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The team also notes that "there has been no new nerve injury and the cervical disc injury which happened earlier in spring training is a non-issue." Carpenter is expected to return to camp on Monday.
As for a timetable for Carpenter's return, there's not one. MLB.com's Jennifer Langosch tweets that he's "out indefinitely," and Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch tweets that Carpenter must first recover and then re-strengthen his shoulder. In other words, it's going to be some time.
All of this means the Cardinals will open the season with a rotation of
If it makes Cardinal fans feel any better, then know that Lynn is thriving in his new role this spring, and Wainwright has yet to give up a run in Grapefruit League play. Still, being without a stalwart like Carpenter in Wainwright's rebound season after undergoing Tommy John surgery strikes a serious blow.