St. Louis Cardinals

Another day, another veteran catcher acquired by the San Francisco Giants.

PHOENIX (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have struck gold in their search for a big hitter, getting All-Star first baseman Paul Goldschmidt from the Arizona Diamondbacks in a multiplayer trade.

The Cardinals played like a team in the thick of the playoff hunt, while the Giants showed why they are out of it in 2018.

The Giants hung in through nine, but were unable to hold the line in extras.

The Giants rallied to tie the game late, but two two-out Cardinals runs in the eighth proved to be too much to overcome.

The Panda came through in a big way to regain the lead for the Giants.

It sure seemed like for a while there, the San Francisco Giants were going to get Giancarlo Stanton. Craig Mish of Sirius XM in South Florida thought so too, and reported over the past few weeks that the Giants were a favorite to land the NL MVP.

What once looked like a real possibility for the Giants took a serious hit Friday night.

One major area in need of reinforcements is the outfield, a group that accounted for a total of just 19 home runs last season, and includes two players that look on the other side of their prime in Hunter Pence, 34, and Denard Span, 33.

More good news for the Giants on the Giancarlo Stanton front. According to a report by Chad Jennings of the Boston Herald, Stanton “will not accept a trade to either the Red Sox or the Cardinals” this offseason. A baseball source said yesterday that he’s been told Stanton will not accept a trade to either […]