While the Milwaukee Brewers head to October as the top seed in the National League, the Cincinnati Reds earned the final Wild Card spot, and the Chicago Cubs return to the playoffs for the first time since the pandemic, it is another disappointing and losing season for fellow NL Central member, the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals just cannot seem to get out of their own way, and they will once again be watching the playoffs from their couches.
With another lackluster season comes an offseason of tough decision-making that will force the organization to take a long look at themselves in the mirror.