Matt Carpenter RUMORS & NEWS

  • Matt Carpenter likely to start season at third base after all

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch "After all those early-morning drills and after all that game time Matt Carpenter accumulated at second base this spring, Carpenter is likely to start the season as the Cardinals’ third baseman, with David Freese out with a sore back. That is the position Carpenter has played the most, but he..." March 28

  • Today in Jupiter: Furcal starts at DH, Carpenter at 2B

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch "In an attempt to get him two plate appearances from the right side of the plate -- the side his balky elbow will allow him to swing comfortably -- the Cardinals will start Rafael Furcal today at designated hitter and leadoff for their game against Boston. The Red Sox, journeying from the other..." February 24

  • How long will the Matt Carpenter second base experiment hold out?

    Viva El Birdos "One thing we have been able to confirm in the too-early moments of the St. Louis Cardinals' 2013 Spring Training: They are apparently serious about dropping Matt Carpenter into their rather spartan second-base rotation. There are already plenty of Carpenter-Oquendo odd-couple stories floating out..." February 14