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BenFred: No Pujols, No Molina, No Wainwright. No more distractions if Cardinals can't stop slide
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Willson Contreras to see more time at DH, outfield for last-place Cardinals, but is the catcher the problem?
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Are the St Louis Cardinals replacing Willson Contreras at catcher
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Cards sign All-Star catcher Contreras to 5-year deal
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BenFred: Pining for Sean Murphy over Willson Contreras is the wrong Cardinals what-if
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Willson Contreras reveals Yadier Molina's 5-word advice before filling Cardinals icon's shoes
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BenFred: Don't rush Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras out of that No. 5 spot just yet
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Cardinals should probably cool it on the we're-not-sellers trade-deadline stance: BenFred
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BenFred: Turning away from Contreras at catcher says more about Cardinals' dysfunction than player
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The Cardinals Benching Willson Contreras From Catching is a Massive Organizational Failure