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Headlines
Closing the market
Keith Law | ESPN.com (2 days ago)
There's a deep closer market in free agency, but that might also reflect shifting philosophies across the MLB landscape. Every team values a great closer, but more and more, teams are convinced the solution isn't of the market variety. Keith Law explores.
Giants' Lincecum wins second straight Cy Young
Associated Press (2 days ago)
Giants ace Tim Lincecum has won the NL Cy Young Award, becoming the first repeat winner in the major leagues since Randy Johnson was voted the prize four straight times from 1999-2002.
Here were my top 3 for NL Cy Young
Keith Law | ESPN.com (3 days ago)
Keith Law reveals his ballot for 2009 NL Cy Young, and yes, yes -- he had Tim Lincecum No. 1.
- BP: A Bay/Holliday defense comparison
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- Crasnick: Department of defense (4 days ago)
- The market for those coming off injuries (5 days ago)
- My 2009 awards picks (9 days ago)
- Cuba's Chapman: Defection strategic yet simple (9 days ago)
- Wojciechowski: McGwire can't hide any longer (11 days ago)
Playoffs - Final
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Fan Favorites
2009 Salaries
| RK | PLAYER | SALARY (US$) |
| 1 | Albert Pujols | 14,427,326 |
| 2 | Chris Carpenter | 13,302,583 |
| 3 | Troy Glaus | 12,137,000 |
| 4 | Joel Pineiro | 7,500,000 |
| Team Total | 87,703,409 | |
| Team Rank | 13th | |
| Cardinals Salaries | ||
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2009 NL Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | GB | RS | RA |
| 91 | 71 | - | 730 | 640 | |
| 83 | 78 | 7.5 | 707 | 672 | |
| 80 | 82 | 11 | 785 | 818 | |
| 78 | 84 | 13 | 673 | 723 | |
| 74 | 88 | 17 | 643 | 770 | |
| 62 | 99 | 28.5 | 636 | 768 | |
| Complete Standings | |||||
2009 Team Leaders
| BA LEADER » A. PUJOLS | ||
 | BA | .327 |
| HR | 47 | |
| RBI | 135 | |
| R | 124 | |
| OTHER LEADERS » | ||
| HR | A. Pujols | 47 |
| RBI | A. Pujols | 135 |
| R | A. Pujols | 124 |
| OPS | A. Pujols | 1.101 |
| W | A. Wainwright | 19 |
| ERA | C. Carpenter | 2.24 |
| SO | A. Wainwright | 212 |
| Complete Team Stats | ||
2009 National League Ranks
| AVG | R | OBP | SLG | OPS | SB |
| .263 | 730 | .332 | .415 | .747 | 75 |
| 5th | 7th | 9th | 6th | 6th | 12th |
| ERA | BAA | OPS | SV | WHIP | QS |
| 3.66 | .258 | .706 | 43 | 1.30 | 88 |
| 4th | 7th | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | 5th |
Team Injuries
| PLAYER | POS | DATE | STATUS |
| M. DeRosa | 3B | 11/18 | DTD |
| M. DeRosa | 3B | 11/17 | DTD |
| Complete Injury Report | |||
Team History
| YEAR | W | L | RS | RA |
| 2009 | 91 | 71 | 730 | 640 |
| 2008 | 86 | 76 | 779 | 725 |
| 2007 | 78 | 84 | 725 | 829 |
| 2006 | 83 | 78 | 781 | 762 |
| 2005 | 100 | 62 | 805 | 634 |
| 2004 | 105 | 57 | 855 | 659 |
| 2003 | 85 | 77 | 876 | 796 |
| 2002 | 97 | 65 | 787 | 648 |
| Expanded Team History | ||||