The St. Louis Cardinals have an eerily similar roster to last season, so fans are familiar with the players that are expected to perform. Anyone can predict that Paul Goldschmidt will lead the team in home runs, or Jack Flaherty will lead the team in strikeouts.
However, the difficult thing with baseball is predicting the lesser-known players and the role they will play in the story of the long 162-game season.
These opinions are completely my own and I feel have some backing to them.
I want to clarify one thing off the bat: “Bold predictions” and “hot takes” are completely different things.