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Carpenter says Cardinals' offense needs another bat — namely his

Matt Carpenter said that for the past two seasons an oft moribund Cardinals offense should have been looking to add an impact hitter. By name, that hitter was Matt Carpenter.

“The last two seasons, in my eyes, our offense has been about a bat short,” said Carpenter by telephone Thursday. “One bat short of being really productive.

“I say that because our team, our front office, everybody ... had planned for that bat to be me. I have basically been the one bat missing. I put a lot of the responsibility for the offensive woes the past two seasons on myself.