JUPITER, Fla. -- Jason Motte's return to St. Louis is still possible -- but it'll have to wait.
The Cardinals released the veteran reliever on Thursday, an unsurprising move given the club's late-inning picture is already a bit jumbled.
The former closer was a long-shot to make the big league club after signing a Minor League deal a week into camp, returning to the team that developed him in part because the Cardinals' Triple-A affiliate plays in Memphis.
That's where Motte lives, and likely where he will begin the season.