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Remember before the season started when we were all so confident about how all the Cardinals would do? Let's check in on our conventional wisdom by looking at the hitters.
PA | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | WAR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Carpenter | 351 | 56 | 14 | 53 | 0 | 0.298 | 0.420 | 0.568 | 3.1 |
PACE | 646 | 103 | 26 | 98 | 0 | 0.298 | 0.420 | 0.568 | 5.7 |
PRETTY GOOD.
PA | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | WAR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Holliday | 329 | 36 | 15 | 52 | 0 | 0.241 | 0.316 | 0.451 | 0.7 |
PACE | 605 | 66 | 28 | 96 |
0 |
0.241 | 0.316 | 0.451 | 1.3 |
Undershot the homers and overshot the average, and on-base percentage which has caused a lower WAR. We'll see if he can't get that straightened out in the second half.
PA | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | WAR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kolten Wong | 207 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0.239 | 0.329 | 0.306 | 0.2 |
PACE | 381 | 42 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 0.239 | 0.329 | 0.306 | 0.4 |
Pretty disappointing first half for Wong.
PA | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | WAR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen Piscotty | 357 | 53 | 11 | 48 | 4 | 0.295 | 0.370 | 0.480 | 2.4 |
PACE | 657 | 98 | 20 | 88 | 7 | 0.295 | 0.370 | 0.480 | 4.4 |
Progress Report: Exceeds Expectations
PA | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | WAR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Randal Grichuk | 247 | 34 | 10 | 31 | 3 | 0.226 | 0.287 | 0.425 | 0.4 |
PACE | 454 | 63 | 18 | 57 | 6 | 0.226 | 0.287 | 0.425 | 0.7 |
Silly, optimistic VEB.
PA | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | WAR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yadier Molina | 322 | 30 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 0.259 | 0.329 | 0.341 | 0.4 |
PACE | 592 | 55 | 4 | 52 | 4 | 0.259 | 0.329 | 0.341 | 0.7 |
Sadly not too far off, except of course plate appearances.
PA | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | WAR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brandon Moss | 250 | 40 | 17 | 40 | 0 | 0.256 | 0.344 | 0.566 | 1.3 |
PACE | 460 | 74 | 31 | 74 | 0 | 0.256 | 0.344 | 0.566 | 2.4 |
Definitely better than expected.
There are a few other players I did not make charts for. One of particular interest now, but perhaps less so at the beginning of the season:
PA | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | WAR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aledmys Diaz | 334 | 57 | 13 | 48 | 3 | 0.315 | 0.38 | 0.536 | 2.4 |
PACE | 615 | 105 | 24 | 88 | 6 | 0.315 | 0.38 | 0.536 | 4.4 |
Projections | 314 | 40 | 10 | 42 | 6 | 0.268 | .321 | 0.425 | 1.7 |
He's got them beat already, it would seem. Here's another guy.
PA | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | WAR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jedd Gyorko | 166 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 0.242 | 0.301 | 0.412 | 0.7 | |
PACE | 305 | 37 | 13 | 39 | 0.242 | 0.301 | 0.412 | 1.3 | |
Projections | 356 | 44 | 14 | 50 | 3 | 0.26 | 0.323 | 0.421 | 1.7 |
Sounds about right.
PA | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | WAR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Adams | 212 | 24 | 10 | 36 | 0.265 | 0.311 | 0.474 | 0.4 | |
PACE | 390 | 44 | 18 | 66 | 0.265 | 0.311 | 0.474 | 0.7 | |
Projections | 334 | 37 | 12 | 46 | 1 | 0.261 | 0.307 | 0.418 | 1.1 |
Not too bad.
We'll take a look at pitchers another day.