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Cardinals' Voit working toward adding outfield to his resume

ST. LOUIS • If you happened upon a recent Maryville baseball practice and thought, hey, that outfielder sure looks like Luke Voit, you are not losing it.

The Cardinals' backup first baseman told the Post-Dispatch in November that he was going to tinker with corner outfield work in an attempt to diversify his game. That plan has progressed, in part thanks to the hometown product's connection at a local college.

"I know their pitching coach," Voit said Saturday at Winter Warm-Up. "He’s actually helped me out a lot in the off-season. His name is Travis Griffin.