You hear lots of complaining in Cardinals Nation, including legitimate concerns about this team’s lack of a star hitter.
And that has been reflected in preseason player rankings by ESPN.com and MLB.com. The team’s top-ranked hitter, first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, was 13th in ESPN’s Top 100 in 2019.
This season he is down at No. 64.
Shortstop Paul DeJong slid onto the ESPN.com list at No. 92, but he did not make the cut for MLB.com’s list. And that's for Cardinals position players.