Cardinals Given Favorable Odds To Make Postseason Per MLB Insider
The St. Louis Cardinals posted their worst record in 33 years last season and are looking to turn things around in 2024.
Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak acted early this offseason to retool the pitching staff, which was the Achilles heel for the club in 2023 ranking No. 24 in the league with a 4.79 ERA and No. 27 with a 1.46 WHIP.
The latest additions to the pitching arsenal have one Major League Baseball insider predicting St. Louis to make a complete turnaround this upcoming season.
Among all the teams that posted a sub-.500 record in 2023, St. Louis has been given the most favorable odds to make the postseason, per MLB.com's Mike Petriello. The Cardinals were given a 54% chance to make the playoffs while the San Francisco Giants and Cleveland Guardians followed at 36% and 31%.
St. Louis is coming off a 71-91 record where expectations were high from the start but nothing went according to plan.
Cardinals legend Adam Wainwright pitched the worst season in his Hall-of-Fame-caliber career, the rest of the rotation and bullpen significantly underperformed and the lineup struggled to score runs -- ranking No. 19 with 719 runs scored.
Not to mention, St. Louis also moved Jordan Montgomery, homegrown talent Jack Flaherty, Jordan Hicks and Chris Stratton at last year's trade deadline.
Hopefully, the rejuvenated pitching staff along with break-out seasons from outfielder Jordan Walker and shortstop Masyn Winn, will help catapult the Cardinals back to the postseason.
Some have concerns that the latest additions won't be enough to bring the team back to playoff contention but Mozeliak appears confident that his replenished roster is ready to rebound.
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