PT TODAY: Contreras news splinters Cardinals' lineup

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NEWS:  The Cardinals remove Willson Contreras from catching duties for the time being.

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BHQ SPIN: In one of the more bizarre statements in recent memory, the Cardinals front office says that top free-agent addition and torch-carrying replacement for franchise icon Yadier Molina will no longer, well, catch – and will instead become the primary DH. This announcement has a ripple effect throughout the lineup as Contreras’ (-5%) vacated catching PAs will go to Andrew Knizner (+15%) and recently called-up backup catcher Tres Barrera (+10%). With recent DFA - then activated - then DFA’d again Tyler Motter (-25%) once again off the roster, the PT loss for Nolan Gorman (-5%) and Brendan...

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