Thomas Saggese making first outfield start Thursday
by Bruno Mulé | Cardinals Correspondent | Thu, Feb 26th 12:51pm EST
Saggese will make his first career start in left field Thursday against Houston in Grapefruit League action, and a center field start is also expected soon during spring training. (Derrick Goold)
Fantasy Impact:
He will leave Cardinals camp to represent Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic. Lars Nootbaar appears headed for the injured list to open the season with heel issues. St. Louis sought a right-handed-hitting outfielder but signed infielder Ramon Urias instead, influenced by the spring performances of Saggese and Jose Fermin in the outfield.
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