Mon 2/18/13 9:48 AM

According to Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "conversations continue to occur" between the Cardinals front office and right-hander Adam Wainwright. Both sides indicated last week that there was a stall in the negotiations, but that's apparently not the case. Strauss notes that there was a similar "pause" last spring before the Cardinals announced a five-year, $75 million contract extension with Yadier Molina. Wainwright is hoping to have some kind of resolution by Opening Day.