As of this writing, we’re approximately a fifth of the way in to the season and the Cardinals’ offense, on the aggregate, has been... fine. Entering play Tuesday, they were scoring 4.45 runs per game, just a tick below the league-wide average of 4.47. Their wOBA is 19th, OPS is 21st, and wRC+ is 17th as is ISO. Their plate discipline, as judged by BB/K, is a very healthy 4th. It’s a mediocre profile- neither spectacular or even good, nor terrible or even bad. There’s a glimmer of hope in there. Specifically, they’ve put up average numbers while three of their lineup anchors- Matt Carpenter (79 wRC+), Dexter Fowler (65), and Marcell Ozuna (71)- have been dreadful, approaching sub-Kozma levels.
The Cardinals Have Been Shift Out of Luck
