Cardinals News and Notes: Giancarlo Stanton, Mikolas, Martínez

Did we get Giancarlo Stanton yet? No? Anyway, here is what went down yesterday at Viva El Birdos:

• Comparing St. Louis and San Francisco as Stanton landing spots: As we await Giancarlo Stanton's decision regarding his no-trade clause, John examines two potential destinations from the reigning NL MVP's perspective.
• The Irony of Signing Miles Mikolas: I wrote about the Lizard King™ and the irony in the Cardinals spending money to restock their pitching depth after trading Mike Leake for the sole purpose of dumping salary.
• Carlos Martínez works out in the Dominican Republic - A Hunt and Peck: Stanton notwithstanding, the city of St. Louis, Missouri should acquire a beach in my opinion. The one and only Tsunamy shows us why in this week's Tsunamy Thursday.
• YouYou might be hearing that Ken Rosenthal rerported Giancarlo Stanton will not go to the Cardinals. Not true.

Have a good one,

Tyler