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JUPITER, Fla. -- After spending years trying to find a quality shortstop, the St. Louis Cardinals now appear to have an excess. The Cardinals introduced their newest acquisition, Cuban shortstop Aledmys Diaz, on Monday. Within the organization, some have compared him to a young Derek Jeter. "He walks like him you can see some of that there," St. Louis general manager John Mozeliak said. Diaz liked to heard that. "He thinks Derek Jeter is definitely the model ballplayer that everyone should look up to, that he looked up to in the opportunities that he had in Cuba to watch baseball games," said translator Moise Rodriguez, a team employee. "Hes a world-renowned baseball player that comes across as somebody thats a leader and somebody that everybody should try to be like." The Cardinals signed Diaz to a four-year deal over the weekend only months after signing current shortstop Jhonny Peralta, a two-time All-Star, to a free agent contract of the same length. Having Peralta will allow the Cardinals to take their time with the 23-year-old Diaz, who will begin this season in the minor leagues and likely be given a chance to learn multiple infield positions. "We plan on being patient with him," Mozeliak said. "He hasnt played baseball in, really, over a year and a half competitively. Its not something where were looking to have him put his fingerprints on the major league team tomorrow. We can give him time to develop and let him, from a talent standpoint, take his time to get back to where he was." Diaz defected from Cuba to Mexico in 2012. The Cardinals scouted Diaz in Mexico and worked him out earlier this spring at the Roger Dean Stadium complex. "I thought he did a lot of things well," said St. Louis manager Mike Matheny, who attended the Jupiter workout. "You are just looking at tools at that point. You can see that hes had some repetitions out there. He knows what hes doing. Swinging the bat, the ball jumped off. Just a guy that you could tell hes been around the game a while." Diaz hit .315 with 12 home runs in 270 at-bats during the 2011-12 season in Cuba. Mozeliak expects Diaz to continue to hit for average with gap power as a major leaguer. "Were very confident that he can be an offensive middle infielder, specifically a shortstop," Mozeliak said. Diaz went through practice with his new team before Mondays game against Detroit, but it will be some time before he appears in a major league spring training exhibition. Later this week, he will return to Mexico to finalize his work visa. Until that issue is cleared, Diaz can work out with the big league club but can only play in games on the back fields. "Its always been his dream to try and compete at the highest level in the world," Rodriguez said. "Obviously this represents that. Yeah, there are some challenges and difficulties. 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Jordan Whitehead Buccaneers Jersey . - A retired Indiana school principal who was NASCAR star Jeff Gordons drivers education teacher was killed with his wife in a Tennessee crash while returning from watching Gordon race.Daniil Kvyat has admitted he was shocked by his demotion from Red Bull to junior outfit Toro Rosso. Just two races after finishing on the podium in Bahrain, Kvyat has lost his seat to Max Verstappen following a calamitous Russian GP.The youngster has revealed he was first told of his demotion in a phone call from Helmut Marko, the right-hand man to Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz, while watching TV programme Game of Thrones in his Moscow flat. There was no real explanation. If the bosses want something to happen then they make it happen - its as simple as that, said Kvyat. In a highly-charged press conference at Barcelona, in which Kvyat was seated alongside Verstappen and his new Toro Rosso team-mate Carlos Sainz, the Russian vowed: I will give my answers on the track. Kvyat added: The decision was a shock. But there are 17 races left and I have gone back to Toro Rosso, the team l drove for in 2014, and the goals are clear.Widely identified as a future world champion, Verstappen will partner Daniel Ricciardo for the rest of the season in what promises to be a riveting contest.He is very fast and he has a lot of experience in the team, the Dutch teenager acknowledged.Which driver is under the most pressure in Spain?While Red Bulls ruthlessness has been applauded by many in the paddock, the sports drivers have united to voice their support for Kvyat. I really just hope for Daniil, said world champion Lewis Hamilton. Theyve got two great drivers here and I hope it doesnt hinder either of their careers. Too much pressure, too much stress, early on can lead the wrong way. Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton react to the news of Kvyat and Verstappens swap After being out-qualified by Ricciardo in all four of the opening qualifying sessions of the year, Kvyats last act in a Red Bull car was ramming into the Ferrari car of Sebastian Vettel - the driver he replaced at Red Bull - twice on the first lap at Sochi.dddddddddddd.While Marko has suggested that Kvyat struggled to cope with the pressure of Ricciardos relentless speed, the stakes may actually be even higher for his new contest against Sainz. Even at the respective ages of 22 and 21, the futures of both Kvyat and Sainz in F1 may well hinge on their results over the next seven months. I appreciate what Red Bull do - put young talent in the car, said Sainz. I am sure that if l can show the same speed but with different results then my time will come. I will fight for my chance as much as l can.Kvyats Game of Thrones battles havent ended yet. Daniil Kvyat responds to whether he now has to make new tyre choices or inherits Max Verstappens, but he also clarifies whether he keeps both his podium, Watch the Spanish GP live on Sky Sports F1. The race starts at 1pm on Sunday, with build-up underway at 11.30am. Or watch the race without a contract for £6.99 on NOW TV. Also See: Spanish GP talking points Whos under the most pressure? 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