2035 Cardinals -- Continuing the rest

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We've moved to the 2035 season and also onto OOTP27.
Although, the Cardinals finished last, again, in the NL Central the team did win a few more games.
We boast one of the best pitching staffs in the game -- along with a couple of highly-touted prospects looking ready to make the jump.
The key, as has been for the past few seasons, is building an offense which can offer them enough run support to allow them to be successful.

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Cards news: Nov. 3 -- Ownership notes at the start of the offseason

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The St. Louis Cardinals have traded right-handed pitcher Ali Ascanio and first baseman Jonathan Medina to the Washington Nationals in exchange for minor-league outfielder Juan Hernandez.
Ascanio, 30, split the 2034 season between AA Springfield and AAA Memphis going a combined 6-4 with a 5.47.
Once one of the Cardinals' top prospects, he got a chance to pitch in six games/five starts during the 2033 season going 3-2 with a 3.90 ERA.
But Ascanio failed to make the rotation out of spring training in 2034 and never displayed much in the minors in the coming campaign.
The 28-year-old Medina also split time between AA Springfield and AAA Memphis in 2034.
In 58 games, he hit .317 with five home runs and 15 RBIs.
Medina also had a major league stint during the 2033 season, but it lasted just five games during which he hit .091 with no homers or RBIs.
The 24-year-old Hernandez split the 2034 season between AAA Hartford and AAA Rochester.
In 114 games, he hit .305 with 21 home runs and 65 RBIs.
Originally signed out of the Dominican Republic by the Minnesota Twins and later traded to Washington.
Hernandez is a career .278 hitter in the minors with 44 home runs and 219 RBIs in 539 games/299 starts.

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Cards news: Nov. 9 -- New hitting coach, first base coach and trainer are hired

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MLB news: Nov. 11 -- Gold Glove awards

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Acquired at the trade deadline, St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Luis Guanipa has earned his third National League Gold Glove for his play in right field.
Guanipa, 28, played the final 51 games of the season for the Cardinals and hit .237 with seven home runs and 31 RBIs.
His previous Gold Gloves after the 2033 and 2032 season while playing in Atlanta.

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MLB news: Nov. 12 -- Indians' Russell and Cubs' Portes are named top relief pitchers

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MLB news: Nov. 13 -- Silver Slugger awards

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The St. Louis Cardinals have learned that shortstop Gustavo Melendez has earned a Silver Slugger for the best hitter in the National League at his position.
In 131 games/129 starts, Melendez hit .248 with 12 home runs, 64 RBIs, 73 runs scored and 30 stolen bases.
All those statistics were career-highs.

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MLB news: Nov. 14 -- Rangers' Olivas and Braves' McKinley are named top rookies

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MLB news: Nov. 15 -- Royals' Santiago and Rockies' Thornton claim top manager honors

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MLB news: Nov. 16 -- Cy Young awards go to Angels' Wilson and Dodgers' Skenes

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MLB news: Nov. 17 -- MVPs are Royals' Graves and Brewers' Garcia

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Cards news: Nov. 25 -- Arbitration hearing results

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The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired center fielder Eddy Cortes from the Miami Marlins in exchange for minor league right-handed pitcher Chad Hoglan and a pair of first baseman Franklin Casteneda and Jon Frederico.
Cortes, 24, spent most of the season with the Marlins playing in 143 games/139 starts and hitting .267 with 10 home runs and 57 RBIs.
He also won the National League Gold Glove in left field, although he is expected to play center field for St. Louis.
A 24-year-old right-handed starting pitcher, Hoglan spent most of the 2034 season at AAA Memphis but also played some at AA Springfield and made one start in the majors.
In his 28 minor league starts, Hoglan went 8-8 with a 4.71 ERA.
He has made five starts in the majors, going 0-3 with an 8.51 ERA.
The 24-year-old Casteneda spent a good part of the season in the majors, playing in 73 games/60 starts with St. Louis.
In those contests, he hit .205 with four home runs and 19 RBIs.
Most of the rest of the time, he was at AAA Memphis where in 27 games/26 starts he hit .327 with seven home runs and 13 RBIs.
Like Casteneda, Frederico also saw time in the majors in 2034.
In 26 games, he hit .189 with three home runs and 14 RBIs.
The rest of the season was spent at either AAA Memphis (44 games) or AA Springfield (15 games).
His combined numbers in those contests was a .355 batting average with 16 home runs and 49 RBIs.

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The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago White Sox have completed a four-player trade of minor-league players.
The White Sox will be sending 23-year-old second baseman Robby Flores and 24-year-old second baseman Josh Pride to St. Louis.
Chicago will be acquiring 21-year-old right-handed pitcher Morgan Heath and 18-year-old outfielder Victor Fuentes from St. Louis.
Signed out of the Dominican Republic in 2028, Flores spent most of 2034 at AAA Charlotte (playing 131 games/130 starts) and three games at AA Birmingham.
His combined numbers were a .236 batting average with 14 home runs and 48 RBIs.
Flores is the 94th ranked prospect in all of baseball.
Pride, who was taken in the ninth round of the 2029 draft by Atlanta before later being traded to Chicago, played 40 games at AA Birmingham and 84 at AAA Charlotte.
The Cardinals signed Fuentes out of the Dominican Republic early in 2033.
In 2034, he played at both Dominican and Florida State Rookie Leagues.
In 62 games, he hit .264 with seven home runs and 53 RBIs.
St. Louis took Heath in the 12th round of the 2032 draft.
He pitched in 25 games/nine starts between Class A Palm Beach and High-A Peoria.
He hit a combined .235 with seven home runs and 50 RBIs.
Heath boasted a record of 4-10 with three saves and a 5.66 ERA.

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The St. Louis Cardinals have announced the signing of right-handed relief pitcher Brock Moore to a one-year contract worth $6 million.
Moore, 34, spent the 2034 season with the New York Yankees going 5-4 with three saves and a 2.68 ERA in 58 games.
Moore broke into the majors in 2026 with the Seattle Mariners.
He also has pitched for the Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants, along with the Yankees.
In 400 games/37 starts, he has gone 40-32 with 35 saves and a 3.48 ERA.

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MLB news: Jan. 10 -- Arenado and Votto are welcomed to Cooperstown

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Cards news: February 1 -- Player Development Report

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The St. Louis Cardinals have announced they have signed first baseman Nick Yorke to a three-year contract worth $37.8 million.
The third year of the contract includes a team option.
The 32-year-old Yorke spent the 2034 season with the Atlanta Braves in a season which was limited by a shoulder injury.
In all, he got into 63 games and hit .292 with nine home runs with 34 RBIs.
Originally drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the first round of the 2020 draft.
He was later traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates and broke into the majors in 2024.
Yorke played the 2030 and 2031 seasons with the San Diego Padres, before moving onto Atlanta.
In 1,334 games/1,332 starts he has hit .268 with 183 homers and 685 RBIs.