HotStove.com’s question of the week: Bearing in mind that Spring Training stats are essentially meaningless, who among the Cardinals’ players have helped or hurt themselves the most with their performances this spring?

Allen Craig is making a strong bid to make the big club, with a .360 OBP and .609 SLG, as is Joe Mather, who got some reps at third base in Tuesday’s game. John Jay, who’s vying for a corner outfield backup spot, hasn’t impressed yet (.276/.280) and may lose out to either or both of those guys.

Mitchell Boggs has certainly solified his case as a late-inning reliever by registering a 6.00 K/BB and 10.80 K/9. He has finished three games, which may be an indication of things to come in the regular season. Among starters, Jaime Garcia has been impressive, with a 12.46 K/9 rate (and 5.19 K/BB), though his chances of making the team as a fifth starter are still in question, probably for reasons out of his control.

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