West Newsmagazine 3-21-18

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MARCH 21, 2018
CARDINALS SALUTE 2018 47
WEST NEWSMAGAZINE
WAINWRIGHT, from page 34
pitch of the World Series.”
He says he isn’t thinking about retirement.
He also isn’t pondering a contract
extension. Those thoughts, he insists, will
come at another time.
“To put it plainly, I’ve got one more year
on my contract that I’m going to give every
single thing I have to. We’ll see what happens,”
Wainwright said. “Let me just say
this, it would be great for me if everyone
would – I don’t know if ‘respect’ is the
right word – if everyone would embrace
the idea that I love being a St. Louis Cardinal,
love my time here and I really want
to get the most out of what I’m doing here
right now.”
Manager Mike Matheny is endorsing
Wainwright’s live-in-the-now approach.
After all, Wainwright remains tied for the
Cardinals lead with 12 victories last season.
“He’s always pushing the envelope for
greatness and that’s exactly what he should
be expecting of himself,” Matheny said.
Catcher Yadier Molina also is not concerned
about Wainwright.
“Waino is a warrior. He’s a solider,”
Molina said. “He’s great to compete. I have
no doubt about Waino. He’ll be ready to go.”
Wainwright has charted a personal course
for the season, at the end of which, he said
he hopes the organization will be asking,
“How many years can we get him back?”
“That would be my goal,” Wainwright
said. In an effort to ensure that success, he
arrived at training camp nearly 25 pounds
lighter than he did one year ago. He hadn’t
come to camp weighing as little as his current
225 pounds in at least five seasons.
“Earlier in my career, it was the heavier I
felt, the bigger and stronger I felt, the better
I pitched because I felt better,” Wainwright
explained. “Last year, I came in really
heavy and strong as a bull but I was very
stiff and so, functionally, it didn’t work.”
Fighting the added weight, Wainwright’s
hips flew open too early in his delivery,
leading to back soreness and, eventually, the
elbow issue that interrupted his season. This
spring, he figured he’d try the opposite
approach and even joked that he might
attempt to steal a few bases this season.
While he realizes he may no longer be
the ace of the staff, he hopes the other
pitchers “can still look at me as a guy who
can help shepherd them.”
“I told Mo [John Mozeliak] that last
year,” he said. “I love being the guy who
can help shepherd these young guys into
being a professional like I was taught. I
was taught by Chris Carpenter and many
other people like Jason Marquis, Braden
Looper, Woody Williams, Jeff Suppan and
many, many others. All those lessons I’ve
learned, I love pouring that stuff back out.”
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