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If there's one thing the Cardinals don't need to worry about, it's their outfield

If there's one thing the Cardinals don't need to worry about, it's their outfield

Big change from a couple years ago

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Dan Buffa
Feb 18, 2022
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Remember when the St. Louis Cardinals couldn’t fill the outfield positions with three worthy names, and fans demanded a fix.

Writers like myself screamed for the hollowed names of Giancarlo Stanton and Bryce Harper, but the team acquired Dexter Fowler and Marcell Ozuna instead. That’s like asking for a bottle rocket and being given a few flares.

The Cardinals eventually ate Fowler’s contract, sending him to Joe Maddon and the Los Angeles Angels. They let Ozuna walk in free agency, giving full-time left field duty to the son of a Canadian bodybuilder instead. Bader found his footing in the 2020 season, and hasn’t let up since.

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