The Cardinals are dealing with a potentially difficult situation. They have too many outfielders. Lars Nootbaar missed all but three games due to a minor injury which has helped the Cardinals evade the problem. With Nootbaar out, a Alec Burleson/Dylan Carlson platoon formed, and Tyler O’Neill and Jordan Walker have mostly played everyday with Carlson taking starts when they get a day off. Burleson fouled a ball off his shin and may very well delay this problem further with an injured list trip. And that’s not even mentioning Juan Yepez, currently in AAA, but who’s had 12 very good plate appearances to begin his season.
The potentially difficult outfield situation
