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Closer casting call: Cardinals throw open ninth for competition, hoping one emerges from many

St. Louis Post-Dispatch | February 17, 2020

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Pitching coach Mike Maddux watches Alex Reyes as he throws at spring training. (Post-Dispatch photo by Laurie Skrivan)

St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Andrew Miller throws long toss during spring training on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Laurie Skrivan,

JUPITER, Fla. — The job opening isn’t posted on the corkboards inside the Cardinals’ clubhouse this spring, but every day the candidates are — and by now they know the qualifications.

A few made their pitch for the vacancy as recently as October.

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