Lineup:
1. 2B Skip Schumaker
2. CF Colby Rasmus
3. 1B Albert Pujols
4. LF Matt Holliday
5. RF Ryan Ludwick
6. C Yadier Molina
7. 3B David Freese
8. SS Brendan Ryan
Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday give the Cardinals the NL's best 3-4 bash brothers and Yadier Molina seems to improve every season, however, I'm not sold on the rest of the line up. Ryan Ludwick, Skip Schumaker and Colby Rasmus will be more than important to how this team will do offensively. If they all struggle this team may be a middle of the pack offensive team.
Rotation:
1. RHP Chris Carpenter
2. RHP Adam Wainwright
3. RHP Kyle Lohse
4. RHP Brad Penny
5. RHP Kyle McClellan
CL: RHP Ryan Franklin
Wainwright and Carpenter were the best 1-2 rotation punch in the game last season (even though I'm not a fan of either), and Kyle Lohse is garbage to me. The guy who may be most intriguing is our old friend Brad Penny. Penny had a 5.61 ERA in 24 starts with Red Sox, but 2.59 in 5 starts with Giants. If he can keep up the NL Magic this rotation can be pretty serviceable. I have nothing really to say about closer Ryan Franklin.
Outlook:
Any team with Albert, Holliday, Wainwright and Carpinter should be able to take the NL Central. They will be a little bit better than last years team.
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