St. Louis Cardinals: Which outfielder is most likely to be traded?

Randy Arozarena

Randy Arozarena is another player that the team has treated just like Tyler O’Neill, but with much more evidence that he should’ve been playing. In all his years in the Minors, Tyler O’Neill never put up even close to the numbers that Randy Arozarena put up in his three months at AAA in 2019.

Through 283 at-bats, Arozarena hit .358/.435/.593 with 12 homers, nine steals, and 38 RBIs. He did this for three months while the major league team continued to run Harrison Bader out there every day with his .200 batting average. It was one of the most frustrating cases of inaction all year.

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Finally, Arozarena was called up in mid-August where he appeared in three games and sat on the bench for more before being sent back down. They didn’t give him any chance to see if he could even try and replicate his AAA numbers.

Arozarena was back for September though and even made the postseason roster. The 24-year-old had a .300/.391/.500 slash line in just 20 at-bats when he did get to play though and played a great outfield regardless of position.

Arozarena is another player that I just wish would be given a fair chance to prove what he can do. He did it at AAA and even if he put up numbers that were 75% as good as his AAA numbers, he would be a great left fielder. Sadly though, the team’s actions speak louder than anything, and they seemed to show that he isn’t part of their longterm plans.