Cardinals’ manager Mike Matheny said Monday that Lance Lynn, Kyle McClellan and Mitchell Boggs will not be stretched out as starting pitchers during spring training.
“When you have a younger ‘pen, you don’t want to confuse the issue,” said Matheny. “When you have guys who are still trying to find their role ... right now we have everybody exactly where we want to be.” Lynn, McClellan and Boggs all have previous experience as starters, but if Matheny sticks with his current plan (and the Cards don’t sign Roy Oswalt), a late injury to one of their starters could push 27-year-old Brandon Dickson into the rotation.