The Cardinals no longer deny the increasingly obvious: Scott Rolen is in play. General Manager John Mozeliak confirmed Tuesday that he met with Rolen's agents and discussed the Gold Glove third baseman's availability for trade during last week's GM meetings in Orlando, Fla. Numerous sources had spoken of the Cardinals' apparent willingness to deal Rolen in the week since the meetings concluded, but the club had played down the combustible issue. With no thaw predicted in the famously frosty relationship between Rolen and Manager Tony La Russa, Mozeliak on Tuesday conceded willingness by all parties to at least explore "other options." Mozeliak called Rolen's status "a very delicate situation."