It's 'one day at a time' for Cecil

Cardinal pitcher Brett Cecil sits in the dugout after giving up a two-run in the eighth inning on August 31, 2018 against the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium. (Christian Gooden,JUPITER, Fla. — Some $22.5 million later, Cardinals lefthander Brett Cecil insists there still is hope.

“I’m not sure what anyone else would say, but, as far as I’m concerned, yes,” said the star-crossed reliever who missed all of last season because of carpal tunnel syndrome and was injured and ineffective in 2018.

After the Cardinals signed Cecil to a four-year, $30.5 million contract before the 2017 season, he has given them basically one decent year. He worked in a career-high 73 games in 2017, compiling a 3.77…