Make your BOLD predictions for the 2026 Cardinals HERE!!!

[Brian Walton]

Thanks to all for sharing your Monday Morning Quarterback reviews.

jnevel, you could also add that George Soriano was surprisingly good, with that trade for Granillo a clear win for the Cardinals.

[Jnevel]

Yes Brian, that trade was unquestionably a win for the Cardinals. The Cardinals were able to harness Soriano’s changeup into an effective weapon to turn him from a pretty bad reliever last season to an average reliever this season and the Nationals seem to have not done anything right with Granillo as he flamed out in a big way.

I have been right a lot of times on prospects. Granillo is probably the most wrong I’ve ever been (maybe Carlson, but there were a lot of weird external factors and mismanagement with him). I thought Granillo would be our future closer. I was almost certain he’d at least be a back of the bullpen guy.

[blingboy]

I predicted bad production from the DH slot. Can anyone figure out how to sort for DH WAR for the 30 teams? (Or some way to rank them by DH production)

[gscottar]

1. Wetherholt finishes 2nd in ROY voting thus earning a full year of service time and earning the Cardinals an extra draft pick.

I might get this partially correct. JJ may finish 2nd but there will be no extra pick. I got the rules wrong.

2. May, Romero, Noot, and Stanek are all traded in late July.

Got 3 out of 4 correct.

3. By July 1 Baez replaces Walker as the starting RF.

Nope

4. The Cardinals force Herrera to catch two or three times a week, which leads to chronic knee pain and him putting up a .695 OPS.

He didn’t have knee pain but his OPS was only .735, which was much worse than 2025. I still think his catching messes up his hitting.

5. Velazquez starts out hot in April but the league eventually figures him out and his OPS plummets. Church becomes an everyday player and puts up a modest but productive .720 OPS for the year.

Kind of correct. Velazquez started out hot then faded although it wasn’t in April because he got shafted from his great ST performance. Church did become an everyday player but his OPS was only .654.

[Jnevel]

Bling – By WRC+, which is probably the best way to measure, Cardinals were 15th in DH production.

[1toughdominican]

I see that the Cardinals found a pitcher they could claim from the waiver wire today. Best I can tell, they probably had a triage nurse check him out before they decided they needed him…

[blingboy]

Bling – By WRC+, which is probably the best way to measure, Cardinals were 15th in DH production.

Ah, so I was half right. Thanks.

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