Sep 30, 2020; San Diego, California, USA; St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Paul DeJong (R) hits a double during the first inning ahead of San Diego Padres catcher Austin Nola (L) at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
2020 was a tough year for a lot of St. Louis Cardinals’ batters, but a quietly disappointing year for Paul DeJong needs to be an outlier.
One great trait of the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2010s was the ability to turn late-round draft picks into average or above-average MLB players more than any other team.