PHILADELPHIA — Having dealt their best prospect and one of their top pitching prospects already this week, the St. Louis Cardinals completed the transaction hat trick by trading their reigning minor-league pitcher of the year Sunday. Class AAA Memphis closer…

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals acquired Cleveland Indians third baseman Mark DeRosa late this evening for reliever Chris Perez and a player to named later. The Indians have long been dangling DeRosa on the trade block, gathering attention…

The Cardinals will put starting pitcher Chris Carpenter on the disabled list before this afternoon’s series finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks, initiating a series of moves that could include a fresh look at outside availability.

Though no moves have yet been…

ST. LOUIS — Ejected from the major-league bullpen near the end of spring training and given the assignment of proving his readiness by closing in Triple-A, righthander Chris Perez did just that in Memphis’ opening night Thursday.

Perez pitched two scoreless…

JUPITER, Fla. — The St. Louis Cardinals optioned reliever Chris Perez on Monday to Class AAA Memphis, where he will be the closer. The move leaves the Cardinals with seven relievers on the active roster — the seven relievers that…

JUPITER, Fla. — It has been nearly two weeks since Chris Carpenter set the high-water mark for St. Louis Cardinals’ starting pitchers by throwing six innings in an expedient victory against the Baltimore Orioles on March 18. He was the…

JUPITER, Fla. — The Cardinals remain behind closed doors taking in a presentation about the evils and repercussions of steroid use, a topic one would think is not new at this point. The lineup for today’s game against the Florida Marlins…

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Fueled in part by a double from Albert Pujols, the St. Louis Cardinals pieced together a rally in the ninth inning to tie and then surpass Boston only to fail to add on and falter with…

JUPITER, Fla. - Manager Tony La Russa just got through explaining how he will balance managing the remainder of exhibition games as though they counted versus getting relievers enough work to prepare themselves for the season.

Chris Perez represents one example.…

JUPITER, Fla. — Chris Perez threw about 25 pitches in a bullpen session this morning and said his shoulder is pain-free and game-ready. Now if only the St. Louis Cardinals’ reliever could get in a game.

“It was 100 percent,” Perez…