NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. • Long before the World Series champion Cubs fortified their roster by acquiring closer Wade Davis on Wednesday, the howls emanating from St. Louis were deafening on social media.
The outcry grew louder after Adam Eaton, one of the presumed center fielders on the Cardinals’ shopping list, was traded from the White Sox to the Nationals. In a matter of hours, two NL playoff teams improved their rosters during the third day of the baseball’s annual winter meetings at the Gaylord National Resort, moving further ahead of a Cardinals team that missed the playoffs this year.