It wasn’t that long ago the St. Louis Cardinals were sitting at 47-46 and fourth in the NL Central standings. They were looking up at the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and eight games back. In the Wild Card race, the Cardinals were south of….well it seemed like everyone.
The Cardinals were also a DL magnetic where key players such as Adam Wainwright, Michael Wacha, Alex Reyes, Carlos Martinez, and several others were spending significant time. It was also not that long ago that Matt Carpenter had been mired in a 1.