Though Wainwright hopes Mikolas can be more like a mirror. See, Waino is hopeful, yet again. We’ve of course heard this for a few years now. Stories of Wainwright not right, and then the great pitcher rediscovering himself, some pitch, some grip, some grit.
On Sunday, at the Cardinals’ Winter Warm-Up, Wainwright shared a story. Actually, he shared a few things. First, that he hasn’t felt this healthy since the winter after the 2014 season. That he’s throwing long-toss of 210 feet, and hasn’t done that since “I can’t remember when.” And he said that into September last season, No.