JUPITER, Fla. — Before Friday afternoon’s Grapefruit League exhibition game between the Cardinals and Nationals, manager Oliver Marmol described what he has been observing during star prospect Nolan Gorman’s spring at-bats.
“More so pressing than anything, which is common," Marmol said about the day's No. 9 hitter.
The national anthem was performed. The Cardinals took the field. The game began, and in the bottom of the second with two outs and the Cardinals leading by two, Gorman stepped into the batter's box.
Facing Nationals top pitching prospect Cade Cavalli, Gorman watched an 87 mph slider for ball one, low and inside.