CINCINNATI • About two months after his average and his production were at one of the lowest points of his career, Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter walked to the plate Monday as the National League player of the week and the league’s leader in a catch-all metric, Wins Above Replacement.
Fresh from his six-homer series at Wrigley Field and the new league leader in homers, Carpenter took over the WAR lead among position players on Fangraphs with a 4.2, just ahead of Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado and Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman. He added to his lead with a single and double in his first three at-bats Monday.