There was much ado made about the Cardinals bringing in fan favorite Skip Schumaker as bench coach. There was high interest in the Cardinals signing longtime big leaguer and batting coach Turner Ward to be the assistant hitting coach.
Seven coaches return from the 2021 team, with one of them, Oli Marmol, having been promoted to manager. But there is only one Cardinals Hall of Fame coach returning. He is one of the franchise's most popular players ever in Willie McGee, who is back on a two-year deal, which will give him 19 years in a Cardinals uniform — 13 as a player and six as a coach.
McGee, a two-time batting champion and one-time Most Valuable Player, turned — hard to believe — 63, earlier this month.
