After learning he was the 2020 winner of the Roberto Clemente Award, Adam Wainwright received a call from Yadier Molina, his longtime teammate. The pretext for the call was to congratulate Wainwright on winning what is arguably baseball’s most prestigious award, according to The Athletic’s Mark Saxon. But the real reason for Molina’s call was to check in and get the latest updates on how Wainwright is faring in this free agency period.
Whether to offer Wainwright a new contract could be a tricky decision for the Cardinals. On one hand, Wainwright is coming off the best season he’s had in years.