Baseball is back! While the Cardinals do not begin play until tomorrow, official contests begin today around the league and rosters were due to the league office on Thursday morning.
Because of the shortened time frame to prepare players, MLB expanded rosters to 30 players for the first two weeks of the season. After two weeks, rosters will shrink to 28. A month into the season, clubs will have to be trimmed by two more, settling at 26 through the postseason.
INTRODUCTORY NOTE
As you will see below, the Cardinals have only named 29 out of an allowable 30 players to their opening day roster.