One spent most of last season looking like he could be finished, then finished hurt.
Even including the recent production from Dexter Fowler and Kolten Wong, the Cardinals entered Saturday’s 5-2 loss to the Brewers with arguably the most lackluster production from the first and second spots in any National League lineup.
The Cardinals’ season-long batting line from the leadoff spot read as follows: .221 average (14th in the NL), .310 on-base percentage (13th), and .363 slugging percentage (15th).
Their season-long line from the No. 2 spot was not much better, ranking 12th in average (.