After months of waiting, the 2017 Major League Baseball season will start on Sunday, with the St. Louis Cardinals facing the defending champion Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals go into the season after leading the Grapefruit League with a 20-8-4 record. With the season almost in full swing, there are still a few questions that need to be answered about this year’s ball club.
Is Jose Martinez the next Jeremy Hazelbaker? In 2016, relatively unknown outfielder Jeremy Hazelbaker broke through Cardinals major league camp with a terrific spring and immediately produced at the major league level, smashing 12 home runs while providing a much-needed spark to the Cardinals’ offense.