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Headlines
The five best rotations in baseball
Buster Olney | ESPN.com (13 hours ago)
When Jon Lester is your No. 2 starter, you must have one of the best rotations in baseball, right? But what about when Adam Wainright or A.J. Burnett fills the same role? Buster chimes in with his current rankings on who has the best five.
Schumaker, Cards agree on deal, avoid hearing
Associated Press (1 day ago)
Skip Schumaker and the Cardinals agreed to a two-year deal, avoiding an arbitration hearing.
If baseball doesn't work out …
Buster Olney | ESPN.com (2 days ago)
Buster nominates some major leaguers whom he thinks could play in the NFL. Plus moves, deals and decisions from around the league.
- How MLB can help the college game (3 days ago)
- A question of before and after (4 days ago)
- Verlander's deal a good prescription for Detroit (5 days ago)
- Of cows, Zenith radios and Harry Kalas (6 days ago)
- Top rookie prospects for 2010 (7 days ago)
- Perez tops list of key No. 2 starters (7 days ago)
- Tampa's loaded youth movement (8 days ago)
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2009 Salaries
| RK | PLAYER | SALARY (US$) |
| 1 | Albert Pujols | 14,427,326 |
| 2 | Chris Carpenter | 13,302,583 |
| 3 | Kyle Lohse | 7,437,500 |
| 4 | Brad Penny | 5,000,000 |
| Team Total | 87,703,409 | |
| Team Rank | 13th | |
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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
| WINS LEADER » A. WAINWRIGHT | ||
 | WINS | 19 |
| ERA | 2.63 | |
| SO | 212 | |
| IP | 233 | |
| OTHER LEADERS » | ||
| BA | A. Pujols | .327 |
| HR | A. Pujols | 47 |
| RBI | A. Pujols | 135 |
| R | A. Pujols | 124 |
| OPS | A. Pujols | 1.101 |
| 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 |
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IN this May 12, 2009, photo, St. Louis Cardinals' Skip Schumaker waits to bat during a baseball game in Pittsburgh... (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)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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