It\u2019s no secret that the St. Louis Cardinals were one of the most active teams during the offseason unloading multiple veterans and their contracts, but have you checked in on how these former Cardinals players are performing for their new teams? Let\u2019s catch up with how they\u2019re doing in their new uniforms.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s be clear that I\u2019m not trying to draw some premature conclusions about how these players will perform over the long haul. The sample size of limited appearances during Spring Training isn\u2019t meant to be a deep dive, but I do find it interesting that at least 3 of the former Cardinals seem to be benefiting from their change of scenery.<\/p>\n
Nolan Arenado – Arizona Diamondbacks<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a small sample size since he\u2019s only seen limited action so far, but Nolan Arenado is off to a good start with the Arizona Diamondbacks. As of this writing, Nolan has a .375 average<\/a> with a couple of doubles and a home run in his first 8 at-bats with the Diamondbacks.<\/p>\n Brendan Donovan – Seattle Mariners<\/p>\n Brendan Donovan is off to a fast start with the Seattle Mariners as he\u2019s batting .625<\/a> over his 3 games played with 5 hits and 1 RBI.<\/p>\n Sonny Gray – Boston Red Sox<\/p>\n Sonny Gray has only pitched 1.1 innings so far during the Red Sox spring training schedule, but he got rocked a bit giving up 2 runs and 3 hits<\/a> in that short start against the Toronto Blue Jays. After the game, Sonny said he\u2019s not historically very good in Spring Training.<\/p>\n Willson Contreras – Boston Red Sox<\/p>\n