I’m not entirely sure what the Cardinals plan to do with Paul DeJong. Yes, I know that John Mozeliak said they weren’t going to cut bait and said some things that might indicate he will be on the 2024 team. On the other hand, the Cardinals are going to start Tommy Edman in pretty much every game at shortstop while having both Brendan Donovan and Nolan Gorman as options for second base. DeJong also has the misfortune of being one of those rare right-handed hitters who are worse against left-handed pitchers in his career.
It’s not that he holds no value.