Looking back on the St. Louis Cardinals’ decision to trade Sandy Alcantara

The St. Louis Cardinals have been linked to A’s star Frankie Montas, but a deal would appear to be unlikely. With Jack Flaherty on the Injured List, the St. Louis Cardinals pitching depth has been tested. In turn, they have seen some brilliant pitching performances from Miles Mikolas and Adam Wainwright. Dakota Hudson has pitched well after a slow start. But they have also seen struggles from Jordan Hicks and Steven Matz.

With an 18-0 lead in the ninth inning, the St. Louis Cardinals let Yadier Molina pitch in what could be his final season. The Cards had plenty of room for error against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon. With an 18-0 lead post-rain delay, Oliver Marmol preferred not to waste any more of his pitching staff in a game they were assured to win.

According to Jon Heyman, the Chicago Cubs may already be ready to sell their biggest free agent signing of the offseason. Only Hollywood marriages last shorter than the relationship the Chicago Cubs may have with Marcus Stroman. According to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman, Stroman is one of this year’s early trade deadline candidates.

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone’s comments on Josh Donaldson are telling — he doesn’t want to lose the locker room. Somewhere deep down, Boone knows what Donaldson said was out of line. He just doesn’t feel like he can say that outright. Donaldson called Tim...

The Atlanta Falcons did a great job with their final two selections in the draft picking two players not only who have a chance to make the roster but will have a chance to make a surprising impact. Offensive guard Justin Shaffer has already been mentioned as a surprise starter and contributor for the Falcons.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored two goals and Nikita Kucherov had a goal and three assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 to move to the brink of another trip to the Eastern Conference final on Sunday. Corey Perry and Erik Cernak also...