Whether this season was 162 games, 60 games, or 16 games, a strength the Cardinals planned to flex on the NL Central was their pitching depth, and it took only two days of official workouts for them to learn the new and pressing ways it can be tested.
As the second day of official workouts at Busch Stadium neared its end, the club announced pitchers Genesis Cabrera and Ricardo Sanchez had tested positive for COVID-19 and been isolated from the team. Both are asymptomatic, manager Mike Shildt said.
At the same time, a handful of other players, including two more pitchers, have yet to be cleared to join official workouts while they await the results of tests.