JUPITER, Fla. • With a bullpen to restock and roles to sort out, the Cardinals have, in the words of one executive, “cast a wide net” and decided to throw a bunch of different options at the late innings, including a familiar addition Monday.
From quantity, they believe quality will emerge.
“Can you start off the season with some questions in it? I think the answer is yes,” said John Mozeliak, the Cardinals’ president of baseball operations. “But in the end you’ve got to find an answer.”
The Cardinals did some last-minute shopping Monday by agreeing to terms with pitcher Bud Norris, the former starter who flummoxed the Cardinals when he was with Houston.