ST. LOUIS — The coverage and box scores spilling out of the Tampa Bay Rays’ spring training provided confirmation for the most consistent thing I heard year after year about a young, speedy, Cuban outfield scaling his way toward the Cardinals.
“He just hits at every level,” a scout told me.
Randy Arozarena made quite a first impression with his new team. Acquired from the Cardinals along with Jose Martinez in a deal that brought the Cardinals lefty prospect Matthew Liberatore and a young catcher, Arozarena raged through the 12 games he got to play for the Rays.