It’s crazy that the Cardinals made the playoffs in 2019 and 2020, then traded for Nolan Arenado and somehow ended up here, a team mired in mediocrity, its fans tired of false hope.
With so much talk around St. Louis about “.500,” the upcoming Bommarito Automotive Group 500 IndyCar race should thank the Cards for the free word-of-mouth.
It’s surprising that the same front office that was so shrewd to pull off a generational trade also would miscalculate how to supplement its rotation after injuries. The starting pitching depth — or lack thereof — is the biggest storyline of how the team became a team like the Cubs.
