In 2013, the St. Louis Cardinals made it to the World Series. Things didn’t quite work out for them at the end of the year, but it was a good year. When we think of Cardinals eras, we often cut things off at 2011, the last year of Tony La Russa and Albert Pujols, and the last Cardinals championship. That era really extended to 2013 with the continued primes of Yadier Molina, Matt Holliday, and Adam Wainwright. Their declines in 2014 made for a transition year. This is now the Cardinals fourth straight transition year and absent major changes, they are headed to a fifth next year.
2017 yet another transition year for the Cardinals
