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Lyons prepares for return to Cardinals' bullpen

JUPITER, Fla. •The Cardinals’ bullpen appears deep enough this year anyway, especially if former closer Trevor Rosenthal winds up back in it. But lefthander Tyler Lyons, mostly an unsung asset on the staff, could be ready for game action at some point in a long exhibition schedule and perhaps even by Opening Day on April 2.

Lyons has thrown a couple of bullpen sessions and is likely to face hitters in another week or so. When he returns it almost certainly will be as a reliever, which, for the first time in his six-season professional career, he performed exclusively as last year.