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Cardinals teams often do well in the system, as well, I think. And they usually have a lot of good players by the time they hit St. Louis, in most years, if they haven't already sent them off to other teams or cut them by then. It will still be at least somewhat hard to replace Pujols and Molina, at least, if not also Wainwright, I think, in 2023.
I don't think Knizer is the best answer for the Cardinals behind the plate, and replacing Pujols is not going to be easy either. IF and when Wainwright's done, it may be somewhat challenging as well for the Cardinals. I suspect he'll be retiring very soon, for sure.
I expect the Cards will have to go shopping for a catcher, unless they have the next Mike Matheny or Darrell Porter or Ted Simmons or Tim McCarver, of a sort, already in their farm system, somehow. I'm not too sold on their entire outfield yet, either, and I really don't like the DH, you know, as well. The Cardinals also need better bats and better defense, and more speed, among other things they need. They ought not to carry pitchers that can't really pitch well, either, for more than five or six innings a start, or perform well for at least an inning-plus out of the bullpen, for that matter. CD out.
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