St. Louis Cardinals - The Obama / Trump Era (2010-2019)

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Top Cardinals Players of the Twenty Teens

2011 - WC, beat Phillies (NLDS), beat Milwaukee (NLCS), beat Texas (World Series)

2012 - WC, beat Atlanta WC-Playin, Beat Washington (NLDS), Lost to SF (NLCS)

Pitchers:

2013 - Won Division, beat Pitts (NLDS), beat LA (NLCS), Lost to Boston (WS)

Adam Wainwright (23.06) - 76

2014 - Won Division, beat LA (NLDS), Lost to SF (NLCS)

Lance Lynn (14.72) - 44

2015 - Won Division, Lost to Cubs (NLDS)

Carlos Martinez (14.37) - 41

2019 - Won Division, Beat Atlanta (NLDS), Lost to Washington (NLCS)

Michael Wacha (8.04) - 30

Jaime Garcia (9.36) - 28

Ballpark:

Trevor Rosenthal (5.88) - 28

Busch Stadium III

Miles Mikolas (5.7) - 21

Chris Carpenter (6.64) - 18

Team Name:

Kyle Lohse (3.97) - 18

Cardinals

Jack Flaherty (8.04) - 14

Shelby Miller (5.51) - 13

Owners:

Jake Westbrook - 12

Southwest Bank Consortium - William DeWitt Principal Owner

Jason Motte (3.96) - 11

Dakota Hudson (2.58) - 11

General Managers:

Mike Leake (1.24) - 9

John Mozeliak (2010-2017)

Mike Girsch (2017-2019)

Catchers:

Yadier Molina (31.95) - 103

Managers:

Tony LaRussa (2010-2011)

First Basemen:

Mike Matheny (2012-2018)

Albert Pujols (12.8) - 28

Mike Shildt (2018-2019)

Matt Adams (4.02) - 11

Jose Martinez (2.71) - 9

Hall of Famers:

Adam Wainwright (Pending)

Second Basemen:

Albert Pujols (Pending)

Kolten Wong (16.11) - 29

Rookie of the Year:

ShortStop:

None

Paul DeJong (11.86) - 25

Aledmys Diaz (2.83) - 11

MVP

None

Third Base:

Matt Carpenter (27.09) - 55

No Hitters:

David Freese (5.87) - 20

None

Jhonny Peralta (7.13) - 19

Jedd Gyorko (8.69) - 19

Cy Young:

None

Outfield:

Matt Holliday (20.89) - 57

Notable Events:

Jon Jay (10.97) - 36

Allen Craig (6.5) - 23

2010 - St. Louis management was certainly playing their "Cards" right in the

Randal Grichuk (7.2) - 23

first decade of the Twenty First Century making the playoffs seven times

Tommy Pham (8.35) - 22

including a world series title. Coming into the Twenty Teens, the Cards

Carlos Beltran (6.14) - 17

were stll looking good coming off a 91 win season and a Division Title in 2009.

Colby Rasmus (5.21) - 17

Moving forward, the 2010 roster was in good shape for continued success

Marcell Ozuna (4.83) - 15

altho' they miss the playoffs for the third time in four years in 2010:

Jason Heyward (6.57) - 12

□ C - Yadier Molina, 26, makes his second consecutive all star game in 2010

Harrison Bader (6.02) - 12

□ 1B - Albert Pujols, 30, puts up a 42-118-.312 season in 2010

Dexter Fowler (1.71) - 10

□ 3B - David Freese, 27, picked up from San Diego in 2008 for Jim Edmonds

Stephen Piscotty (4.54) - 8

□ LF - Matt Holliday, 30, 28-103-.312 in 2010

□ CF - Colby Rasmus, 23, 23-66-.276 in 2010, 28th overall pick in 2005 draft

Notable Events:

□ OF - Jon Jay, 25, rookie 2nd round pick in 2006 hits .300 in 2010

□ OF - Allen Craig, 25, rookie, 8th round pick in 2006 draft

2016 - RHP Mike Leake, 28, is signed as a free agent.

□ RHP - Chris Carpenter, 35, goes 16-9 in 2010

□ RHP - Adam Wainwright, 28, goes 20-11 in 2010

2016 - Righthander Luke Weaver, 22, is a rookie.

□ RHP - Jaime Garcia, 23, goes 13-8 in 2010, 22nd round pick in 2005 draft

He was a 1st round pick in 2014

2011 - OF Lance Berkman, 35, is signed as an inexpensive free agent from

2016 - The Cards decline fourteen games in the standings to 86-76.

the Yankees. Lance looked like he was washed up in 2010, but had one

They actually score 132 more runs than in 2015 (a run a game), but give

more big year left in him as he went 31-94-.301 with the Cards

up 187 more. The pitching, which has been a major part of their successful

run, turns mediocre. Adam Wainright comes back from injury to post a

2011 - 2B Kolten Wong, 20, is the 22nd overall pick in the draft, he debuts in '13

13-9 mark and Carlos Martinez continues to pitch well, but everyone

else takes a nosedive. St. Louis is no longer a powerhouse without their

2011 - 3B Matt Carpenter, 25, a 13th round pick in the 2009 draft debuts.

exceptional pitching staff. They're still not a bad club, but not a

contender without the great pitching.

