JUPITER, Fla. • There are five lefthanded relievers in Cardinals’ camp in the the majors last season, in addition to promising Genesis Cabrera, who came from Tampa Bay, and Fort Zumwalt South product Tommy Layne, who was in the Cardinals’ system last season but who has been with San Diego, Boston and the New York Yankees. Cardinals manager Mike Shildt might keep only three lefthanders in his bullpen, if that many.
“Three is a good number. Two, obviously, works. And there have been teams that have had one or none that have gone deep into the playoffs.