So the Cardinal Way is to make Contreras a pitch-calling trainee? Monday's return to Wrigley will be awkward. Cubs McGrawDHSports Cubs
There should be no mixed feelings for Cubs fans when Willson Contreras returns to Wrigley Field wearing a St. Louis Cardinals uniform Monday.
In fact, St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol essentially said Sunday, whatever Contreras was doing in his seven seasons with the Cubs, it didn't prepare him for the Cardinal Way. by signing up you agree to our terms of service There's no doubt it takes time for a catcher to get comfortable with a new team, new terminology, new pitching personalities. Contreras passed on an invite to play in the World Baseball Championship so he could focus on bonding with his pitchers in spring training.
"I was very surprised how prepared he is, it's incredible," Wesneski said after the game."I'll even say, the first inning or two , 'He's a young guy.' You're not sure what you're going to get when you call a game. So I kind of start double-guessing him and myself. Amaya has been impressive since being called up. At some point, he'll be the full-time backup to Yan Gomes, though it may not happen this week.
Also, there's no sense for Cubs fans to gloat about the Cardinals making the wrong choice in giving Contreras a five-year, $87.5-million deal in free-agency to replace longtime backstop Yadier Molina. He's less than two months into that deal and could still have a successful run in red.
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