KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- It was a "need-a-double-take" moment last week, with Randal Grichuk peeking his head into the Cardinals' clubhouse and urging his teammates to follow him to the multi-purpose room of the Spring Training complex.
"Time for Pilates!" Grichuk exclaimed.
Sure enough, a gaggle of players followed him out of the room and spent the next hour participating in a group-exercise class led by a St. Louis-area instructor. It was one of four sessions she hosted that day, two before the team worked out and two after.
"Guys are loving it," infielder Greg Garcia said the next day.