Wednesday was a somewhat busy first day of the offseason around baseball, with many teams making their option decisions right away. Perhaps the most jarring was in St. Louis, where the Cardinals declined Kolten Wong’s $12.5 million option for 2021. There are two directions from which I want to look at this. The first is the symbolism this move provides for the offseason to come. Spending is going to be abysmal. The Cardinals are a marquee franchise that are coming off a playoff berth and should be building up for a run at the division next year.
MLB Roundup 10/29: Option decisions starting to come in
