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Florida legislators have passed local subsidies to encourage MLB clubs to not move to Arizona. Prior results have been spotty.

Highlights from Saturday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Florida.

Highlights from Friday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Florida.

Highlights from Thursday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Florida.

Highlights from Wednesday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Florida.

Highlights from Tuesday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Florida.

Highlights from Monday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Florida.

Highlights from Sunday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Florida.

Highlights from Saturday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Florida.

Highlights from Friday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Florida.

Highlights from Thursday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Florida.

Highlights from Wednesday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Florida.

Highlights from Tuesday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Florida.

Highlights from Monday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Florida.

Highlights from Sunday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Florida.

Highlights from Saturday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Jupiter, Florida.

Highlights from Friday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Jupiter, Florida.

Highlights from Thursday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Jupiter, Florida.

The Cardinals Spring Training Report premieres Monday, Feb. 25 at 9 p.m. CT on FOX Sports Midwest.

Jupiter, Florida’s Roger Dean Stadium features a unique area where tickets are available the day of the game.

Almost all of Major League Baseball’s growth over the last 50 years fed the Cactus League, creating travel distance issues in Florida.

Spring training television and radio plans from the St. Louis Cardinals and opponents.

All fans need to know to attend St. Louis Cardinals spring training workouts from February 12-22 at Jupiter, Florida’s Roger Dean Stadium complex.

The first two televised St. Louis Cardinals spring training contests for 2013 have been announced by ESPN.

17 St. Louis Cardinals games during 2013 spring training have been announced by their opponents.

The St. Louis Cardinals will continue to play the AL-bound Houston Astros in 2013 – including during spring training.

Highlights from Wednesday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Jupiter, Florida.

Highlights from Tuesday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Jupiter, Florida.

Highlights from Monday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Jupiter and Port St. Lucie, Florida.

Highlights from Sunday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Jupiter, Florida.

Highlights from Saturday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Jupiter and Port St. Lucie, Florida.

Highlights from Friday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter, Florida.

Highlights from Thursday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter, Florida.

Highlights from Tuesday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter, Florida.

Highlights from Monday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter, Florida.

Highlights from Sunday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter, Florida.

Highlights from Saturday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter and Port St. Lucie, Florida.

Highlights from Friday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter, Florida.

For the second consecutive spring, the St. Louis Cardinals top minor league hitter is standing out in major league camp. Let’s not get carried away, though.

Looking for spring training articles for every player on the St. Louis Cardinals roster.

MLB Network’s spring slate of St. Louis Cardinals games includes one incremental telecast and seven alternate broadcasts.

Pitching veterans on the St. Louis Cardinals are working alongside prospects in spring training.

Who is wearing what uniform number in 2012 St. Louis Cardinals spring training camp?

Current plans for total television broadcasts of St. Louis Cardinals spring training games are down – from almost one-third of the games last year to just 25 percent in 2012.

The St. Louis Cardinals full system view reflects rosters for 2012 spring training with all organization players listed by level and position.

St. Louis Cardinals 2012 Spring Training single game tickets go on sale to the public today, Saturday, January 21.

Readers can guess which non-roster players will be invited to St. Louis Cardinals spring training camp.

An initial, partial and non-official look at the St. Louis Cardinals’ 2012 spring training slate of games.

Highlights from Sunday’s final St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter, Florida.

Highlights from Saturday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter, Florida.

Highlights from Friday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter, Florida.

Highlights from Thursday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter, Florida.

Highlights from Wednesday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter and Port St. Lucie, Florida. Kyle Lohse had a day to forget.

Highlights from Tuesday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter, Florida.

The Florida’s East Coast futures of the Washington Nationals and St. Louis Cardinals may be linked.

Highlights from Sunday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter and Port St. Lucie, Florida.

Highlights from Saturday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter, Florida.

Highlights from Friday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter, Florida.

Highlights from Thursday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter and Port St. Lucie, Florida.

Highlights from Wednesday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter, Florida.

Highlights from Tuesday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter, Florida.

Highlights from Monday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter, Florida.

Highlights from Sunday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter, Florida.

Highlights from Saturday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter, Florida.

Highlights from Friday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter and Port St. Lucie, Florida.

MLB Network analysts John Hart and Harold Reynolds answer St. Louis Cardinals questions in support of their 30 Clubs in 30 Days Cardinals segment.

Highlights from Thursday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter, Florida.

The timing of past St. Louis Cardinals spring minor league roster moves follow a general pattern that may occur again in 2011.

The timing of past St. Louis Cardinals spring roster moves follow a general pattern that may occur again in 2011.

29 of 33 St. Louis Cardinals spring games can be watched or listened to if one is willing to search a bit.

Catch all the new St. Louis Cardinals articles, videos and more from spring training, posted on FOX Sports Midwest’s website daily.

Almost one in every three 2011 St. Louis Cardinals spring training games may be available on television.

St. Louis Cardinals baseball will be back on the airwaves starting March 1.

The St. Louis Cardinals will be taking on their Double-A club in Springfield, MO on March 29.

Links to four St. Louis Cardinals major and minor league schedules already released for 2011.

Three St. Louis Cardinals tentative 2011 spring training games with the Atlanta Braves are the first to be made public.

Comparing St. Louis Cardinals spring vs. regular season batting average and ERA during the 2000-2009 period.

With Thursday’s first spring training game upon us, I looked at St. Louis Cardinals spring records during the La Russa era with an eye toward the regular season.

Catch me talking St. Louis Cardinals spring training baseball news with Matt Perrault and Ken Miller on KXnO FOX Sports Radio 1460 in Des Moines today (Wednesday) at 5:45 p.m. Central.

The St. Louis Cardinals full system rosters are refreshed to reflect spring training camps, both major and minor league.

Spring training television and radio plans for the 2010 St. Louis Cardinals.

A quick check of recent news items pertaining to the St. Louis Cardinals’ chief rivals from Chicago.

New and changed uniform numbers for players invited to St. Louis Cardinals major league spring training.

Preliminary spring training television and radio plans for the 2010 St. Louis Cardinals.

The progression of St. Louis Cardinals spring training ticket prices since 2000.

With distance a problem in spring training, would the Cardinals benefit by a possible move of the Chicago Cubs to Naples, Florida?

Who attends St. Louis Cardinals spring training games and how often do they do it?

The Palm Beach Cardinals of the A-Advanced Florida State League have announced their season-opening roster.

The St. Louis Cardinals have purchased the contracts of David Freese, Colby Rasmus and Joe Thurston.

The Springfield Cardinals of the Double-A Texas League have announced their 24-man season-opening roster.

The Memphis Redbirds of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League have announced their season-opening roster.

The Quad Cities River Bandits of the Single-A Midwest League have announced their season-opening roster.

Colby Rasmus and David Freese will be the most St. Louis Cardinals non-roster players to make their MLB debut to open a season since 1998 and tie for tops in the La Russa era.

What might the St. Louis Cardinals spring training statistics tell us, if anything?

Reactions to what others are saying about the St. Louis Cardinals.

The St. Louis Cardinals made seven minor league player releases on Tuesday morning.

The St. Louis Cardinals’ 2009 full season minor league rosters are beginning to take shape.

In their second round of cuts this spring, the St. Louis Cardinals have released nine minor league players.

Camp-opening group assignments for St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers in spring training.

Tony La Russa has made a change to the bottom of the St. Louis Cardinals lineup again, though it is not cut and dried.