The Cardinals added three minor leaguers and designated veteran reliever Dominic Leone for assignment Wednesday as they placed their 40-man winter roster at 40 players a couple of weeks or so ahead of the winter meetings.
The most notable additions were righthanded pitcher Jake Woodford, a 23-year-old who pitched at Class AAA Memphis, and 21-year-old third baseman Elehuris Montero, who was mostly at Class AA Springfield but had to battle a fractured hamate bone for much of the season. Also promoted was 21-year-old righthander Alvaro Seijas, who excelled in Class A at both Peoria and Palm Beach.
Woodford, impressive this past spring training in Cardinals camp, was 9-8 with a 4.