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St. Louis Cardinals minor league left-handed pitcher Nick Greenwood absorbed a double-whammy on Monday, with losses at two different levels of play, in two different roles.

The Springfield Cardinals will wear, then auction off commemorative Stan Musial jerseys on Sunday, June 16.

The St. Louis Cardinals Class-A affiliate’s newly-re-named stadium now has its graphic representation.

Checking the relative early season performance of recent St. Louis Cardinals clubs.

The St. Louis Cardinals’ Midwest League affiliate will receive an additional $7.35 million to remain afloat.

Who are the leaders among the oddsmakers to win (or be fired) across Major League Baseball in 2013?

A look at how deeply St. Louis Cardinals starting pitchers are going into their games based on pitch counts.

The rumored sale of the Memphis Redbirds and its state of the art stadium may hinge on the City of Memphis.

Memphis’ AutoZone Park and Peoria’s Chiefs Stadium will host The AmericanaramA Festival of Music in June.

Answering some questions about St. Louis Cardinals bunting results in recent seasons raises more questions.

An oft-used, oft-second guessed play deployed by the St. Louis Cardinals is questioned by the Tampa Bay Rays manager.

The St. Louis Cardinals system view reflects rosters for 2013 full-season play with all organization players listed by level and position.

Readers can vote on a series of hitting-related questions regarding the St. Louis Cardinals.

Readers can vote on a series of pitching-related questions regarding the St. Louis Cardinals

One view comes from Baseball Prospectus, adjusting its projections for the number of wins for each club along with their odds of reaching the post-season.

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.

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

Who might be next in line if one of the five projected season-opening position player reserves on the St. Louis Cardinals is injured?

Documenting and dissecting a recent twitter exchange about the World Baseball Classic.

A prospect-related question for fans of Tampa Bay, Atlanta, Washington, Texas, etc…

The Peoria Journal Star has come out against additional public funding to help rescue the ailing Peoria Chiefs ball club.

Double-A Springfield needs a new radio voice as one is added in Triple-A Memphis.

The St. Louis Cardinals’ new-old Class-A affiliate, the Peoria Chiefs, is struggling with stadium-related debt.

The television home of the St. Louis Cardinals, FOX Sports Midwest, has increased its number of televised spring training games to 10 in 2013.

Springfield hitting coach Phil Wellman reprises his famous base-throwing tantrum in a Super Bowl commercial.

Could 2013 offer the St. Louis Cardinals’ best chance in the near future of going all the way again?

Selected St. Louis Cardinals player and executive photos from Saturday’s first day of the 2013 Winter Warm-Up at St. Louis’ Hyatt Regency at the Arch.

FOX Sports Midwest will produce two 30-minute shows from the 2013 Cardinals Winter Warm-Up.

The St. Louis Cardinals’ Class-A Midwest League club in Peoria is looking for families to open up their homes to players this coming summer.

In the 2012 National League Division Series, the St. Louis Cardinals came back to defeat the favored Washington Nationals.

The St. Louis Cardinals want to stop a company’s application to trademark the term “Rally Squirrel.”

The St. Louis Cardinals are well-stocked in an in-demand commodity this off-season, but will they exploit their advantage?

Autograph prices at the St. Louis Cardinals fan event, Winter Warm-Up, are flat for 2013, though there will be many fewer freebies.

The St. Louis Cardinals’ Double-A affiliate in Springfield, MO took home its first Texas League title.

The St. Louis Cardinals changed two Class-A affiliates for the 2013 and 2014 seasons, returning to familiar locations.

The Cardinal Nation’s top prospect list for 2013 will be unveiled over the next 40 days.

The St. Louis Cardinals should again have a fourth Gulf Coast League opponent in 2013 with the New York Mets returning to the rookie-level league.

Registration is open to the 2013 St. Louis Cardinals Legends Camp, to be held in Jupiter, Fla. in January.

A simple vote on the new alternate uniform to be worn by the 2013 St. Louis Cardinals and other minor changes.

The St. Louis Cardinals full system view reflects rosters for the 2012-2013 off-season.

Six teams are viewed to have a better chance to take next year’s World Series ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals.

The St. Louis Cardinals Triple-A Memphis Redbirds club tried a sticky ticket promotion.

While scoring one run in their final 28 innings set a new post-season futility mark for the St. Louis Cardinals, similar problems occurred previously.

Jason Motte has every one of the St. Louis Cardinals saves in 2012 and is on track to become only the sixth closer ever to do so.

Could minor league fans see two recovering MLB heavyweights meet in Springfield on Saturday?

St. Louis Cardinals Triple-A players are wearing patient-designed jerseys in honor of the 50th anniversary of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

A long-time rival of St. Louis is considering big changes off the field as well as on.

The St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves may have both considered a six-man rotation, but the latter is doing it.

Is one decisive defeat an isolated incident or an indication of a bigger problem?

Comparing the rankings of prospects traded for major leaguers at the non-waiver deadline to St. Louis Cardinals prospects.

Since the All-Star break, the St. Louis Cardinals have scored no more than three runs in all six games.

A look back at a rare, but satisfying method of winning a baseball game.

The lengths to which Major League Baseball is going to generate interest in the All-Star Game have crossed the line, in my opinion.

When the St. Louis Cardinals can score in four consecutive innings, they generally win.

Who should the St. Louis Cardinals consider making available in trade and which prospect should they keep?

What need should the St. Louis Cardinals address first in the trade market?

The St. Louis Cardinals full system view reflects rosters for the 2012 regular season and short-season clubs.

Taking notice of new St. Louis Cardinals-related content on the main site, TheCardinalNation.com.

Due to the schedule, the St. Louis Cardinals are the last MLB team to deploy the designated hitter in 2012. Here’s how they fared in the past against Tigers pitching.

Two National League Central clubs’ top farm teams have created a tangible remembrance of the season victor between the Memphis Redbirds and Nashville Sounds.

Looking back at the St. Louis Cardinals’ play over the last 30 days does not provide comfort.

Comparing two rivals’ minor league systems results over the first two-plus months of the 2012 season.

The St. Louis Cardinals New York-Penn League club spent just one year in Pennsylvania, back in 2006, but the time might be right to consider it again.

In a series changing daily, the St. Louis Cardinals will be visiting the New York Mets for four games starting Friday.

Vote for which player injuries will have the greatest impact on the 2012 St. Louis Cardinals.

Five more chances coming to pick up your copy of the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals World Series ring.

Looking back at St. Louis Cardinals’ season-opening left-handed relief pitchers since 1996.

A Sunday Triple-A game has been moved for the second time, with the most recent reason being most unusual.

St. Louis Cardinals hitters had an unusually futile day with strikeouts on Thursday.

As a part of MLB schedule changes starting in 2013, the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals may no longer play six times annually.

Looking back at how the National League Central leaders performed in April and ahead to their May schedule.

Another chance to receive a free World Championship replica ring is coming in both St. Louis and Springfield.

Through the first 17 games, the St. Louis Cardinals are playing much improved defense.

2,000 Springfield Cardinals fans will receive their own collectible version of the major league club’s World Series rings on Thursday.

All the details behind the St. Louis Cardinals 2012 home opener this Friday, April 13.

An Opening Day reminder that spring training results aren’t worth much of anything.

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

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 in Jupiter, Florida.

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

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

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.