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2009 St. Louis Cardinals
Trades and Transactions
Franchise Encyclopedia: 2008 / 2010
91-71, Finished 1st in NL Central (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Tony LaRussa (91-71)
Scored 730 runs, Allowed 640 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 91-71
Ballparks: Busch Stadium III · Attendance: 3,343,252 (3rd of 16)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 97 · one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 97
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Lost NL Division Series (3-0) to Los Angeles Dodgers |
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2008 / 2010 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 1, 2008
Rico Washington granted Free Agency.
October 15, 2008
Selected Charlie Manning off waivers from the Washington Nationals.
October 16, 2008
Josh Phelps granted Free Agency.
October 20, 2008
Mark Mulder granted Free Agency.
October 22, 2008
Mark Johnson granted Free Agency.
October 30, 2008
Cesar Izturis granted Free Agency.
Jason LaRue granted Free Agency.
Braden Looper granted Free Agency.
Felipe Lopez granted Free Agency.
Russ Springer granted Free Agency.
Ron Villone granted Free Agency.
October 31, 2008
Signed Jason LaRue as a free agent.
November 1, 2008
Jason Isringhausen granted Free Agency.
November 3, 2008
Ron Flores granted Free Agency.
D'Angelo Jimenez granted Free Agency.
Kelvin Jimenez selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.
Cliff Politte granted Free Agency.
John Wasdin granted Free Agency.
November 10, 2008
Juan Encarnacion granted Free Agency.
December 1, 2008
Signed Justin Knoedler as a free agent.
December 3, 2008
Signed Trever Miller as a free agent.
December 4, 2008
Traded a player to be named later and Mark Worrell to the San Diego Padres. Received Khalil Greene. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Luke Gregerson (March 23, 2009) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
December 11, 2008
Luis Perdomo drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2008 rule 5 draft.
December 12, 2008
Randy Flores granted Free Agency.
Tyler Johnson granted Free Agency.
Aaron Miles granted Free Agency.
December 17, 2008
Signed Joe Thurston as a free agent.
January 6, 2009
Signed Royce Ring as a free agent.
February 9, 2009
Released Adam Kennedy.
March 5, 2009
Signed Dennys Reyes as a free agent.
April 1, 2009 (Standings)
Released Justin Knoedler.
April 20, 2009 (Standings)
Traded Brian Barton to the Atlanta Braves. Received Blaine Boyer.
April 25, 2009 (Standings)
Traded future considerations to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Evan MacLane.
June 8, 2009 (Standings)
Blaine Boyer selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks off waivers.
June 9, 2009 (Standings)
Drafted Shelby Miller in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.
Drafted Joe Kelly in the 3rd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 2009.
Drafted Ryan Jackson in the 5th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2009.
Drafted Matt Carpenter in the 13th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2009.
Drafted Trevor Rosenthal in the 21st round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 27, 2009.
Drafted Matt Adams in the 23rd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2009.
June 27, 2009 (Standings)
Traded a player to be named later and Chris Perez to the Cleveland Indians. Received Mark DeRosa. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Jess Todd (July 26, 2009) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
July 22, 2009 (Standings)
Traded Chris Duncan to the Boston Red Sox. Received Julio Lugo.
July 24, 2009 (Standings)
Traded Shane Peterson (minors), Clayton Mortensen and Brett Wallace to the Oakland Athletics. Received Matt Holliday.
August 19, 2009 (Standings)
Signed John Smoltz as a free agent.
October 5, 2009 (Standings)
Brian Barden granted Free Agency.
Royce Ring granted Free Agency.
November 3, 2009
Jarrett Hoffpauir selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.
November 4, 2009
Released Brad Thompson.
November 5, 2009
Rick Ankiel granted Free Agency.
Mark DeRosa granted Free Agency.
Troy Glaus granted Free Agency.
Khalil Greene granted Free Agency.
Matt Holliday granted Free Agency.
Jason LaRue granted Free Agency.
John Smoltz granted Free Agency.
November 6, 2009
Joel Pineiro granted Free Agency.
November 9, 2009
Charlie Manning granted Free Agency.
Todd Wellemeyer granted Free Agency.
Evan MacLane granted Free Agency.
November 30, 2009
Signed Ruben Gotay as a free agent.
Signed Jason LaRue as a free agent.
December 7, 2009
Signed Brad Penny as a free agent.
December 10, 2009
Mike Parisi drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2009 rule 5 draft.
December 11, 2009
Joe Thurston granted Free Agency.
January 4, 2010
Signed Evan MacLane as a free agent.
January 5, 2010
Signed Matt Holliday as a free agent.
January 13, 2010
Signed Charlie Zink as a free agent.
January 26, 2010
Signed Rich Hill as a free agent.
February 27, 2010
Signed Felipe Lopez as a free agent.
March 26, 2010
Released Charlie Zink.
April 1, 2010
Traded Julio Lugo to the Baltimore Orioles. Received player to be named or cash.
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