A familiar narrative swirling around the Cardinals in recent years is that the team consistently fields remarkably deep teams, but the depth has lacked the necessary star power to create a real contender. From 2016-2018, this was certainly the case. 2019 is already a different animal. This team is still deep, but the acquisition and subsequent extension of Paul Goldschmidt has provided a roster starved of high-end talent with legitimate punch. That’s not to say that the 2019 version isn’t without glaring weaknesses. A combination of payroll politics and veteran loyalty means we’ll see the shells of Dexter Fowler, Adam Wainwright, and Marcell Ozuna trotted out at the expense of younger options, at least in the short-term.
Depth and the Memphis Juggernaut
