It was a big week in Cardinals-related news. Let’s not beat around the Busch. (Snicker.) Let’s get right to it.
The action started last Friday with the deadline for teams to negotiate contracts with their arbitration-eligible players before their cases go to the arbitrator. The Cardinals entered the offseason with 10 arb eligibles, a record for my time covering the club. They were able to come to terms with 8 of them.
Surprisingly, it wasn’t Jack Flaherty or Tyler O’Neill who chose to send their cases to the arbitrator. Instead, it was rising relief superstar Ryan Helsley and the once-reliable lefty Genesis Cabrera.