Valdez won't require surgery, as his fractured left ring finger showed "significant healing" during Wednesday's evaluation, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Bregman started at third base and went 0-for-3 in Tuesday's spring game against the Mets.
#1 DH
Yordan Alvarez: Sits out Monday
Mar 16th
Alvarez did not appear in Monday's spring game against the Marlins because manager Dusty Baker wanted to avoid using him in back-to-back games, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Urquidy allowed two runs on three hits while striking out three over 3.2 innings in Monday's spring game against the Marlins.
#9 P
Cristian Javier: Reappears in game action
Mar 15th
Javier allowed one walk over a scoreless inning in Sunday's spring game against the Nationals.
#3 P
Lance McCullers: On midseason agenda
Mar 15th
McCullers allowed three hits and struck out six over four scoreless innings in Sunday's spring game against the Nationals.
#1 BP
Bryan Abreu: Throws inning Saturday
Mar 14th
Abreu walked two batters and struck out one in a scoreless inning during a "B" game against the Nationals on Saturday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Maldonado went 1-for-2 with a double and a run scored in Tuesday's spring game against the Nationals.
Cardinals News
#1 DH
Ivan Herrera: Optioned to minor-league camp
Mar 20th
Herrera was optioned to minor-league camp Saturday.
#1 3B
Paul DeJong: Heating up at plate
Mar 19th
DeJong, who was hitless over his first 23 Grapefruit League at-bats, credits a pep talk he received from manager Mike Shildt early this week for his strong performances since, Ben Frederickson of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Flaherty, who's logged five innings of Grapefruit League action over two appearances, stretched out to 83 pitches in a simulated game Tuesday, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.
#5 BP
Jordan Hicks: Eventful second appearance
Mar 18th
Hicks allowed an unearned run on two walks and a hit batsman over two-thirds of an inning in a Grapefruit League tie with the Astros on Wednesday.
#1 1B
Paul Goldschmidt: Launches first spring homer
Mar 18th
Goldschmidt 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in a Grapefruit League tie with the Astros on Wednesday.
#2 2B
Nolan Gorman: Adapting well to second
Mar 17th
Gorman, a natural third baseman who's acclimating to second base in the wake of the offseason acquisition of Nolan Arenado, played at the keystone for the first time in a simulated game Tuesday and helped turn a double play, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
#8 BP
Genesis Cabrera: Starting to settle in
Mar 16th
Cabrera, who allowed three earned runs across two innings over his first pair of Grapefruit League appearances, has now tossed consecutive scoreless, one-inning outings.
#1 3B
Nolan Arenado: Seems to be ramping up
Mar 16th
Arenado is now hitting .308 (7-for-23) across his first 10 Grapefruit League games after going 2-for-3 with an RBI single in a win over the Nationals on Monday.
#4 P
Matthew Liberatore: Impressive but ticketed for minors
Mar 14th
Liberatore is highly unlikely to start the season at the major-league level despite an impressive spring, even considering the Cardinals' multiple starting pitcher injuries, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports. "Don't think they're [Liberatore and Ryan Thompson] candidates to start," Shildt admitted pregame, "but just in the process of building those guys up to start the season."
#1 RF
Tyler O'Neill: On mission to keep starting job
Mar 13th
O'Neill went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run in a Grapefruit League win over the Astros on Friday, pushing his spring average to .389 (7-for-18) across seven games.
#1 LF
Harrison Bader: Hitless in return
Mar 11th
Bader (forearm) went 0-for-3 in a Grapefruit League loss to the Nationals on Wednesday, his first game action since March 2.
#1 CL
Ryan Helsley: Perfect through pair of appearances
Mar 9th
Helsley has fired two scoreless innings across his first two Grapefruit League appearances, allowing no hits, two walks and recording three strikeouts.
#6 P
Johan Oviedo: Crisp effort in B game
Mar 6th
Oviedo, under consideration for the No. 5 spot in the starting rotation, looked impressive over two innings against the Astros in a "B" game Friday, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.
#2 2B
Edmundo Sosa: Stars in B game Friday
Mar 6th
Sosa, who is 0-for-4 across his two official Grapefruit League game appearances thus far, starred in a "B" game against the Astros on Friday, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.
#1 CF
Lane Thomas: Off to hot start at plate
Mar 6th
Thomas, who went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI in a Grapefruit League loss to the Nationals on Friday, is hitting .500 (5-for-10) across four spring games.
#2 C
Andrew Knizner: Raking early in spring play
Mar 6th
Knizner, who went 2-for-3 with two runs in a Grapefruit League loss to the Nationals on Friday, is 4-for-8 with a double, two RBI and four runs overall across three spring games.