Cardinals' Willson Contreras shifts from catcher to DH and outfield.

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Cardinals' Willson Contreras shifts from catcher to DH and outfield.
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Willson Contreras, the St. Louis Cardinals' headline free-agent addition, has mostly delivered at the plate and controlling the running game, but has started at catcher in just 23 of the team's 33 games and is increasingly seen as a DH. The Cardinals have added a third catcher to the active roster, and Contreras is expected to see significant time in the outfield. There are concerns about Contreras' defensive faculties and internal perceptions of them, and there may be a rift among roles between pitcher and catcher. The team's uncharacteristically awful start to the season doesn't aid such efforts.

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