today

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The Cardinals are enacting an average 3 percent price increase on season tickets for 2010, the club informed season ticket-holders Friday. It is the third consecutive season in which the defending NL Central champions have raised prices in the 4-year-old new Busch Stadium.STL Today

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VSL Weekly Reports:May 24, 2009 (free)May 31, 2009 (free)June 7, 2009 (free)June 14, 2009 (free)June 21, 2009 (free)June 28, 2009 (free)July 5, 2009July 12, 2009July 19, 2009July 26, 2009August 2, 2009August 9, 20092009 VSL Cardinals: One All-Star, Two Gold GlovesIndividual Player Wrap-Ups:2009 VSL Cardinals Starting Pitchers2009 VSL Cardinals Relievers2009 VSL Cardinals Starting Position

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At midnight ET on Friday -- or technically is that Saturday? -- scores of Minor Leaguers will have a better sense of what the immediate future looks like for them. Some have the security of having been added to their team's 40-man roster.MLB

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The Brewers have agreed to terms with 16-year-old Dominican shortstop Santo Aybar, according to a report on ESPN.com.Brewers Official Site

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Add four Scott Boras clients to the list of free agents the Red Sox have expressed interest in.Outfielders Matt Holliday and Rick Ankiel, left-handed reliever Mike Gonzalez and third baseman Adrian Beltre have all been discussed, according to a major league source today.Boston Herald

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Before there was the National League in 1876 a professional league called the National Association was the big league for baseball. While it had its shortcomings and was only in business from 1871-75 it was the first pro league of baseball. St. Louis did not appear in the NA until its final year and that year two teams played in the Association. Redbirds Rap

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Cardinals season-ticket prices are increasing an average of 3 percent next year.AP/STL TodayThe St. Louis Cardinals today informed their season ticket holders via renewal notices that only minimal price changes are in store for the 2010 season.Cardinals Official Site

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Thursday brought a disappointing surprise for the Cardinals. If Tuesday also brings disappointment, it will fall more under the category of jaw-dropping shocker.Cardinals Official Site

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While a lot of attention was paid to the pitchers a few of the National League Cy Young Award voters did and didn’t vote for, lost in that hubbub was how much money one pitcher made because of one single vote.Birdland

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ANOTHER KIND OF SWING FOR LA RUSSA: During the last part of the second set at Jazz at the Bistro on Thursday night, while the faithful were swinging to Christian McBride and his group “Inside Straight,” in side walked TLR.Breaking Schmooze

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JOHN SICKELSThe other big bat in Triple-A is Brett Wallace. Can he stick at third base?BILLY BEANE:Well we don't know for sure yet, but we won't take him off third base until he proves he can't handle it. His bat has come very quickly, he was just a year out of college and hit well in Triple-A. The bat looks special to us. Sometimes with guys like that, the glove gets panned by scouts just

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A source with knowledge of the situation said that several teams are interested in infielder Placido Polanco. The Cardinals, Tigers, Mariners, Cubs, Brewers, Diamondbacks, and Dodgers are just a group of teams interested in the second baseman, who also has some experience at third base.MLB Daily Dish

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Comments about and an exclusive conversation with the Cardinals’ 2008 Player of the Year.The Cardinal Nation

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