Kolten Wong’s struggles for the St. Louis Cardinals this offseason are well known. Following a hitless three at-bat Sunday, Wong’s spring batting average fell to .170. His slow started prompted manager Mike Matheny to suggest that an infield platoon might be an option, a notion confirmed by John Mozeliak’s comments that Wong needs to hit in order to play.
Per Ben Frederickson of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Wong did not take kindly to those comments. Publicly, he is now on the record saying he’d rather be traded than platoon at second base.