Bregman’s reported decision to sign with the Boston Red Sox on a t hree-year, $120 million deal all but squashed any chance of the Cardinals moving Arenado ahead of the regular season. The Red Sox, eager to add a right-handed bat,

Unless it unexpectedly develops into a more serious injury, however, Shaw is still the front-runner at third base. He’s in his fourth or fifth day of recovery, Counsell estimated, after hurting his oblique on a swing in the batting cages earlier this week.