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Derrick Goold: As costs soar, Cardinals must enter race for arms to fill wide-open 2024 rotation

With a major free agent signing that answers a few of the Cardinals’ looming questions this winter, the biggest of which was who their everyday catcher would be in 2023, the club must turn a prudent eye to the horizon and the rising unknown that’s about to be glaring.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Mets agree to 5-year, $75M contract with Japanese righty Kodai Senga

The Mets continued their holiday spending spree Saturday night with the signing of Japanese star Kodai Senga. The right-handed fireballer reportedly agreed to a five-year, $75 million contract to come stateside and take his infamous forkball to Queens.

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Mets signing Japanese ace Kodai Senga to 5-year, $75 million contract, source says

The Mets got their guy — yep, another one.

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Mets ink veteran pitcher Jose Quintana to two-year deal, land lefty Brooks Raley in trade

SAN DIEGO — The Mets promised to remain active in the starting pitching market and they made good on their promise Wednesday morning, agreeing with veteran left-hander Jose Quintana on a two-year, $26 million contract, pending a physical.

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What We’re Hearing About the Mets, Aaron Judge and the Red Sox

The winter meetings reached a new level of activity on Day 3. Here’s what could be next.

Sports Illustrated

Jose Quintana agrees to $26 million, 2-year deal with Mets

New York has been rebuilding its pitching staff following a playoff loss to San Diego in the wild-card round.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jason Mackey: With first base situation addressed, Pirates should now shift focus to starting pitching

It was one of the underrated developments of the 2022 season. Amid another 100-loss campaign, the Pirates began to see the makings of a fairly strong rotation.

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David Murphy: Thoughts on the Phillies' pitching search, with four targets who could offer some value

Years ago, a former member of the Phillies' front office was asked whether a certain pitcher could be a viable rotation piece. The longtime baseball man wrinkled his face and shook his head.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Benjamin Hochman: Capturing the importance of John Mozeliak's deadline moves for Cardinals

John Mozeliak, who is forever the architect of a World Series champion, annually builds a team that contends for the playoffs.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Benjamin Hochman: A look at who the Cardinals should use vs. Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper

The last time Bryce Harper faced the Cardinals in the playoffs, he couldn’t legally drink Champagne.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Milwaukee dodges Cardinals' threats, can force rivalry rematch in playoffs

MILWAUKEE — With the NL Central crown in their pocket and time to kill on their hands, the Cardinals cannot do anything to change their postseason position in the coming days, but they had one more last chance to shape who they might face.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Cardinals throw a bash as Albert Pujols' Nos. 699 and 700 lead powerful romp of Dodgers

With the bravado and timing that the Cardinals have come to expect from one of the best to ever play the game, Albert Pujols made history – and sparked the present.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jose Quintana excels again for Cardinals who score only run of game in 11th

ST. LOUIS — Jose Quintana extended his Cardinals record to nine games at the start of his career with them in which he allowed two earned runs or fewer. But Saturday night's game against Cincinnati was his best.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Johan Oviedo shines, offense stays hot, and Pirates open doubleheader with victory over Reds

CINCINNATI — When the Pirates acquired Johan Oviedo as part of the Jose Quintana-Chris Stratton trade, there was an acknowledged need to be patient. General manager Ben Cherington and manager Derek Shelton also told anyone who asked about the gigantic right-hander that they viewed him as a capable major league…

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Roansy Contreras, Oneil Cruz flash brilliance in Pirates' win over Cardinals

PITTSBURGH — Roansy Contreras has a long way to go and a lot of years to succeed before he turns in anything approaching Jose Quintana’s career.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jose Quintana goes five strong innings, bullpen shuts door in Cardinals' 4-1 win over Nationals

ST. LOUIS — Left-hander Jose Quintana, one of two starting pitchers acquired by the Cardinals at the early August trading deadline, worked a fifth consecutive start of five innings or fewer on Tuesday night. But this five-inning stint was highly effective as he struck out five, walked no one and…

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Jeff Gordon: Retooled Cardinals pitching staff could deliver collective success

The Cardinals don’t feature a dominant starter like Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer or Sandy Alcantara in their rotation.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

New father Nolan Arenado has four hits and Cardinals overcome Braves

ST. LOUIS — Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said he had been looking forward to playing the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves this weekend here to see how his team stacked up against one of the clubs the Cardinals could be playing in October.

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Jason Mackey: Pirates' biggest offseason priority has to be reinforcing young pitching staff

As a handful of position players went through fielding drills and others took batting practice indoors, Wil Crowe and Mitch Keller talked like two Pirates fans at a corner bar around happy hour on Monday. While stretching and throwing in left field, Crowe and Keller began discussing the upcoming offseason,…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Steady middle relief buys time for Cardinals to rally, complete sweep vs. Arizona

PHOENIX — This was not a repeat of Saturday’s classic game, it wasn’t even a critics-pick sequel of an evening crammed with historic homers and memorable moments.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jordan Montgomery wins third in a row as Cardinals beat Rockies again

ST. LOUIS — An update on the Cardinals’ two deadline-day trades completed Aug. 2 reveals the following: Jose Quintana and Jordan Montgomery, both left-handers, have made six starts. The Cardinals have won all six games, with Montgomery, who came from the New York Yankees, receiving credit for three wins in…

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Cardinals nick Rockies 5-4 on hit batsman with bases loaded in ninth

ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals have won 75% of their games at Busch Stadium against the National League Western Division since 2019. They are 36-12 against their far-flung visitors after a 5-4 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Benjamin Hochman: Cardinals' Miles Mikolas eats innings like they're toasted ravioli

In Colorado, doing a “14er” is a great triumph — using local lingo, that means a person climbed 14,000-plus feet on one of the state’s 58 tallest mountain peaks. But last week, Miles Mikolas achieved his own Colorado “14er,” which indubitably was a valley.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Cardinals win showdown in August from Brewers to increase division lead

ST. LOUIS — With 50 games to go, it is a bit premature to call the Cardinals series with Milwaukee a showdown. But there is a battle for first place going on this weekend in the National League Central Division and the Cardinals inched farther ahead Friday night before a…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Packed house treated to Cardinals' precision, 1-0 win vs. Yankees

ST. LOUIS — If the Cardinals saw this weekend series against the New York Yankees — a surefire blockbuster at the gate — as a stage to see how they measure against one of the best teams in baseball, they got a perfect indicator Saturday.

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