Cardinals Spring Showdown: Exciting News for March 18th, 2026
JUPITER, FL - MARCH 14: Nathan Church (27) of the St. Louis Cardinals bats during a spring training game against the Miami Marlins on March 14, 2026 at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, Florida. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images As we are in the final stages of spring training, that limbo where you think you know what’s going to be the final roster but not quite, I am sort of at a loss on what to write about.
So I’m going to provide some links to Cardinals-related news around the world wide web. As it turns out the Opening Day roster is far from set. Brandon Glick observed that, according to Derrick Goold, Ramon Urias has some soreness in his elbow while swinging, and that Ivan Herrera has a little soreness in his knee, which won’t prevent him from seeing some time at catcher before spring training ends.
It sounds as if Herrera will be more of a third catcher, and that the Cardinals will be having him occupy the DH position mostly. I’m a little surprised by this, because it seemed that they had every intention of having him catch more often earlier in the year, but if he is an easily injured player, I suppose his playing time must be limited while catching, the main goal being to keep his bat in the lineup as much as possible. If there’s a knee involved, catching doesn’t seem ideal.
Urias’ injury seems to be a bit more of a mystery at this point. He will need to swing the bat again to see if it is ready to go. Maybe this is what brings Saggese back into the fold.
Bill Ladson at MLB. com gives us a good article on Herrera. He provides a little more detail on the injury.
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