JUPITER, Fla. • Matt Carpenter, programmed to play several positions this spring, will be spending most of his time defensively at first base when the Cardinals start their full-scale workouts on Monday. Manager Mike Matheny said Carpenter had been experiencing some back tightness _ he was slowed by a similar ailment last spring.
“Carp’s going to focus most of his (defense) at first base at this point but he’s going to get work at third and he’s going to get work at second,” Matheny said Sunday.
“We’re probably not going to move him around a whole lot at the beginning,” said Matheny.