Last week I included some polls in my post, asking what you all thought the biggest need was for the Cardinals in the 2019 offseason. Unsurprisingly, relief pitching, third base and right field were far and away the winners. A.E. Schafer and Lance Brozdowski already delivered some great primers for the relief market. Following the polls down, third base was deemed the position most in need of improvement, so that’s where I’ll start.
If the Cardinals are going to go after a third baseman, they need a mainstay. They already have Jedd Gyorko and Matt Carpenter to handle a platoon at the position.