Cardinals bring back Yohel Pozo on major league deal, sign pitchers to minor league pacts
A few days after the Cardinals maneuvered their roster to free up spots and meet a deadline, they worked to finalize an agreement that will bring back one of the players who briefly became a free agent.
Yohel Pozo and the Cardinals finalized a deal Monday, the club announced. The agreement, which was first reported by the Post-Dispatch, is a major league contract that will keep the backup catcher as part of the team's depth.
Worthy: Making the right pitching additions this winter can set Cardinals up for years
We鈥檇 rather see Chaim Bloom and his lieutenants work well than work fast.
Sure, there would be a rush of excitement and enthusiasm if the Cardinals鈥 new president of baseball operations announced his presence with authority by pulling the trigger on a flurry of trades or free-agent signings that revamped the club鈥檚 starting pitching plans before folks sat down for turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
Jacob Buffa's journey brings Chesterfield native home as Cardinals new front office member
For as long as Jacob Buffa can recall, his life has involved Cardinals baseball.
The Chesterfield native grew up watching the likes of Albert Pujols, Scott Rolen and Jim Edmonds. Cardinals conversations filled family gatherings, and dinners were the type where 鈥渙ur family eats dinner and then stops to watch Albert Pujols take an at-bat and then go back to eating dinner.鈥澛
The Cardinals sent 8 prospects to the Arizona Fall League. Here鈥檚 how each did.
The last of affiliated baseball played in 2025 wrapped Friday with the conclusion of the Arizona Fall League, where eight Cardinals prospects played for the Glendale Desert Dogs.
Highlighted by right-handed starter Chen-Wei Lin, the Cardinals prospect group invited to the AFL also included right-handers Darlin Saladin, Randel Clemente, Tyler Bradt and D.J. Carpenter, outfielders Travis Honeyman and Miguel Ugueto, and catcher Graysen Tarlow.
Minor league pitcher Chen Wei Lin stretches on the first day of Spring Training Early Program (STEP) camp Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, at the Cardinals鈥 spring training complex in Jupiter, Fla.
Cardinals' annual Winter Warm-Up set for 2026 return but in shortened fashion
A three-day event for several recent years, the Cardinals鈥 annual Winter Warm-Up will shift to a two-day event when it returns in January, the club announced Thursday.
The decision to shorten the number of days for the annual event comes after officials noticed the gradual decline in attendance on the third day, typically a Monday, and after fan feedback.