Like, what if Kolten Wong, instead of his current .213 batting average, was hitting .240, his clip from his 2016 campaign?
This season has seen some outlier offense from key cogs — while years of data suggest that these players aren’t as bad as their 2018 numbers state.
A new manager means new spirit and encouragement — and less pressure and consternation that was there with the old manager.
St. Louis is still hanging around the wild-card race, four games back of that beautiful, elusive minx that is the second wild-card spot. And in the division, the Cards play the first-place Cubs in eight of their next 11 games.