Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Ji Hwan Bae fields a ground ball hit by Pittsburgh Pirates' Bryan Reynolds in the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) CHICAGO (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals signed Sonny Gray, Lance Lynn and Kyle Gibson. The Chicago Cubs added Shota Imanaga and Hector Neris. Even the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates jumped into free agency. There are no tanking teams in the NL Central right now, making for a wide-open landscape in a division that was captured by St. Louis or Milwaukee in five of the past six years. It was Milwaukee's turn in 2023, finishing nine games ahead of second-place
It remains an open question when Tommy Edman will be able to swing a bat and face live pitching. Answering that question will help the Cardinals decide which direction to turn when they put together their outfield for opening day. Neither the Cardinals nor Edman have an answer at this point in spring training, and they won't get any closer to one for at least another week as Edman's recovery from offseason surgery on his right wrist continues to drag out. Edman will have “a minimum” of a week with no hitting, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Thursday.
Cardinals starter Lance Lynn shoved his way through four shutout innings with such effectiveness and efficiency that he, once again, had to go to the bullpen to reach the target for his pitch count. Lynn collected 12 outs and allowed one hit on 58 pitches. The veteran right-hander, in his second start of spring training, struck out four batters and one hit (a single) before turning the game over to the bullpen to complete Thursday's 0-0 tie against the New York Mets.
No | Player | P |
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64 | P | |
65 | P | |
44 | P | |
54 | P | |
56 | P | |
47 | P | |
27 | P | |
52 | P | |
31 | P | |
32 | P | |
93 | P | |
39 | P | |
55 | P | |
53 | P | |
29 | P | |
38 | P | |
59 | P | |
57 | P |
No | Player | P |
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40 | C | |
48 | C | |
43 | C |
No | Player | P |
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28 | 3B | |
26 | 1B | |
13 | 1B | |
35 | SS | |
33 | 2B | |
19 | SS | |
15 | 2B | |
46 | 1B | |
16 | 2B | |
22 | 1B | |
0 | SS | |
25 | 1B |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
41 | LF | |
3 | CF | |
86 | CF | |
21 | CF | |
63 | CF | |
18 | RF |