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Nearly a decade has passed since the St. Louis Cardinals took Patrick Wisdom in the first round of the MLB Draft. Heading into 2021, he’d only had a cup of coffee at the big league level, appearing in 43 contests – hitting four home runs during that span, splitting time between the Cardinals, Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs.
This season, though, Wisdom is playing like a first-rounder – and then some. What he’s done simply isn’t sustainable (he’s slugging north of 1.000 on the year), but that doesn’t mean we all can’t enjoy the hell out of it while it lasts.