Articles by Rob Rains

Archived post from 11/20/2018 Left-hander Genesis Cabrera was one of for players added to the 40-man roster by the Cardinals on Tuesday. The others were right-hander Ryan Helsley, outfielder Lane Thomas and infielder Ramon Urias. […]

Archived post from 11/13/2018 Ryan Helsley is one of several Cardinals’ prospects who will need to be added to the team’s 40-man roster before next week’s deadline to keep them from being exposed to December’s Rule 5 draft. […]

Archived post from 11/5/2018 Carson Kelly already has begun preparing for the 2019 baseball season, but he can’t answer the question or whether he will spend the year as Yadier Molina’s backup or with another team […]

Archived pot from 10/16/2018 Jose Oquendo’s decision not to return to the Cardinals’ coaching staff will result in Pop Warner becoming the third base coach in 2019 and Oli Marmol the bench coach. There also will be a new first base and hitting coach. […]

Archived post from 10/1/2018 One of the items near the top of the Cardinals’ to-do list this winter should be to sign free agent outfielder Bryce Harper, but that by far is not the only move the team should make. Here is our top 10 list. […]

Archived post from 9/10/2018 A year after undergoing Tommy John surgery, former Cardinals’ closer Trevor Rosenthal is ramping up his workouts as the free agent targets a return to the mound in 2019. […]

Archived post from 8/28/2018 The Cardinals dropped the interim tag on Mike Shildt’s job title on Tuesday and signed him to a contract to manage the team through the 2020 season, 46 days and 38 games after he replaced Mike Matheny. […]

Archived post from 8/27/2018 Terry Fuller could be preparing to begin the college football season at Alabama or Auburn this week but instead he is in Jupiter, Fla., trying to help the Cardinals’ rookie level team win a league championship. […]

Archived post from 8/14/2018 It was a month ago Tuesday when Mike Shildt was named the Cardinals’ interim manager, and despite the change in job titles, who he is as a person hasn’t changed – which could be the biggest reason for the team’s revival. […]

Archived post from 8/6/2018 There are multiple changes in this year’s ranking of the Cardinals top prospects – 13 of the 18 players were not ranked or not in the organization a year ago. One spot that didn’t change was who is at the top – Alex Reyes. […]