Viva El Birdos · Oct 23, 2022
We May Never See Something Like 2022 Again
Photo by St. Louis Cardinals/MLB Photos via Getty ImagesWe all know that 2022 was a special season for the St. Louis Cardinals. It was the last time we will ever see two (maybe 3) of the greatest Cardinals ever take the field. There’s been plenty of coverage of that, though, so that’s not what I want to focus on.
What I want to examine instead is the production that the Cardinals got from 40 year olds. To begin with, it’s rare for a player to even play until age 40, but it’s even more rare for a 40-year-old to dominate.
That’s exactly what Albert Pujols did this season. He dominated. Wainwright didn’t dominate, but he was undoubtedly a good pitcher.