The St. Louis Cardinals optioned Oscar Taveras to Triple-A during their latest round of roster cuts.

The Cardinals opened camp thinking that the 21-year-old could challenge for a Major League roster spot, but he hardly played due to injuries.

"I think there were a lot of question marks coming into camp, and unfortunately, they all weren't answered," John Mozeliak said.

"He was slowed early on by his ankle and then most recently with a slight hamstring strain. Therefore, we could just never really get him going. And as we enter the final two weeks of Spring Training, as our regulars start to stretch out, it's going to be hard to get him playing time. We just felt it made the most sense to allow him to get his work and get his timing back. If you think about all the time he missed last summer plus what he missed in this camp, we just want to give him the best chance of success and we feel that's getting him at-bats."