Check out the highlights from Derrick Goold’s Cardinals chat with readers. The full transcript of the chat can be found here.
Q: How do you prioritize the Cardinals' needs going into the off-season, and, although it's early, do you see any potential targets to fill those needs?
I had this discussion on a recent Best Podcast in Baseball, and for me it goes from:
-- Adding a bat that changes the look/length of the lineup for sure (leadoff hitter? middle hitter? either would do that), and gives them a guarantee alongside Goldschmidt and Arenado, so that whatever O'Neill, Nootbaar, Carlson, and Walker provide is lagniappe, a boost over a reliable 3.