JUPITER, Fla.—The Cardinals’ 28-man roster is set for Thursday’s start of the season at home with Pittsburgh. While left-handed pitcher Connor Thomas is on the list of pitchers slated to face Washington Monday here he will not be on the opening-day club.
Right-handed rookie Andre Pallante, impressive this spring, will be the 15th pitcher on the club. Thomas and right-hander Jake Walsh, another rookie, will be headed for Memphis in time for the start of the Class AAA club’s season on Tuesday. Walsh was optioned off the 40-man roster.
To get down to 28, the Cardinals also reassigned catcher Julio Rodriguez and utility man Cory Spangenberg to the minors and right-hander Jack Flaherty (shoulder) was placed on the 10-day injured list.