JUPITER, Fla. • Live batting practice is a laboratory. Miles Mikolas gave a good explanation for pitching live batting practice sessions at spring training. He said there are “no consequences” for trying out different things, changing up sequences and spotting pitches in different places. If a guy takes you deep, your ERA for spring is still 0.00.
True to form, fellow Cardinals starter Jack Flaherty was asked about “no consequences” and pointed out that, even still, “It's always a competitive thing. I'm working on things but also working on getting guys out, too. It's hard to go into something like that, a guy goes into the box, and try to pump the brakes.