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Ep. 476: Who should the Cardinals protect from Rule 5--And who will they need to cut to do it?

Brenden Schaeffer sets the tone for the week as the MLB off-season calendar heats up with the Rule 5 protection deadline on Tuesday and the non-tender deadline on Friday.

We start this episode with the good and pure intentions of discussing both deadlines, but we spend enough time on the Rule 5 stuff that we end up saving the bulk of the non-tender conversation for the next episode (stay tuned Monday night/Tuesday morning).

Who should the Cardinals consider protecting from their group of eligible minor leaguers? And do they have the comfort to clear as many spots as will be necessary to…

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