CHICAGO • It’s doubtful that the Cardinals turn to the Memphis Reboot too often, but manager Mike Matheny noted the similarities between Kolten Wong’s return to Class AAA and what Randal Grichuk did Sunday upon his arrival there.
“Apparently,” Matheny said, “send guys down, they hit homers.”
Like Wong did recently, Grichuk homered in his first game with the Triple-A Redbirds after a demotion. The center fielder had three RBIs on Sunday, and followed that Monday with a one-for-four outing with another RBI. He also struck out three times.
Cardinals officials cautioned that it’s too early to draw conclusions on the length of Grichuk’s stay with Memphis, though they agreed that Grichuk could benefit like Wong did from a simple, if sudden, new view.