# Cardinals Trim 7 From Spring Roster

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/cardinals-trim-7-from-spring-roster/
- Published: 2023-03-06T08:32:57-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

### **_CARDINALS TRIM SEVEN FROM SPRING ROSTER;_** **_58 PLAYERS REMAIN IN MAJOR LEAGUE CAMP_**

**JUPITER, Fla., March 4, 2023 **– The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that 
the team has reduced its Spring Training roster to 58 players, with seven players
optioned or assigned to minor league camp.

The team optioned pitchers **_[Freddy Pacheco](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=pachec000fre&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-06_br)_**
and **_[Guillermo Zuniga](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=zuniga000gui&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-06_br)_**
to the Memphis (AAA) roster and re-assigned [non-roster pitchers](https://www.nyrdcast.com/2023/01/cardinals-invite-22-non-roster-players-to-spring-training/)**_
[James Naile](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/naileja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-06_br)_**,**_
[Tommy Parsons](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=parson000tom&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-06_br)_**
and **_[Kodi Whitley](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/whitlko01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-06_br)_**
to minor league camp along with non-roster catchers **_[Aaron Antonini](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=antoni000aar&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-06_br)_**
and **_[Jimmy Crooks](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=crooks000jim&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-06_br)_**.

**— STL —**

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Naile and Whitley are the bigger names here, but neither did enough to stay on the
40-man roster the past 2 seasons; they’ll be depth at Memphis this year. Pacheco
and Zuniga will probably see promotions before the other 2 since they are still 
on the 40-man. Parsons still has some prospect shine to him, so we could see him
back later in the year.

The catching depth in camp drops when pitchers are sent down. Antonini is system
depth; the jury is still out on Crooks, since he’s only had 1 professional season
so far.

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