The St. Louis Cardinals will surely start Aledmys Diaz at shortstop but answering who will be on the bench is proving to be a tougher question than expected. Greg Garcia and Jedd Gyorko are the most likely candidates, however, Matt Adams will also need a place and teams often don’t carry three infielders (not including a catcher) on their bench. A bench usually consists of two infielders, two outfielders, and a catcher.
This presents an issue because Garcia has proven to be a very solid utility infielder but he is also out of minor-league options.