JUPITER, Fla. • While the Cardinals have adopted and repeated a stance that they do not intend to add to their 40-man roster in the opening weeks of spring training, the inevitable question facing the front office will be who to subtract.
The Cardinals have three relievers — Chasen Shreve, Mike Mayers and John Gant — who are out of minor-league options and a handful of redundancies that could complicate the roster, opening up the likelihood that the 40-man roster will be altered by the end of spring. The Cardinals could be more active in trade talks as a result, or risk a few players on waivers.