ST. LOUIS — With the 2009 World Series over, let the opening salvos of 2010 begin.

The day after the final game of the World Series is the annual opening of free agency for Major League Baseball and its eligible players.…

Cardinals manager Tony La Russa notified infielder Khalil Greene and reliever Josh Kinney that they would not be among Monday’s traveling party to Los Angeles for the opener of the best-of-five Division Series against the NL West champion Dodgers.

Kinney, a September call-up,…

ST. LOUIS — Manager Tony La Russa dislikes rewriting his lineup once it’s posted in the St. Louis Cardinals clubhouse, but this morning he had to when Mark DeRosa conceded he was too sore to start today’s game against the…

LOS ANGELES — Manager Tony La Russa gave a nod to the numbers this afternoon when he placed Khalil Greene in the starting lineup against the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Chad Billingsley.

Greene, starting in place of Mark DeRosa, enjoys career 7-for-12 success…

ST. LOUIS — Newly acquired Mark DeRosa was making his first start for the St. Louis Cardinals when Khalil Greene made his last start at Busch Stadium. On June 28, against the Minnesota Twins, DeRosa made his debut a few…

ST. LOUIS — Shortstop Brendan Ryan remained on the active roster with a golf ball-sized knot on his left ankle. While active, manager Tony La Russa said the shortstop was “very limited” when it came what he could do today…

MEMPHIS - Third baseman-turned-left fielder Troy Glaus sat out both ends of Wednesday night’s doubleheader due to back spasms. Missing Glaus, the Memphis Redbirds suffered an eight-inning, one-hit, 1-0 loss to the Nashville Sounds in the opener. Redbirds starting pitcher Blake…

MEMPHIS - Troy Glaus played his first complete game in left field Monday night during the Memphis Redbirds’ 7-6 loss to the Nashville Sounds. The Cardinals’ starting third baseman last year, on a rehab assignment for muscle and rotator cuff…

MEMPHIS - Memphis Redbirds manager Chris Maloney will start third baseman Troy Glaus in left field and shortstop Khalil Greene at, well, shortstop tonight in the first of a four-game series against the Nashville Sounds. Both are on rehab assignments with…

The Cardinals will promote rehabilitating third baseman Troy Glaus from Palm Beach to Memphis on Monday, where he will be paired for the first time in game action with similarly rehabbing infielder Khalil Greene.

General manager John Mozeliak confirmed the moves…