Cardinals' pitching prospect Johan Oviedo waits to swap rosin bags between pitchers during the seventh day of "Summer Camp" at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Friday, July 10, 2020. Photo by Colter Peterson, cpeterson@post-dispatch.com

With light blue latex gloves pulled tight on his hands and a spot reserved for him against the wall near the on-deck circle, prospect Johan Oviedo’s assignment was hardly glamorous Friday night. But he couldn’t beat the view of watching two veterans work through hitters.

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