A big reason for St. Louis' inactivity is because the team, for reasons somewhat out of its control, has yet to trade Nolan Arenado. The Cardinals were close to trading Arenado to

After spending much off the offseason trying to trade Nolan Arenado, St. Louis Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak admits it would be awkward if the third baseman arrives in camp Monday.

Typically we spend a lot of time rehashing all of the accomplishments of the offseason, so this will be brief,” he told media as spring training opened Wednesday.