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Hochman: Cardinals prospect Carlson, a quarantined comet, checks out footage of mentor Willie McGee

You know how you can tell that someone on the phone is smiling, just from their voice? That was Dylan Carlson on Monday afternoon.

Asked if he’s watched any old baseball games or movies during these quarantined days, the Cardinals top offensive prospect said, “Actually, I’ve been catching up with some of those games that have been on MLB Network — today, I caught a little bit of the Cardinals and the Brewers in the 80s,” he said of the 1982 World Series. “And Willie McGee was playing, so I thought that was pretty cool. It was fun, definitely something I’ll have to let him know that I saw when I get back.