Most of the starting spots for the Cardinals are set. If healthy, Yadier Molina will be starting catcher. If not Brayan Pena will be getting the bulk of innings behind the plate. Matt Carpenter is entrenched at third, same with Peralta and Wong up the middle. Holliday is set to again fill Left field, although he is now taking reps at first. Either way he will be a starter, and at this point him starting at first is a long shot, so this analysis will assume he is in Left.
The remaining three positions have five candidates to fill the job.