The St. Louis Cardinals pulled off one of the bigger trades of trade season, acquiring Tommy Pham and Erick Fedde from the Chicago White Sox in a three team deal also including the Los Angeles Dodgers.
St. Louis sent their injured utility man, Tommy Edman to the Dodgers in the deal, but acquired a solid platoon outfielder and a good starting pitcher in the process.
This deal definitely makes St. Louis a ton better, improving both their offense and their starting rotation in one swoop. But with these new additions, the lineup and rotation will switch around a little bit.
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Projecting Cardinals lineup after massive three team trade
Here’s what the Cardinals lineup could look like with Tommy Pham in it:
|
Player |
Position |
|---|---|
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1. Masyn Winn |
SS |
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2. Alec Burleson/Tommy Pham |
DH |
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3. Willson Contreras |
C |
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4. Nolan Arenado |
3B |
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5. Paul Goldschmidt |
1B |
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6. Brendan Donovan |
LF |
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7. Nolan Gorman |
2B |
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8. Lars Nootbar |
RF |
|
9. Michael Siani |
CF |
The lineup here is kind of hard to predict because it’s likely going to fluctuate a ton.
The fact of the matter is Masyn Winn, Nolan Arenado, Willson Contreras, Paul Goldschmidt and Michael Siani will play everyday. Other than those five, the other four spots will be matchup, health, and platoon determined. Tommy Pham, the team’s newest addition, is slashing .255/.377/.471 against lefties, meaning he will be an everyday player against southpaws.
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