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JUPITER, Fla. — Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak admits he “wasn’t a huge fan” of how catcher Willson Contreras conducted himself when he was playing for the Cubs.
“He was just, like, so competitive,” Mozeliak said, “and always wearing his emotions on his sleeves. Sometimes, it was just … ”
Insert a Mozeliak eye roll here.
But when the Cardinals met with Contreras before signing him to a five-year, $87.5 million free-agent contract, they were swayed by his explanation of his approach to the game.