The spoils of the Chicago Cubs’ winter spending to win the 2016 World Series could share the same field as Cardinals during the pennant race of 2020.
Outfielder Dylan Carlson, the top prospect who was drafted with a compensation pick the Cardinals received when their archrivals signed John Lackey, was named the Cardinals’ organization’s player of the year for 2019 after a 20-20 season that also included the Texas League’s player of the year award. Righthander Angel Rondon won the organization’s pitcher of the year award, the Cardinals announced Thursday. In recent years, the awards have become a prelude to a player's major-league debut.