All Spring Training you have heard me make a case for Aledmys Diaz making the roster as either the starting shortstop or the backup/platoon guy. However, today it became apparent that it won’t happen. The St. Louis Cardinals made him one of the nine cuts they made today.
This came just one day after signing Ruben Tejada to come in and compete for the shortstop job along with Jedd Gyorko. The part that I cannot wrap my head around is that Diaz remains the most consistent offensive and defensive option at shortstop, yet he is the one to go.