Cardinals pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report to spring-training camp in Jupiter only 37 days from now, with the first full-squad workout set for Feb. 16. We’re getting closer, my friends.
So I need to do some warming up.
A lot can change between now and the next five weeks, but as I loosen my typing digits today, here are 26 thoughts, opinions, and bits of info about the 2026 St. Louis Cardinals. And a few other things that stray from that timeline.
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