JUPITER, Fla. — A little more than a week after a trade sent relief pitcher Anthony Misiewicz to the Cardinals in a deal with the Kansas City Royals, he was still tucking a royal blue duffle bag away in his locker inside the clubhouse at the Cardinals’ Florida training complex.
He was sure to stash it out of sight. The clash of colors, the blue bag surrounded by a sea of Cardinals red, can make it impossible for the new guy to go undetected.
The trade, announced on February 8, came the week before pitchers and catchers started workouts.