LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. • With the calendar working against them and the wish have his prized arm work for them, the Cardinals are shifting Alex Reyes, officially, to the bullpen for the remainder of spring training.
If he opens the season with the Cardinals -- something manager Mike Shildt and the front office have said they hope he'll earn -- Reyes will do so as a reliever. Shildt explained the shift to relief and its ramifications in a conversation with reporters on the road trip before unleashing Reyes on the Atlanta Braves in the seventh inning.