The trims to the active roster the Cardinals made Thursday afternoon would have been considered revealing had they happened leading up to opening day.
With no games in the near future, they were just interesting.
The Cardinals optioned four players, including pitchers Genesis Cabrera and Alex Reyes, to the Class AAA Memphis roster. The official moves were revealed on Twitter about the same time as what would have been first pitch for the Cardinals' scheduled opener at Cincinnati. The Cardinals also optioned catcher Andrew Knizner and pitcher Junior Fernandez to the Triple-A Redbirds.
With games postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus crisis, such roster moves have been described as tidying up the roster, and they are also responding to the dates on the calendar.