Depending on which report you preferred, Cardinals decision-makers either did or did not discuss free agents with superagent Scott Boras and his camp.
As expected, this round of baseball’s annual shopping spree included only browsing from the Redbirds.
While Boras steered his premier clients to historic riches, the Cardinals considered, reconsidered, then left for home.
The Cardinals have said their payroll is not going to climb much. They have said they can bump it up for the right move.
The Cardinals have said it will be hard to trade their young, righthanded-hitting outfielders because they need major league playing time to determine a pecking order.