St. Louis Cardinals News: Dylan Carlson is back in the big leagues

ST LOUIS, MO - AUGUST 27: Dylan Carlson #3 of the St. Louis Cardinals returns to the dugout after striking out against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the seventh inning during game two of a doubleheader at Busch Stadium on August 27, 2020 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
ST LOUIS, MO - AUGUST 27: Dylan Carlson #3 of the St. Louis Cardinals returns to the dugout after striking out against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the seventh inning during game two of a doubleheader at Busch Stadium on August 27, 2020 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) /
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After a short time at the Alternate Training Site, Dylan Carlson is back with the St. Louis Cardinals and they need him to contribute.

Things didn’t go the way that Dylan Carlson had planned when he came up for the first time with the St. Louis Cardinals.

In 74 at-bats, Carlson hit just .162 with a 26 wRC+. He was facing more offspeed pitches than normal when a rookie comes up, but he overall looked like he needed more seasoning.

After being down with the Alternate Training Site for just 10 days, Carlson is back.

It all comes down to the mental side of things for Carlson. We have all seen the AA highlights from 2019 and we saw flashes of it during his first stint. I’m willing to bet good money that Carlson is going to benefit from that struggle more than be hurt by it.

Of course, the Cardinals are going to get back on board with getting Carlson all the at-bats they can. When he was sent down the first time, the main reason cited was that he was not getting regular at-bats anymore.

At the time that Carlson was first sent down, it was a clear message to the remaining outfielders that this was their chance to grab a spot. If you haven’t noticed, nobody has done that.

Now Carlson gets another shot to try and help the team. We all know they could use a spark.

There are 12 games left, and while Carlson isn’t in the lineup for the first game on Friday, we may seem him in game two.

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Dylan Carlson is back!