The St. Louis Cardinals are coming off their worst season since 1990 with a 71-91 finish. Their pitching staff resembled one that took part in the Home Run Derby, with a 5.08 starter’s ERA (26th), 4.47 relievers ERA (23rd), 1,215 strikeouts (29th), 22.8% whiff rate (29th) and 26.2% chase rate (29th).
The Cards were swift to address those needs in the offseason, signing RHP Sonny Gray, RHP Lance Lynn and RHP Kyle Gibson to supplement their rotation. Gray suffered a hamstring injury in camp and will start the season on the IL. LHP Zack Thompson will step in for his spot alongside RHP Miles Mikolas and LHP Steven Matz. The Redbirds also added to their pen by acquiring RHP Andrew Kittredge, RHP Riley O’Brien and signing RHP Keynan Middleton. The latter will open the season on the IL as well with a forearm strain.
Let’s analyze the St. Louis Cardinals’ World Series odds, along with their projected win total, playoff, division and NL odds as we make our expert MLB picks and predictions.
St. Louis Cardinals World Series odds
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