The St. Louis Cardinals have made themselves a reputation of developing tremendous young talent and always being in contention. Their franchise has been dubbed as one of the most consistent and from a fantasy perspective there were always stars littered around the ball club.
This season however that all has changed. The Cardinals have been playing in front of near empty stadiums, almost unthinkable in St. Louis, and their young talent has been iffy at best.
There are two names to keep an eye on through and you can probably scoop them off of waivers and hope for a late surge.
The first name is Thomas Saggese. He is a multi-positional player which helps every fantasy team, and he is young enough to buy into his new hot streak. Saggese may only be batting .254 on the season but he has batted over .270 for the past month. He now is playing every day and that has also led to 12 runs scored. He will chip in a few steals and RBIs along the way as well. Putting him on your team and using him as his three-position fill ins can bring you closer to a title.
The other name is more of a dynasty asset and someone everyone has given up on in Jordan Walker. Walker was a guy who had a .800 OPS in the minors and somehow, he has lost all of his pitch recognition. The Cardinals have been very patient with the youngster but there are rumors that he will start next season in Memphis if this continues.
Walker is still young, still has immense power, and we have watched former Cardinals batters explode after some time in a new place. Walker isn't going to help much now but this is his floor, and you can buy the dip for next season.