http://www.fantasysp.com/mlb_player_news/Adam_Wainwright FantasySP / MLB / Adam Wainwright Copyright 2009 649299 Despite not receiving the most first place votes, or even the most second place votes, Tim Lincecum has officially won his second straight National League Cy Young award. St. Louis' Chris Carpenter finished second, while Adam Wainwright finished third.

Our View: It was one of the closest votes in the history of the award. While either Carpenter or Wainwright bested Lincecum in many key categories, including wins, innings pitched, ERA and WHIP, Lincecum posted the league's most strikeouts, complete games, shutouts, strikeouts per nine innings and best strikeout-to-walk ratio. Congratulations to Lincecum on becoming the first pitcher in either league to win the award in consecutive seasons since Randy Johnson won four straight from 1999-2002. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/649299 649299 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:24:01 EDT fanball.com 2 days 23 hours 25 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/649299 Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated reports that Tim Lincecum has been named the winner of the 2009 National League Cy Young award. It is his second straight.

Our View: He beat out the Cardinals' pair of aces, Adam Wainwright and Chris Carpenter. His 15 wins are the fewest ever for a staring pitcher to win the Cy Young. His 261 strikeouts led the National League, while his 2.48 ERA was second to Carpenter's 2.24. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/649239 649239 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:48:01 EDT fanball.com 3 days 1 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/649239 St. Louis Cardinals SP Chris Carpenter and SP Adam Wainwright wrote articles in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that explained why the other player deserved the National League Cy Young Award. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/643045 643045 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:12:01 EDT kffl.com 6 days 3 hours 37 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/643045 St. Louis Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright wrote in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that SP Chris Carpenter (oblique) pitched with an oblique strain that no one knew about for most of the 2009 season. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/643044 643044 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:12:01 EDT kffl.com 6 days 3 hours 37 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/643044 The Associated Press reports St. Louis Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright won his first Gold Glove award. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/635491 635491 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 8:28:01 EDT kffl.com 10 days 5 hours 21 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/635491 Shortstop Jimmy Rollins has won his third consecutive NL Gold Glove and Philadelphia Phillies teammate Shane Victorino has won for the second straight time in the outfield.St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina and San Diego first baseman Adrian Gonzalez also were second-time winners announced Wednesday.Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright succeeded Greg Maddux, who won his record 18th last year. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/634049 634049 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:56:01 EDT foxsports.com 10 days 21 hours 53 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/634049 MLB.com is reporting that the NL Gold Glove award winners were announced on Wednesday Cardinals' catcher Yadier Molina, pitcher Adam Wainwright, Padres' first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, Dodgers' second baseman Orlando Hudson, Phillies' shortstop Jimmy Rollins, Nationals' third baseman Ryan Zimmerman, Phillies' outfielder Shane Victorino, Dodgers' outfielder Matt Kemp, and Houston outfielder Michael Bourn were announced as the winners.

Our View: No huge surprises here, although Hudson struggled to find playing time for the Dodgers in the second half of the season. Cardinals' shortstop Brendan Ryan could have an argument at short, but Rollins finished with a ML best .990 fielding percentage. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/633952 633952 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:24:02 EDT fanball.com 10 days 22 hours 25 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/633952 ESPNews reports the National League Gold Glove winners were announced Wednesday, Nov. 11. The winners were: San Diego Padres 1B Adrian Gonzalez, Los Angeles Dodgers 2B Orlando Hudson, Philadelphia Phillies SS Jimmy Rollins, Washington Nationals 3B Ryan Zimmerman, Houston Astros OF Michael Bourn, Los Angeles Dodgers OF Matt Kemp, Philadelphia Phillies OF Shane Victorino, St. Louis Cardinals C Yadier Molina and St. Louis Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/633930 633930 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:12:01 EDT kffl.com 10 days 22 hours 37 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/633930 Adam Wainwright told KSLG Radio in St. Louis that Matt Holliday will eventually re-sign with the Cardinals, adding:“I think he’ll be back… I know Matt, I know his family, and I know he wants to back.  It’s going to take a perfect situation to get him to leave.”…hat tip to Rotoworld for the link and [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/633557 633557 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:00:03 EDT Mets Blog 11 days 1 hours 49 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/633557 MLB.com is reporting that Cardinals' hurler Adam Wainwright has been named the NL's most outstanding pitcher by the Major League Baseball Players Association. Wainwright was 19-8 with a 2.63 ERA this season.

Our View: Waino was selected by his peers as the top pitcher in the NL, and this award is usually a good indication of who will win the Cy Young. It's a three-horse race in the NL, and now Wainwright looks to have a leg up on Tim Lincecum and teammate Chris Carpenter. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/606877 606877 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:52:01 EDT fanball.com 25 days 57 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/606877 Bob Dutton, of The Kansas City Star, reports St. Louis Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright was voted the top pitcher in the National League for the 2009 Players Choice Awards. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/606795 606795 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:20:01 EDT kffl.com 25 days 1 hours 29 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/606795 Dave Duncan will likely return as pitching coach of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2010 if manager Tony La Russa decides to come back, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Our View: "My inclination is not to go somewhere else," he said. There had been rumors that 2009 would be Duncan's last season in St. Louis after he became very publicly upset at the treatment and subsequent trading of his outfielder son Chris from the Cardinals. Those bad feelings appear to have dissipated, however, and Duncan says he has a good working relationship with Cards general manager John Mozeliak. His return would be great news for the likes of Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright, and surely ensure that both would again be Cy Young candidates in 2010. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/582658 582658 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 9:04:01 EDT fanball.com 39 days 5 hours 45 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/582658 Albert Pujols, Joe Mauer and Zack Greinke should be shoo-ins for the NL MVP, AL MVP and AL Cy Young awards, respectively. Chris Carpenter gets the call here in a tight race for NL Cy Young, as he led that league in both winning percentage and ERA. Adam Wainwright and Tim Lincecum aren't terrible choices, either, but the goals, after all, are to win the greatest percentage of games and allow the fewest runs. That's Carpenter. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/581458 581458 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:28:01 EDT Jon Heyman 40 days 1 hours 21 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/581458 USA Today reports that Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is undecided about returning to the Cardinals next season. La Russa admitted he just started thinking about it following Saturday's loss to the Dodgers that eliminated his team from the postseason.

Our View: GM John Mozeliak does not seem in any hurry to get him out of town, so this decision will likely come down to La Russa. Given that the Cards have a core of Albert Pujols, Chris Carpenter, and Adam Wainwright locked up, it seems a good bet that TLR will return. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/577974 577974 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:20:02 EDT fanball.com 41 days 20 hours 29 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/577974 MLB.com reports that the Cardinals may pitch ace Chris Carpenter on short rest if they can force a Game 4 against the Dodgers in the NLDS.

Our View: Carp looked off his game in the series opener, but would likely be much better the second time around, as he rarely ever has two rough outings in a row. The Cards trail 2-0 in the series, but if they can muster a win at home in Game 3, Carp would take the hill the next day, followed by co-ace Adam Wainwright in Game 5. Nothing against postseason hero John Smoltz, but the Cards are likely to pull out all the stops and go with their big guns as often as they can. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/574975 574975 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:32:01 EDT fanball.com 43 days 18 hours 17 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Adam_Wainwright/574975