The wheels fell off pretty quickly. Skipper Oliver Marmol got into a public spat with two-time Gold Glove-winner Tyler O'Neill over his effort level and then, just 34 games into Contreras' five-year contract, the Cardinals publicly announced he would no longer play behind the plate.
In an atypically transparent move, Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak began the offseason by declaring, 'our checklist is starter, starter, and then let's see what we look like.'
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