It’s nearly impossible to read a column about the St. Louis Cardinals offense and not see “if” tossed into several fill in the blank spots. Such as:
If Matt Holliday and Randal Grichuk stay healthy.
If Stephen Piscotty can expand his 300 at bat production over 600 at bats.
If the lineup isn’t a series of singles and doubles hitters…
If Kolten Wong’s plate discipline improves…
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If the 2016 season hinged completely on a hypothetical, the Cards would be golden right now. It doesn’t work that way though.