The St. Louis Cardinals alerted and disappointed fans on Friday by announcing that the organization is likely not paying the $17M 2017 option on Matt Holliday‘s contract. Instead, the organization will pay the $1M buy-out and move on. This is the first step in what will likely be many to work on this not-so-strong roster.
The St. Louis Cardinals must first face two win-or-go-home games to close the 2016 season. Michael Wacha toes the rubber in today’s match-up and all of Cardinals Nation holds its collective breath. Should the Cardinals lose and the Giants win either in today’s contests or in tomorrow’s contest then the Birds are eliminated.