Spring training games haven’t even been going on for a week for the St. Louis Cardinals and already, the team has lost Miles Mikolas to injury. There has also been a small scare with Paul Goldschmidt and his elbow. Goldschmidt is back fine and playing first base in games, but now there comes another worry: Matt Carpenter’s back.
Last season, the Cardinals’ third baseman had the worst season of his career at the age of 33, after getting his two-year, $39M last spring. While he turned it around in the final month of the season, Carpenter’s season slash line of .