2011 - St. Louis wins the World Series. Berkman's acquisition gives the

Cards a nice boost offensively. A bunch of pitchers have good years

2017 - OF Dexter Fowler, 31, is signed from the Cubs as a FA

overcoming the loss of twenty game winner Adam Wainwright who missed

the season with injury. Kyle Lohse, Jaime Garcia, Jake Westbrook, Kyle

2017 - SS Paul DeJong, 23, is a rookie. He was a fourth round pick in 2015.

McClellan and Chris Carpenter all post double figure win totals and

Fernando Salas has a good year as closer.

2018 - OF Marcell Ozuna, 27, is picked up from Miami in their firesale.

2012 - RHP Lance Lynn, 25, goes 18-7 as a rookie. He was a first round

2018 - RHP Jack Flaherty, 22, is a rookie. He was a 1st round pick in 2014.

pick in the 2008 draft

2018 - St. Louis's run numbers have been eerily consistent the three years

2012 - Closer Trevor Rosenthal, 22, is a rookie. He was a 21st round pick in '09

after they were last a contender in 2015. That being said, the Cards

slight improvement to 88 wins in 2018 can be attributed to a slight

2012 - RHP Shelby Miller, 21, debuts, he was the 19th overall pick in '09

improvement in runs given up. That improvement can be attributed to the

emergence of twenty nine year old journeyman righthander Miles Mikolas

2013 - RHP Michael Wacha, 21, is a rookie. He was the 19th overall pick in '12

who went 18-4 with a 2.83 ERA. His previous major league experience

had been brief stints with the Padres and the Rangers early in the decade.

2012 - St. Louis is a wild card and makes it to the NLCS before losing

In between, Mikolas spent three successful seasons in Japan improving

to the Giants

his craft. He learned how to mix up his pitches better, get ahead

of the hitters better and cut down on his walks while in Japan.

2013 - RHP Carlos Martinez, 21, debuts. He was an IFA in 2010

2019 - Slugging 1B Paul Goldschmidt, 31, is obtained in a deal with Arizona.

2013 - The Cardinals win the first of three consecutive Division titles.

They make it to the World Series where they lose to the Red Sox again.

2019 - RHP Dakota Hudson, 24, is a rookie. He was a 1st round pick in 2016.

2014 - Former 1st round pick Randal Grichuk, 22, is a rookie. He was

2019 - The Redbirds complete another highly successful decade with

picked up in a four player deal with Anaheim.

another Division title and a run to the NLCS where they lose to the eventual

World Champion Nats. St.Louis averages 90 wins over the decade with their

2014 - The Cardinals lose in the NLCS to the Giants for the second time

worst season 83-79 in '17. Very consistent. The Cards made it to the post

in three years

season six times, with one World Series title (2011). GM John Mozeliak, who

replaced legendary GM Walt Jocketty in 2007, had a legendary ten year

2015 - OF Steven Piscotty, 24, is a rookie. He was a first round pick in

run of his own until he was kicked upstairs to President in 2017.

the 2012 draft

2019 - St. Louis rides their pitching to the Division title as they score

2015 - CF Tommy Pham, 27, is a rookie. He was a 16th round pick in 2007.

18 runs less than the league average. As usual with the Cards, there's

a nice mix of veterans and youth on the club as they are always

2015 - St. Louis makes their team record fifth postseason appearance in a row

transitioning, never rebuilding.

and their twelfth in the sixteen seasons since the turn of the Century.

The top youngsters:

They are the most successful team of the Twenty First Century to this point.

RHP Dakota Hudson, 24; RHP Jack Flaherty, 23; SS Paul DeJong, 25;

The Cardinals secret throughout the years is outstanding drafting and

IF Tommy Edman, 24; OF Tyler O'Neill, 24

player development.

The top veterans:

They get bounced out of the playoffs by the Cubs in the NLDS.

C Yadier Molina, 36; 1B Paul Goldschmidt, 31; 2B Kolten Wong, 28;

3B Matt Carpenter, 33; OF Dexter Fowler, 33; OF Marcel Ozuna, 28;

RHP Miles Mikolas, 30; RHP Adam Wainright, 37; RHP Michael Wacha, 27;

Righty Closer Carlos Martinez, 27; Lefty Reliever Andrew Miller, 35