Since the end of the regular season, I collected a series of links to stories with and/or about St. Louis Cardinals minor league players. The only common thread is that the articles usually originated from the player’s home paper, though I slipped in a few other interesting links as well.
They are provided without further introduction.
https://www.centredaily.com/2011/11/23/2997682/major-talent.html
https://rumbunter.com/2011/11/30/the-impact-1b-the-pittsburgh-pirates-need-was-ohhh-so-close/
Nick Martini
https://crystallake.patch.com/articles/prairie-ridge-grad-adjusting-to-life-in-pro-baseball
https://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/sep/21/fick-to-represent-his-country-in-baseball/
Nick Gillung
https://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110922/BASEBALL03/309229906/-1/SPORTS1001
John Sickels on C.J. McElroy
Bonus: Matt Holliday’s hometown paper in Stillwater, OK caught up with him following the World Series.
Late addition: Skip Schumaker and Nick Punto attended a baseball conference near their Southern California homes.
https://missionviejo.patch.com/articles/world-series-champion-st-louis-cardinals-in-mission-viejo
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