If you’re a St. Louis Cardinals fan hoping for the team to make a splash in the National League Central in 2025, you might want to adjust your expectations. While the Cardinals improved from a horrible 71-91 record in 2023 to 83-79 in the postseason, it does not appear that they have done the necessary work in the summer to return to the postseason, which they have missed the previous two years.
If you’re a St. Louis Cardinals fan hoping for the team to make a splash in the National League Central in 2025, you might want to adjust your expectations. While the Cardinals improved from a horrible 71-91 record in 2023 to 83-79 in the postseason, it does not appear that they have done the necessary work in the summer to return to the postseason, which they have missed the previous two years.
“For all intents and purposes, they have the exact same roster that they had four months ago, neither embracing the rebuild that they publicly stated they would embrace, nor pursuing an NL Central title that is still kind of there for the taking,” Miller wrote. “… Telling your fans you’re building for the future and then not actually doing anything to improve either the present or the future is just bizarre.” Third baseman Nolan Arenado, who is set to earn $26 million in 2025, could be traded sooner rather than later.
