Okay, so the 2021 season hasn’t really gone the way we all hoped. The pitching has imploded, the injury bug has bitten hard and deep, and while the offense has been mostly fine, between injuries and a few notable struggles, it hasn’t been nearly good enough to carry a team that has had a hard time getting out of neutral since hitting a season-high eight games over .500 way back in May.
As it stands right now, the Cardinals have a 3% chance to make the postseason, which is, pretty obviously, less than ideal. Unfortunately, the club’s philosophical leanings seem to rule out them even considering selling at the deadline this year to have a better chance in the future, which is a big part of why we’re in this mess in the first place.