The spring competition for the Cardinals’ starting center field job that closed as opening day neared reopened once again Wednesday.
After Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol was critical of Tyler O’Neill’s base running in the seventh inning of Tuesday night’s ballgame against Atlanta, Marmol felt like O’Neill’s effort to beat a throw at home plate was not what he expects from his club.
"There is a standard, and it's here," Marmol said. "You meet it, you play. You don’t meet it, you don’t play."
"There's going to be a style of play that we are known for.