On Tuesday of last week, we learned from Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post Dispatch that the Cardinals were going to be “a little more open-minded” on how they think about Matt Carpenter’s position. As John Mozeliak added, “A lot is going to depend on how things evolve this offseason.”
In 2012, Carpenter burst onto the scene playing over 200 innings at both first and third base. He also logged over one-hundred innings in the outfield. I say he “burst” onto the scene because this was his first year and he played extremely well for any major league player, posting a wRC+ of 124.