Whenever the baseball lockout ends and that first glimpse of spring breaks through this wintry mix there will be flurries of activity as teams rush to outfit rosters, complete rotations, and add depth from the dozens of players still unsigned after nine weeks of the industry looking at its shadow. One executive recently referred to it as the forthcoming "free-for-all," and he's probably right — except for the free part.
In a frenzied marketplace of free-agent pursuits and overdue arbitration offers, the Cardinals will restart their search for how they'll finish games.
They won't lack for options.
