The agent for Cardinals lefthander Mark Mulder passed through camp Thursday without speaking to team officials about a possible contract extension for his pending free-agent client. Allowing that "no negotiations have taken place so far," agent Greg Clifton emphasized that Mulder's preference is to remain with the Cardinals and that the absence of talks to date has little significance. "We're prepared to communicate with the Cardinals whenever they want to communicate," said Clifton, who also represents lefthanded starters Tom Glavine and David Wells. "This is about getting done what Mark wants to accomplish. And he's made clear he'd like to stay in St. Louis. It's a great place for him."