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Headlines
It's unanimous: Pujols is National League MVP
Associated Press (1 hour ago)
Albert Pujols is the unanimous winner of the National League MVP award, becoming the first player to repeat since Barry Bonds won four in a row from 2001-04.
The market for Miguel Cabrera
Buster Olney | ESPN.com (9 hours ago)
If the market for Miguel Cabrera involved just the money owed him and the trajectory of his regularly outstanding performance as a hitter, things would be a lot easier. But, as Buster writes, with Cabrera, other significant factors are in play.
Closing the market
Keith Law | ESPN.com (4 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 (4 days ago)
- Here were my top 3 for NL Cy Young (5 days ago)
- BP: A Bay/Holliday defense comparison
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- Crasnick: Department of defense (6 days ago)
- The market for those coming off injuries (7 days ago)
- My 2009 awards picks (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 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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