The St. Louis Cardinals were pleased to have many surprises witnessed during their 2016 spring training. These included the surprise of Aledmys Diaz and Jeremy Hazelbaker. Diaz broke camp with the Cardinals thanks to injury (a serendipitous injury) and Hazelbaker broke camp due to surprising ability. Are we witnessing another surprising ability surging?
Enter Patrick Wisdom. If you aren’t familiar with Wisdom, there are plenty of reasons why this would be the case. For one, Wisdom has not yet broken the glass ceiling of the majors. For another, Wisdom has had some forgettable seasons.