5 St. Louis Cardinals to watch in NL wild card game

ST. LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 01: Members of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrate their walk-off victory against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on October 1, 2021 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Scott Kane/Getty Images)
ST. LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 01: Members of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrate their walk-off victory against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on October 1, 2021 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Scott Kane/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 14: Nolan Arenado #28 of the St. Louis Cardinals in action against the New York Mets at Citi Field on September 14, 2021 in New York City. The Cardinals defeated the Mets 7-6 in eleven innings. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 14: Nolan Arenado #28 of the St. Louis Cardinals in action against the New York Mets at Citi Field on September 14, 2021 in New York City. The Cardinals defeated the Mets 7-6 in eleven innings. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

Nolan Arenado

You know that Nolan Arenado is already hyped to be in the playoffs during his first season with the St. Louis Cardinals.

This is why he wanted to be traded to the Cardinals. To be playing in a playoff game close to where he grew up in southern California? If it wasn’t already, this has to be a dream come true for him. Arenado will undoubtedly be fired up and ready to put on a show for the Cardinals to take them deeper into the playoffs.

Arenado ended the season hitting .255/.312/.494 with an OPS of .806. And people thought he would have a hard time adjusting to playing outside of Coors Field! He had 34 home runs and 105 RBI. Just amazing. He feels like he can do more.

Going into the postseason with a player of Arenado’s caliber is something Cardinal fans have wanted.  It will be fun to see just how well Arenado does. Arenado wants to win. So do the Cardinals. This is going to be fun to watch.