The Cardinals should go big and promote someone that has only 138 games of pro ball
It’s October, and there are only 4 teams now who aren't thinking about next year.
The Cardinals will think about next year and the year after. If 2025 was a runway year, some players stalled out. As a new regime takes over, some players will find themselves removed from the runway, and new players will try to take off.
Next year would be the perfect year to go bold and have at the top of the order someone who has had only 138 games of minor league baseball.