Famous Mortimer wrote: ↑February 18 20, 4:17 pmWhen was the last time a member of the 2019 Cardinals posted a season as good as Rendon's 2019 (7.0 fWAR)? Or Scherzer's (6.5)?CardsofSTL wrote: ↑February 18 20, 10:14 amThe Cardinals do have high end talent. They just did not perform as well last season.
Actually, I've answered my own question. Goldschmidt did it in 2015, and Carpenter in 2013 (Wainwright also came close that year). I just don't think you can meaningfully compare the Cardinals and Nationals from last year. They had some of the best players in the game, and the Cardinals didn't. The Nationals had five players who outperformed the best Cardinal.
It wasn't my intention to compare the Cardinals to the Nationals; but to infer that the Cardinals do not have high end players on their roster is not a fair criticism.