St. Louis Cardinals’ Fans: Stop Your Fussing

 St. Louis Cardinals’ fans are having a tough go around with their team, but it’s not as bad as they think it is.

The St. Louis Cardinals are in the midst of a bit of a down year. They are struggling to get things to completely gel for them on a consistent basis. We have seen this team rattle off five consecutive wins at home, only to drop the final two games of the Dodgers’ series.

We’ve seen great things like the ascent of Aledmys Diaz and Matt Carpenter‘s continued assault on major league pitching. However, we have also experienced Kolten Wong‘s drop off of the cliff offensively and the confusing situation that is Trevor Rosenthal‘s command issues.

However, this is the team we have been waiting years for. Stephen Piscotty, Carlos Martinez, Aledmys Diaz, Tommy Pham, Randal Grichuk are all major leaguers now. Aside from Grichuk’s inconsistencies, these players are all making fairly significant impacts to this team’s success this season and will continue to do so for the conceivable future. 

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Not to mention, that guys like Alex Reyes, Luke Weaver, Harrison Bader, and Carson Kelly are waiting in the wings as reinforcements to replace the guys we’ve cheered for years in Matt Holliday, Yadier Molina, and Adam Wainwright. While one or two of these prospects could be seen this season, those veterans are still showing value at the major league level.

This St. Louis Cardinals’ team is staying afloat without three of their best hitters in Matt Carpenter, Brandon Moss, and Jhonny Peralta. One of those guys being very crucial to the success of the offense. 

Currently, this team has no offensive holes despite Randal Grichuk’s brief struggles early in the year. However, he has improved as he is hitting .281 with four homers and three doubles in the past month. Yes, a little better average from Matt Holliday would be nice, but he’s on pace for more homers than he’s ever hit as a Cardinal.

So, there’s not anything that the club can do to improve that area. The rotation has been inconsistent at times but Carlos Martinez and Adam Wainwright are starting to become the two you can count on.

Yes, more is to be desired by Jaime Garcia, Michael Wacha, and Mike Leake – but they’ve all shown to be valuable members of the rotation during the season and none of them are going anywhere.

If there is one glaring need on this club, it is absolutely in the bullpen. The super bullpen that we all dreamed of during Spring Training has been all but demolished with the struggles of Rosenthal and injury to Jordan Walden. The Cardinals have turned to Seung-hwan Oh for the closing role and he has filled in admirably but it has left them desiring more out of the 7th and 8th inning roles. 

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No, the Cardinals aren’t going to make a stupid move and give up a handful of prospects for a guy like Andrew Miller or Wade Davis. However, a flier on a guy like Drew Storen wouldn’t be crazy and shouldn’t cost the team any players.

What it boils down to is that this team is 6.5 out of first place with many games left between them and the Cubs and are just one game out of the Wild Card. The season has over two months left, so there is time for this team to start piling up more wins than losses and get themselves in the playoffs.

Oh, and by the way with the reinforcements on their way, the team figures to still be competitive for years to come without needing much from outside of the organization.

The Cardinals haven’t had a top ten draft pick since 1998 and since then they have made the playoffs twelve times since then. The Cubs, on the other hand, have ten picks in the top ten since that year and have only made the playoffs a handful of times in that time frame. It’s only natural to expect the Cubs and their superior talent to finally put it together.

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The Cardinals now just have to prove everyone wrong and go out there and make an attempt to take the division back or beat the Cubs in the playoffs. It can be done. So, to you, my fellow fans, stop complaining and blaming John Mozeliak and Bill Dewitt for not being in first place. They are doing what they can and are doing a darn good job at it.