According to many media outlets, the St. Louis Cardinals‘ goal for this offseason was to find a lefty starter for the rotation. They fulfilled that need by signing Kwang Hyun-Kim to a 2-year contract. So, what now?
The Cardinals need offense, and they need it badly. Last season, they finished in the bottom five in the NL in batting average, OPS, and runs. The need became more obvious when the Cardinals pitching only mustered ten runs in four games in an NLCS beatdown from the Washington Nationals.
To make things worse, they are already more than likely losing one of their best hitters in Marcell Ozuna to free agency.