JUPITER, Fla. • Chris Carpenter, voted into the Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2016, officially is back with the organization as a special assistant to president of baseball operations John Mozeliak.
But, in his first few days in Cardinals’ camp, manager Mike Matheny thinks Carpenter has been a special assistant to just about everyone.
“Already it’s obvious he’s got a gift for this. There’s no question about it,” said Matheny on Wednesday. “There’s a kind of firmness in everything he does.
“You can tell he truly wants to teach you something. That’s what is special for any of the guys we bring in, whether they’re Hall of Famers or not.