JUPITER, Fla. • If it’s Cardinals spring training, the two staples would be Hall of Famer Red Schoendienst and Jose Oquendo.
Schoendienst, who just turned 94 some two weeks ago, isn’t expected down this year, although he is in good health. Oquendo, who has been with the organization since 1985, is in better health this spring than he was last year, when he was troubled by a bad right knee. A partial knee replacement has remedied that condition. But the longtime infielder and coach will not be returning to his normal third-base coaching spot, which he vacated last year because of his knee ailments.