Matt Carpenter seems to get a lot of hate from some St. Louis Cardinals fans -he doesn’t hit for a high average, he plays terrible defense, he strikes out too much, blah blah blah. Matt Carpenter is a great player and the numbers back it up.
Carp’s career triple slash is .277/.377/.460, which equals an .838 OPS. He became an everyday player in 2013. His OPS of .841 during that time frame ranks 27th in all of baseball. He ranks ahead of names like Manny Machado, Jose Altuve (the 2017 AL MVP), Carlos Gonzalez, Robinson Cano, Buster Posey, and Jose Bautista.