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Miller returns, delivers as Cardinals' rebuilt, blended bench starts to take shape

St. Louis Cardinal infielder Brad Miller throws during fielding practice at St. Louis Cardinals spring training on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in Jupiter, Fla. The Cardinals signed LH-hitting infielder Miller to a $2 million deal on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com

Laurie Skrivan

FORT MYERS, Fla. — For one part of the Cardinals’ plan for a rebuilt bench, the offer came later than he hoped.

For the other, it arrived in the nick of time.

Brad Miller, a former starter at shortstop, signed as a free agent on the eve of spring training, and was drawn by a major-league offer and the chance to find a fit as the lefthanded-hitting utility fielder the Cardinals have long coveted.