The St. Louis Cardinals have told reliever Carlos Villanueva he will be on their 25-man opening-day roster. ''We talked to him about him being a part of our club, so today was a good morning for him,'' manager Mike Matheny said Monday. Under baseball's collective bargaining agreement, St. Louis had until Tuesday to give Villaneuva written notice he would be on the opening-day roster, pay $100,000 retention bonus or release him. A nine-year veteran with a 45-50 record and 4.26 ERA, Villanueva spent the past two seasons as part of the Chicago Cubs bullpen and starting rotation. More...