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Getting schooled: Cardinals bet NLCS woes will drive 'young fellas' in future playoff runs

Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt (46) congratulates third baseman Tommy Edman (19) as he scores in the sixth inning during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Edman doubled and scored on a throwing error by Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Kevin Newman (27) on the play. (Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com)

Laurie Skrivan

“You guys are going to be good for the next five, six years,” Goldschmidt recalled saying. “Because of all the young players, the young pitchers. . . . I feel like there was kind of a roster turnover from five years, three years ago, (when) it was a little bit older, and now all these guys who have come up.