The ideal scenario has Yadier Molina ready to open the season behind the plate, even if he is limited in Grapefruit League play, while wrapping up his recovery from a second surgical procedure on his left thumb. But there are no assurances of such a time frame, and that leaves plans for the position somewhat nebulous as the Cardinals prepare to open camp.
Molina's 2015 season ended in the dugout, where he was relegated to a spectator after a torn ligament in his left thumb made it too difficult to perform on the field.