JUPITER, Fla. — After the infielder who hopes to prove he’s capable of replacing a two-time Gold Glove award winner made the kind of play Gold Glove award winners make, second baseman Tommy Edman was asked if the web of defensive gems the Cardinals have been weaving this spring has reached the point of feeling something like contagious.
People say that about hitting. When one guy drills a pitch, it makes it easier for another to do the same. Pass the baton. Keep the line moving, and so on. But can the same phenomenon happen for a defense determined to rob hits?