In an ideal world, the St. Louis Cardinals wouldn’t even have to blink in regards to who the leadoff man should be. When you are looking for a guy who can get on and run for your best hitters to in essence guarantee a run off an extra base hit like the St. Louis Cardinals are, there is one guy who has the opportunity to fit that mold.
Harrison Bader has been among the fastest players in the league, and his ability to get on base has been missed by many Cardinals fans. If Bader was more versed on the base paths, this would be less of an analysis and more of a “what are you idiots doing just let Bader lead off” kind of thing.