St. Louis Cardinals: Four reasons Adam Wainwright will be a Cy Young finalist

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Apr 5, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright (50) delivers a pitch during the first inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports /

1. He has something to prove

Last week, SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio and its baseball experts had one of their early fantasy mock drafts. Guess where Wainwright was taken — in the 7th round behind 21 other pitchers.

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That didn’t fly with the 34-year old, and when he caught word of that decision he decided to call into SiriusXm Fantasy Sports and talk it out. If you missed the soundbite, check it out here. It’s fantastic. Much of Wainwright’s comments were tongue and cheek, but you can tell he was a bit peeved too.

"“If these are so-called experts doing this draft, maybe you guys should start looking for a different occupation…All you guys who pass on me in the first six rounds, I’m going to make you regret that decision,” Wainwright said."

You have to love Wainwright’s tenacity.

Mix in Jason Heyward’s “Cardinals aging core” comments, and you’ve got some extra motivation for Wainwright in 2016. As if he needed it.

“All you guys who pass on me in the first six rounds, I’m going to make you regret that decision.” — Adam Wainwright

When you consider Wainwright backing up his comments about his comeback last season. It’s easy to see he has a tremendous chip on his shoulder and will be getting after it in 2016. I expect nothing less from one of the hardest working pitchers in the game.

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