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Mar 7, 2014 at 1:40 AM

JustinMT
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f**k I'd rather have him back if it means less Cardinal posts in the f**king MLB thread. At least with Rob we got some news about more important teams....like Houston.

Mar 7, 2014 at 7:49 AM

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Rubberneck36
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You guys see that pic of Bryce Harper? Dude got on roids or something. He's jacked

Mar 7, 2014 at 7:53 AM

#138

Amir
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Originally posted by Rubberneck36:
You guys see that pic of Bryce Harper? Dude got on roids or something. He's jacked

fatass puig needs to go on Roids.

Mar 7, 2014 at 7:57 AM

#139

Rubberneck36
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Originally posted by Amir:
Originally posted by Rubberneck36:
You guys see that pic of Bryce Harper? Dude got on roids or something. He's jacked

fatass puig needs to go on Roids.

Dude are all the best burritos in the offseason

Wut

Mar 7, 2014 at 8:04 AM

#140

Amir
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LULZ at Harper holding some Girl Scout cookies.

Mar 7, 2014 at 2:39 PM

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Mar 8, 2014 at 9:55 AM

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Originally posted by jrg:
Cardinals Negotiating Extension With Matt Carpenter

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6 years/52 million

[ Edited by jrg on Mar 8, 2014 at 9:55 AM ]

Mar 9, 2014 at 11:51 AM

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Cardinals Sign Aledmys Diaz

The Cardinals have signed Cuban infielder Aledmys Diaz, USA Today's Bob Nightengaletweets. Yahoo! Sports' Jeff Passan tweets that it's a four-year deal. Diaz will report to spring training tomorrow. Diaz is represented by Jaime Torres.

"We have been following Aledmys for quite some time," Cardinals GM John Mozeliak said in a statement. "His signing marks a significant benchmark for the Cardinals in the international arena, and we are excited to have reached this agreement."

Terms of the deal are unclear, but there has been some speculation that Diaz could receive a deal slightly larger than those signed by fellow Cuban infielders Erisbel Arruebarrena andAlexander Guerrero of the Dodgers. Scout.com's Kiley McDaniel suggests Diaz could get $5MM-7MM per season.

McDaniel also suggests Diaz should hit well for average, but with below-average power. He reportedly isn't a strong defensive shortstop, but he could be better at second base. Whether Diaz can play shortstop regularly may not be a huge issue for the Cardinals anyway, at least not in the short term, since they signed Jhonny Peralta to a four-year deal this offseason. The Cardinals currently have Kolten Wong penciled in as their starter at second base, with Matt Carpenter at third and Mark Ellis as a key infield backup.

Diaz worked out for the Cardinals last month and, per a tweet from MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez, the Cubs this past Wednesday. The 23-year-old had also been connected to the Giants, Blue Jays, Yankees, Phillies, Mariners, Braves and Athletics. Besides the Cardinals, Diaz had received offers from five other clubs, tweets Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports.

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