JUPITER, Fla. — Weeks before spring training came to an abrupt halt and plunged the Cardinals and Major League Baseball into a great unknown, manager Mike Shildt would use the word “fluid” to describe how he saw the lineup or how the team would structure its pitching competition for the final weeks. He wanted his players to be open to adapting, not fixed or rigid.
Hours after a mandatory team meeting during which the Cardinals were asked to remain in the Jupiter area as the next steps to respond to the global pandemic coronavirus were determined, the Cardinals closed their camp to official workouts.