The Cardinals finally checked off the messy work. Now comes the trade that could actually hurt if the Mariners miss.
If you’re a Seattle Mariners fan watching the St. Louis Cardinals operate this winter, you’ve probably had the same thought twice now: Oh cool, they only answer the phone when Boston calls.
First it was Sonny Gray heading to the Red Sox, and now St. Louis has shipped Willson Contreras to Boston in another salary-shedding move that keeps the “Cardinals-to-Red Sox pipeline” annoyingly warm.