JUPITER, Fla. -- To create some extra at-bats for players in the major-league camp today, the St. Louis Cardinals have found willing opponents for a B-game scrimmage on the back field.
The mini-campers.
The Cardinals invited a handful of the organization's top prospects from the lower rungs of the system to participate in a pre-camp week here at Roger Dean Stadium. Some of the players present have had an at-bat or an inning with a full-season club. The week has included drills, of course, but also clinics with major-league coaches, interraction with major-league players and off-field discussions about adapting to life in the professional leagues.
As a reward ... the mini-campers get to play against 10 players from the major-league camp. They do get help, though. The mini-camp lineup features one player just sent out of big-league camp and a catcher still in it.
The lineups for the 10 a.m. St. Louis time scrimmage:
CARDS
1. Pete Kozma, SS
2. Adron Chambers, CF
3. Nick Stavinoha, 1B
4. Amaury Cazana, LF
5. Tony Cruz, 3B
6. Cody Stanley, DH
7. Shane Robinson, RF
8. Donovan Solano, 2B
9. Robert Stock, C
Starting pitcher: Maikel Cleto, RHP.
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MINI-CAMP
1. Tommy Pham, CF
2. Ryan Jackson, SS
3. Zack Cox, 3B
4. Matt Adams, 1B
5. Alex Castellanos, RF
6. Oscar Taveras, LF
7. Aaron Luna, DH
8. Bryan Anderson, C
9. Luis Mateo, 2B
Starting pitcher: P. J. Walters, RHP.
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