JUPITER, Fla. • The question, considered by the parking lot that in the coming days will be filled with trucks, sports cars, and rentals galore, stopped Michael Wacha for a moment: Were there more major-league pitchers in camp Thursday morning or major-league infielders?
On Feb. 7, 2019, five days before the official start to Cardinals spring training, first baseman Paul Goldschmidt arrived at the team’s Roger Dean Stadium complex for the first time, unpacked his bag, and tried on Cardinals gear for the first time. His only other piece of Cardinals clothing was the No. 46 jersey presented to him at a press conference in December.