ST. LOUIS -- Tommy Pham, who projects to serve as a fourth outfielder on the Cardinals' 2016 club, believes a new pair of contact lenses and a healthy dose of vegetables will not only keep him on the field, but also allow him to finally maximize his ability.
Though Pham, 27, made some key contributions down the stretch last season, his career has been repeatedly stalled by injuries and hampered due to an eye condition called keratoconus, which causes visual distortion. To address the latter, Pham tried glasses back in 2008, but found his peripheral vision to be an issue because of the limitations of the frames.