Recently, the clear issue with the St. Louis Cardinals is the disappearing act that the offense pulls on any given night. I applaud Mike Shildt for finally changing something though as in the last game against the visiting Oakland Athletics, Shildt decided to give the struggling Matt Carpenter (.200 BA, .702 OPS in the last two weeks) a rest at third base and get a player in who has been a lightning bolt in his short time after his debut.
Of course, I’m talking about the 24-year-old Tommy Edman who was called up to replace Jedd Gyorko in his first stint in the majors.