The next full season projection for next year was recently released as FanGraphs published the Steamer projections for the 2026 season. The season is expected to be full of growing pains as Chaim Bloom begins the first year of a rebuild of unknown length. While there is plenty of time for the 26-man roster to change, the early projections from Steamer show that the St. Louis Cardinals may be ticketed for another losing season.

Steamer, a projection model that projects thousands of major and minor league players, currently has Brendan Donovan and Sonny Gray’s among the Cardinals’ top players next season. I believe there is greater than a 50% chance that both players are dealt this winter, which creates and opening in the everyday lineup and also leaves a big hole in an already hurting rota

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