Breaking: Oliver Marmol Issues Another Grounding Notice About the Six-Man Rotation Plan
Willson Contreras’ gamble for the Cardinals is already paying off.
Willson Contreras, the first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, has excelled in his new role through 12 spring training games. The organization said that Contreras will take over initially over the offseason after he played nine seasons largely as a catcher for the Chicago Cubs and the Cardinals. After Paul Goldschmidt, who is now a Yankee,
left in free agency, the job fell vacant. With a.375/.474/.563 slashline in 32 at-bats, the former catcher has been excellent for the Cardinals in Jupiter this spring on all sides of the ball. With 12 hits, including three extra base hits and three RBI, Contreras is second among all Cardinals.
Contreras has excelled at the first base position defensively. The 32-year-old has a 1.000 fielding percentage after recording 80 putouts in 67 innings at first base and dishing up six assists. Contreras has only appeared in 11 regular season games at first base since 2016, before to this season. In the short time he saw at the position with the Cubs,
the former MLB All-Star never committed an error. Throughout the regular season, Contreras has never manned first base while wearing a Cardinals uniform. He last played first base for the Cubs in 2019, which was almost six years ago. The classic double play of 3-2-3! The initial publication time of this item was 5:30 PM on March 18, 2025. Take Us With You: Get all the local news you desire and real-time updates in the palm of your hand. RALEIGH NEWS & rrupted? 48 hours of free, limitless digital access. Respond to a brief inquiry. GO ON
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