With their attempts to trade Nolan Arenado rebuffed in mid-December and severely damaged again on Wednesday with the Red Sox’s signing of Alex Bregman, the Cardinals and president of baseball operatio

The Cardinals are days away from a potentially awkward situation at the ballclub’s spring training facility in Jupiter, Fla. One that president of baseball operations John Mozeliak addressed Wednesday with reporters as the deadline for players to report by Sunday loomed,