The Cardinals had a 17-game winning streak in September that pushed them into the playoffs, where they lost the NL Wild Card game to the Los Angeles Dodgers. St. Louis has a new manager in Oliver Marmol, and it will be a special season for a trio of St. Louis favorites—Adam Wainright and Yadier Molina both announced that this will be their last season, and after 10 years away, Albert Pujols returns on a one-year deal to likely finish out his career as well. But despite the nostalgia trips, expect St. Louis to be good (as usual) this year. Tyler O’Neill, Nolan Arenado, and Paul Goldschmidt provide plenty of power in the lineup. The pitching will also get a boost from the return to health of Miles Mikolas and the free-agency signing of Steven Matz.
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