I don’t think the Cards can afford to play this straight up, especially if we eventually play the Dodgers. They won 106 games, 15 more than us!
I just don’t see Bader hitting much. He got sent down, had a good run in AAA, then came back up and had a good run for a couple of weeks. Now he’s back to hitting Medoza line stats. I suppose they could start him, then pinch hit with runners in scoring position, or a runer on 3rd with less than two outs.
Likewise the starting pitching. I like the way they pulled Dakota after five scoreless innings, even though we eventually lost.
As far as relief pitching, you have a lot of days off in the postseason, we need a quick hook if someone has nothing on the ball.