St. Louis struck with a second fair value by avoiding arbitration with outfielder Lars Nootbaar on a reported $5.35 million deal, per FanSided's Robert Murray. "Source: Lars Nootbaar and the Cardinals have agreed at $5.35 million to avoid arbitration," Murray wrote on X.

The Cardinals' loss on Sunday was the kind of game that screams for a house cleaning, that demands a new coaching staff, Dan Bickley writes.