The Cardinals want to resist picking and choosing between their up-and-coming outfielders until they have a sense of which ones to put their faith in for the future.
The Cardinals can’t know which up-and-coming outfielders to put their faith in for the future until they see how these guys perform in the majors.
That’s the best word to describe the Cardinals’ outfield at the moment. And that’s the best word to answer how the Cardinals believe a lackluster lineup in 2019 will improve for 2020 without impactful additions from the outside.
Asked this week what positions are open for offensive upgrades, Mozeliak pointed to the organization’s deep depth chart of outfielders.