If it means separating him from the other guys, then we'll do that. The Cardinals are amazed by Mark McGwire's recovery from offseason knee surgery and are talking about signing him to a new contract. DeWitt said he hoped to have a new deal before spring training ends. Gold Glove catcher Matheny has fully recovered from the slashed right ring finger he suffered in a hunting-knife mishap last October. Sixteen-game winner Garrett Stephenson still is experiencing elbow tendinitis.
Surgery is a possibility.