On his elbow and shin guards from adidas and there along the thumb of his new, green Mizuno glove is the Cardinals' outfielders middle name, in the Japanese writing style.

As workouts begin, the clubhouse hears the lowered expectations, sees the lack of moves, knows a youth movement is afoot.

There’s more excitement about what we’re about to embark on than any year I’ve been here. The guys are pumped about just the ...

Every bullpen session and pitcher workout is surrounded by tens of thousands of dollars of equipment to measure everything ...