Aside from the massive project to update and upgrade their minor-league infrastructure and substantially improve their efforts in player development, the St. Louis Cardinals are not doing a "reset" at the major-league level. Not yet, anyway. What they are doing, mostly, is talking out of the both sides of their mouth.

It's supposed to be a "reset" ... but John Mozeliak and Oli Marmol keep talking about having a good team, a surprising and exciting team, in 2025. A team that will exceed expectations. And that's why they're holding onto a couple of their most logical trade candidates, Ryan Helsley and Erick Fedde.

Well, if you aren't going to "reset" with vast playing-time opportunities for young hitters and pitchers ... and you think you have a dandy team that shouldn't be written off ... then why don't you back up your confidence by investing in this roster to enhance its potential for success?

I'm not talking about huge and expensive moves -- there's no chance of the Cardinals going for that. I'm talking about incremental moves that could help make the ballclub deeper and more viable. And bargains are out there.

As I type this the Cardinals are one of only two teams that haven't spend a dollar on major-league free agents this offseason. That's ridiculous. Reset? Sneaky contender? Which is it?