"Earlier this week, Bernie Miklasz enumerated the Cardinals' primary off-season concerns; fortunately, there are only three:
In an article entitled "Hey, let's fix the Cardinals!" posted at Baseball nation,Rob Neyer, a sports writer for Sports Nation, makes a claim as to why the Cardinals need to fill three major holes in their team
According to Neyer the Cardinals have three holes they need to fill this offseason
1. Lack of power2. Defense, athleticism
3. Shortstop"
thus,the Front Office,needing to fill these holes will more than likely make a trade or test the free agent market to fill the holes. As a fan, I feel like they should trade for a high quality shortstop
Throughout this past season, the Cardinals had the best offensive team in the National League but lacked in the power numbers "The Cardinals led the National League in scoring while finishing 13th in home runs." although they didn't have high power numbers they were possibly the most clutch team, having the best batting average with runners in scoring position (RISP).
Who could the Cardinals pick up to help produce power and defense? I think the best answer is Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki,being a three time silver slugger award winner and a two time gold glove award winner he would fill all three of the major holes.
I usually don't miss any games during the season and I can personally attest to the Cardinals needing a high quality shortstop badly. To me Troy Tulowitzki is the answer. The Cardinals, at shortstop have havent had a quality shortstop since Ozzie Smith. they have been in between a rock and a hard place when it comes to shortstops and now they can finally fix the problem they have had for twenty years.
hopefully the Cardinals can fix these three problems this offseason and can get back to world series next season!
Work Cited: Neyer, Rob. "Hey,let's Fix the Cardinals!" Reading. 8 Nov. 2013. Baseball Nation. Web. 8 Nov. 2013
