The stated goal of the front office this offseason is to acquire the kind of impact bat many of us have been stumping for, but which has almost certainly become overemphasised along the way somewhere. I listen to sports talk radio shows here in town, I listen to the Cardinal-centric baseball podcasts, and I hear endless chatter about how the Cards just have to get a Big Bat for the middle of the order. The offense just isn’t good enough, and until there’s a Force, or a Presence, or an Enforcer, or any other of a half-dozen other vague terms with implied capital letters sitting in the middle of the lineup there is simply no way this team can possibly return to prominence.
How Important is a Big Bat, Really?
