Ryan Helsley loses arbitration hearing with Cardinals

In the second hour of Sports Open Line, Matt Pauley discusses Ryan Helsley’s arbitration with the Cardinals and how developing some sort of algorithm could potentially avoid this uncomfortable process between MLB players and the front office. A sunburnt Daniel Esteve from FOX 2 joins Matt at Cardinals spring training camp to discuss Tyler O’Neill’s offseason, the benefit of having a balance of veterans and young guns on this year’s club, and other stories coming out of Jupiter. Matt wraps up the hour sharing audio cuts from Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol’s media session today and the news that Scott Rolen will be entering the Hall of Fame as a St. Louis Cardinal.

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