CARLSBAD, Calif. — With planes to catch, homes to reach, and, for at least one official, a car to rent for a quick scouting peek across the border in Mexico, executives from major-league clubs tugged their luggage through a sun-cooked golf resort Thursday and scattered to the uncertain weeks ahead.
“Very similar to other GM Meetings — a lot of laying of groundwork and talking to teams and talking to agents,” said Cardinals general manager Michael Girsch on his way to drop off his room key and check out. “As usual, the beginning part of the offseason is more starting conversations than finishing them.