I’ve spent some time the last few months considering the things that have gone wrong for the Cardinals this season. The list is long. LONG.
Some of those things that went wrong were anticipated. Early in the fall, before the offseason even got going, I devoted this space to Adam Wainwright’s injury, loss of velocity, and the likelihood that the club would bring him back anyway and forgo pursuing additional rotation upgrades. We talked many times about how the MV2 – Goldschmidt and Arenado – were likely to take a step back this season. Willson Contreras’ struggles behind the plate should have been no surprise.