Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Tony LaRussa Confirms Jaime Garcia As Fifth Starter, David Freese As Third Baseman

Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said Tuesday that he told Jaime Garcia that he will enter the season as the club’s fifth starter and David Freese that he will be the Opening Day starter at third base.
STL Globe-Democrat

A weeklong dance finally ended on Tuesday when the Cardinals confirmed that Jaime Garcia will in fact be their fifth starter to open the season.
Cardinals Official Site

When Spring Training started, the questions for the Cardinals included who would be the fifth starter, how the bench and bullpen would be composed and who would be the starting third baseman. Some of those races lingered well into camp, with the fifth starter only being officially named on Tuesday and the bench still not entirely settled.
Cardinals Official Site

St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa pulled David Freese into his office this morning to confirm the obvious and fulfill a dream: Freese, a St. Louis native, will open the season as the team’s starting third baseman.
Cardinal Beat

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