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Former St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, in Detroit Tigers camp shadowing general manager Dave Dombrowski, said he is in talks with Major League Baseball about a job with the league.

Buster Olney considers the career and retirement of Tony La Russa.

Other teams have asked the Cardinals about Albert Pujols in the past to let St. Louis know if it ever thought about dealing the perennial MVP candidate, the inquiring team's interest was established.

According to sources, a idea has been kicked around within the Philadelphia Phillies' organization: Philadelphia has had internal discussions about proposing a swap of slugger Ryan Howard for St. Louis Cardinals superstar Albert Pujols.

The details of Matt Holliday's contract with the St. Louis Cardinals have been finalized, and the present-day value has been assessed at $113,580,723 by the MLBPA.

The New York Mets remain in serious negotiations on outfielder Jason Bay, and as of Wednesday morning, their offer stood at four years, according to sources.

The Cardinals continue to talk about re-signing outfielder Matt Holliday, and in their internal deliberations, the intention is to stand on a five-year offer, sources said.

The St. Louis Cardinals and Oakland Athletics have been talking about a possible swap of All-Star outfielder Matt Holliday and top prospect Brett Wallace, according to sources, and one person familiar with the talks places the odds of a deal at 50-50.

Sources familiar with the George Mitchell investigation told Buster Olney that the report will name many players, including some big names and some names that have not surfaced to date.

The Yankees have banned alcohol from both their home and visitors clubhouses and the Devil Rays are considering a similar move.

Roy Oswalt was at the top of his game in silencing the Cardinals, sending the Astros to their first World Series.

Brad Lidge went from being among the Astros' heroes to the goat with one devastating swing of the bat by Albert Pujols.

The Cardinals are on the brink of elimination from the NLCS, and the umpires have them seeing red.

In a rare move by a manager, Tony La Russa expressed his concern about home plate umpire Wally Bell hours before the start of Game 3 of the NLCS.

Putting Mike Lamb back into the starting lineup in Game 3 proved to be a genius move by the Astros, writes Buster Olney.

Roy Oswalt was on top of his game in every possible way and dominated the Cardinals in Game 2 of the NLCS, writes Buster Olney.