Now is the winter of our disconnect.
Major League Baseball and its players are divided by numerous issues as the collective bargaining agreement soon expires. And while free agency gets going this week, along with the annual general managers meetings, the Dec. 1 deadline for a new CBA looms. A work stoppage seems unavoidable.
And so, this is a trajectory-affecting winter for the game of baseball. And also for the St. Louis Cardinals. Both need to come out of this winter rejuvenated, reinforced and, really, reestablished.
One is our national pastime. The other a crown jewel of the National League.