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This story was excerpted from John Denton’s Cardinals Beat e-newsletter. To learn the complete e-newsletter, click on right here. And subscribe to get it repeatedly in your inbox. CINCINNATI -- Before the complete query might even be requested not too long ago about what he noticed via the years whereas watching the historically straightlaced, all-business, and generally painfully boring Cardinals, Willson Contreras snorted twice earlier than finally bursting into laughter. It’s no secret that the Cardinals are virtually universally hated amongst their NL Central rivals; one, as a result of they've been the dominant pressure within the division for many years and two, as a result of their gamers can generally come off as a bit, ummm, robotic, whereas adhering to the oft mocked, “Cardinal W...

Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Carlos Correa has foot issues. No, we’re not speaking in regards to the considerations that scuttled his preliminary agreements on a pair of contracts in extra of $300 million this previous winter. Those centered across the danger of future issues along with his proper foot, a legacy of the fractured fibula he sustained in 2014. Correa, who was scratched from the lineup for Tuesday’s recreation in opposition to the Giants and sat out Wednesday as nicely, is at the moment coping with points in his left foot and is prone to wind up on the injured record, stalling his restoration from a really sluggish begin to his second season with the Twins. On Monday night time at Target Field, Correa roped a double to left area off the Giants’ Sean Manaea. He got he...

ATLANTA — Bryce Elder’s clutch pitching stored Atlanta within the recreation. Strong situational at-bats within the ninth produced a much-needed win. ...

At the top of April, we took a have a look at the hottest hitters in every group. Now it’s time to show our consideration to the mound. Entering Wednesday’s video games, these are the most well liked pitching prospects over the past 30 days within the Minor Leagues from every system. It’s an inventory that features three present members of our Top 100 record. Blue Jays: Chad Dallas, RHP (not ranked amongst Top 30)The 2021 fourth-rounder had a bumpy first full season at High-A Vancouver however has come flying out of the gate of late. Dallas allowed only one earned run whereas placing out 21 and strolling solely 5 in his closing three begins (17 innings) for the Canadians and saved the nice instances rolling with 9 punchouts over seven scoreless innings in his Double-A debut final Friday. S...