# Press Release: Cardinals Make Final Roster Decisions

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/press-release-cardinals-make-final-roster-decisions/
- Published: 2021-03-28T16:30:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

Team sends down six; four players to begin season on injured list.

**JUPITER, Fla., March 28, 2021 – **The St. Louis Cardinals sent six players to 
the minors following today’s game, optioning pitcher **_[Kodi Whitley](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/whitlko01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)_**
and outfielder **_[Lane Thomas](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=thomala02,thomas001lan&search=Lane+Thomas&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)_**
and re-assigning catchers **_[Tyler Heineman](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/heinety01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)_**
and **_[Dennis Ortega](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ortega000den&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)_**
and infielders **_[Max Moroff](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/morofma01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)_**
and **_[Jose Rondon](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rondojo02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)._**

The team also announced that it plans to place pitchers **_[Dakota Hudson](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hudsoda02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)_**(
right elbow), **_[Kwang Hyun Kim](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kimkw01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)_**(
back) and **_[Miles Mikolas](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mikolmi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)_**(
right shoulder), and outfielder **_[Harrison Bader](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/baderha01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)_**(
right forearm) on the 10-day Injured List.

With today’s transactions, the team has indicated that it plans to include 1^(st)
baseman/outfielder **_[John Nogowski](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nogowjo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)_**,
infielder **_[Edmundo Sosa](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sosaed01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)_**,
outfielders **_[Austin Dean](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=deanau01,dean--001aus&search=Austin+Dean&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)_**
and **_[Justin Williams](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=williju02,willia006jus,willia005jus,willia008jus&search=Justin+Williams&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-),_**
and pitcher **_[](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/woodfja01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)
[Jake Woodford](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=woodja01,wood--002jak&search=Jake+Wood&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)_**
on its 26-man Opening Day roster which will be officially submitted and announced
the morning of Thursday, April 1.

**— STL —**

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