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The Cardinals must reduce their roster to 40 by Thursday, forcing a decision with a former 1st-rounder. There are more key deadlines ahead. The youngest of Cardinals fans can recite the oldest of claims: Their club leads the NL in championships, and not since 1954 has a rival been this close to matching them. On Thursday, the Cardinals outrighted former first-round pick Zack Thompson from their 40-man roster, making the lefty a minor league free agent. While spending time at three different positions in the field and at DH, Cardinals slugger Alec Burleson posted a .290/.343/.459 slash line with 18 homers and 26 doubles. Greetings! Welcome to the first Cardinals chat of this MLB offseason. Alex Bregman has opted… Get in the game with our Prep Sports Newsletter Sent weekly directly to your inbox! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Derrick Goold | Post-Dispatch Lead baseball writer Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today
