The baseball season is finally here. Fans can quit wondering how good their favorite team will be because they can see it play real games.
Count the Cardinals among the teams with much to prove. Experts and the top projection models see them as a good team, but not one of the top World Series contenders.
MLB.com put the Cardinals 10th in its Opening Day power rankings. So did Zach Kram at The Ringer.
ESPN.com ranked the Cardinals ninth in its preseason power rankings and projected them for 92 victories.