Derrick Goold is on the scene in Jupiter, Fla., and took questions Monday in his weekly chat with Post-Dispatch readers. Here are the highlights from that chat.
Q: Is Jack Flaherty feeling salty after another arbitration go-round? His post-arbitration (social-media posts) seemed that way.
A: Sure. I guess. He won. He has been frustrated by the process in the past and has made a stand against the salaries offered by the Cardinals in each of the previous two springs. Now, the first time he had leverage for a raise, he used it, and he helped skew the market upward for pitchers like him.