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Cards look to address OF needs at Meetings
- Updated: November 28, 2016
ST. LOUIS — Having already secured his desired relief help with the pre-Thanksgiving signing of lefty Brett Cecil, Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak can now fully turn his attention toward addressing St. Louis’ other pressing offseason need — finding another outfielder.
The outfield market has thus far been slow to crystallize. Uncertainty surrounding the soon-to-expire Collective Bargaining Agreement and the dearth of impact outfielders on the free-agent market have likely contributed to that early inactivity.
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But the annual Winter Meetings are expected to jump-start the free-agent and trade markets, particularly if a new CBA is agreed upon beforehand.
MLB.com and MLB Network will have wall-to-wall coverage of the 2016 Winter Meetings from the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center outside Washington, D.C. Fans can watch live streaming of all news conferences and manager availability on MLB.com, including the Rule 5 Draft on Dec. 8 at 8 a.m. CT.
Unless the Cardinals strike big this week, they’ll arrive at the Winter Meetings still seeking an outfielder. The free-agent market is thin in options after Dexter Fowler …
