I’m taking a different approach with my article today and making it more free flowing and less structured and certainly less analytical but one thing I’ve been thinking about in regard to the upcoming reset is that the St. Louis Cardinals have the opportunity to balance out their roster a little bit. Or, put another way, they have the chance to prioritize defense again.
The Cardinals have gotten comfortable with playing guys out of position for a few years now. Nolan Gorman is an example of this. Jordan Walker is an example of this. And, to an extent, Alec Burleson is an example of this.
You may not think of Burleson here because he came up as an outfielder but that’s kind of the point. Burleson has always been a better first baseman than outfielder and when he came on the VEB podcast he told the writing crew that he feels more comfortable playing first base. He even began college playing first base before moving into a split between first base and the corner outfield…