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.…

ST. LOUIS — Todd Wellemeyer’s first start since elbow inflammation eased him out of the starting rotation combusted in the fourth inning as the Florida Marlins struck him for four runs and upended the St. Louis Cardinals early lead. Wellemeyer…

ST. LOUIS — Kyle Lohse could be sent out for a rehab assignment start sometime early next week, manager Tony La Russa said this afternoon, and Todd Wellemeyer, arm allowing, could follow. Lohse recovered well from his bullpen session Thursday…

Joe Strauss reports that although the official move hasn’t been made yet, look for Todd Wellemeyer to be placed on the disabled list later today.

Wellemeyer, who was scheduled to start tonight, was scratched from that because he experienced elbow pain…

ST. LOUIS — Cardinals righthander Todd Wellemeyer felt his elbow “flare up” while playing catch Sunday at PNC Park and he does not expect to make his scheduled start Tuesday. Mitchell Boggs has arrived from Class AAA Memphis and will…

PHILADELPHIA — St. Louis Cardinals rookie Colby Rasmus will have his sore left heel evaluated by doctors Monday when the team returns to St. Louis to start a four-game series against Los Angeles Dodgers. Rasmus is playable, manager Tony La…

HOUSTON — St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa has insisted there are no such thing as “personal catchers” in his clubhouse, he has relented to the idea that maybe there is something to it, and now he’s revisited the…

MILWAUKEE - In a show of unity, the Cardinals rotation is brandishing moustaches. Save for some domestic objections, the idea seems to be translating well.

Wearing a moustache for the first time, Adam Wainwright came within two outs of his first…

For the 26th time this season, St. Louis will face a left-handed starter when 2002 AL Cy Young winner Barry Zito takes the mound at Busch Stadium tonight against Todd Wellemeyer. The Cards are 12-13 against lefthanded starters this season,…

ST. LOUIS — Milwaukee Brewers second Rickie Weeks left the game after the first inning with a sore wrist, and the decision to replace him was made just as the lineup was bending back toward him for a second at-bat…