With no beginning in sight for the 2020 regular season, I will look at which Cardinals hitters performed the best (and worst) against certain pitch types last season. This first article will focus on which Cardinals hitters performed the best against breaking pitches. The top three are probably close to what you would expect as all three were among the top overall Cardinals hitters last season.
The player that performed the best by a large margin was Paul Goldschmidt. The 32-year-old first baseman recorded a .301 batting average against curveballs and sliders, as well as a .