If the race does go down during spring training, it will draw a crowd.
Tommy Pham vs. Harrison Bader.
Cash on the line.
"We'll see," Pham said during Cardinals' Winter Warm-Up.
"I was just kidding," Bader admitted later. "But maybe he (Pham) is taking it seriously. I guess I have a couple weeks left."
Bader has much more than a footrace to look forward to now.
One of the speediest Cardinals has moved into the inside lane in the sprint to become the Cards' first outfielder off the bench.
Randal Grichuk, who held the title of fourth outfielder for about a month, has exited the competition via trade to Toronto for much-needed bullpen assistance.