Next up in our updated Starting Nine series is the National League Central.
Outside of the St. Louis Cardinals re-signing Matt Holliday, there haven’t been any big-time offensive additions to this division. As a whole, this might be the weakest offensive division in baseball (yes, even passing the NL West).
Let’s take a look at the updated starting lineups for all six teams in this division.
St. Louis Cardinals
1. Skip Schumaker, 2B
2. Colby Rasmus, CF
3. Albert Pujols, 1B
4. Matt Holliday, LF
5. Ryan Ludwick, RF
6. Yadier Molina, C
7. David Freese, 3B
8. Brendan Ryan, SS
9. Chris Carpenter, P
Quick Take – Re-signing Holliday was crucial to this lineup. Despite having Holliday and Pujols in the three-four spot, this lineup will only be as dynamic as Rasmus and Free ...
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Article written by Adam Bernacchio
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