Cardinals news and notes: Face of the team, Matt Adams in LF, season previews, Carson Kelly, Yadier Molina, offseason

Happy twelve days until the Cardinals play! Here’s a look back at Monday’s stories:

How the face of the Cardinals has changed the last five years — Alex Crisafulli led off Monday with a detailed recap of what has changed — and what has stayed the same — since Mike Matheny took over at the helm.

Considering the Matt Adams left-field “experiment” — Joe Schwarz gave his take on Matt Adams playing left field and reminds the fans to remain ‘cautiously optimistic.’

Season Previews: Class-A Peoria and High-A Palm Beach — I previewed the upcoming seasons for the Class-A Peoria Chiefs and High-A Palm Beach Cardinals and took a look at a few standout players from each level.

Viva El Birdos Cardinals 2017 Top Prospects: #4 Carson Kelly — The red baron continued his extensive prospect list with a breakdown of catching prospect Carson Kelly.

Yadier Molina named MVP of World Baseball Classic Pool F - A Hunt and Peck — Lil_scooter’s daily post highlighted Yadier Molina’s success in the World Baseball Classic, as he was named MVP of Pool F this weekend as Puerto Rico’s backstop.

Grading the Cardinals’ off-season — Ben Markham evaluated all of the Cardinals’ off-season decisions, additions, and subtractions to determine how the club did overall.

That does it for Monday! Check back Tuesday for more.