There is a dual purpose to this article. The first is to evaluate recent player news in order to better project the Cardinals’ Opening Day 30-man roster and establish a pecking order for when that roster shrinks to 28 and 26 players. The second is to evaluate these roster dynamics in light of the series of articles I wrote over the last two weeks – Playing to Win … in 2021 Part 1 and Part 2 — to determine how much (if any) of my plan for player development the team might implement themselves.
Whitley In, Carlson Out: Projecting the Roster 8 Days Out
