St. Louis Cardinals team captain John Brebbia hugs pitcher Ramon Santos, No. 78, after his team won the pitchers fundamentals tournament during spring training on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Jupiter, Fla. Daniel Ponce de Leon is to the left, and pitcher Evan Kruczynski is on the right. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Laurie SkrivanJUPITER, Fla. — John Brebbia’s drafting strategy for the annual tournament of fundamentals for pitchers was questioned even by the teammates he selected, leaving him to acknowledge that maybe the nicknames of “misfit toys” and “Bad News Bears” were appropriate.