Oli Marmol quote about Cardinals’ clubhouse leadership gets taken out of context

Fresh off of a two-year extension, St. Louis Cardinals manager Oli Marmol is already making headlines with quotes. The St. Louis Cardinals are entering the 2026 season without your traditional veteran leader on the team. Gone are the days of All-Stars like Paul Goldschmidt, Nolan Arenado, Sonny Gray, Brendan Donovan, and Willson Contreras. The most experienced player on the team based on service time is Ryne Stanek, with just over eight years of service time. Only Stanek, Dustin May (six years), JoJo Romero (five years), and Ramon Urias (five years) have logged more than five years of service time in their careers. 22 of the 26 players on the Opening Day roster will still be in arbitration or pre-arbitration. Leadership, at least in the traditional sense, is scarce. That leaves it up to the coaching staff and long-time Cardinals to step up and lead the team, and manager Oliver Marmol believes this young crop of players is now ready to step up to the challenge. After several years in waiting, St. Louis Cardinals manager Oli Marmol believes the young players are now ready to lead the clubhouse. Several young players are already stepping up as leaders for the Cardinals, and
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