ST. LOUIS _ Sometimes, spring training seems too long _ practices and more practices, games and more games, months of Groundhog Days, starting shortly after Groundhog Day. But with so many guys challenging for two Cardinals outfield spots, one wonders if there will be enough spring training at-bats to get a proper look at all the candidates?
That's the quandary the Cards are in _ especially with Opening Day this year on March 26. If Tyler O'Neill, Lane Thomas, Harrison Bader and Dylan Carlson all do well in spring _ who starts?
"I think for most of these guys," general manager Michael Girsch said, "hitting the ground running offensively at spring training is going to be a big factor in what their spring looks like. And sort of how the season begins for each of them."
