Hello Viva El Birdos! I am excited to break down some Cardinals hitters today, but I wanted to briefly introduce myself. I have been reading VEB for well over a decade at this point and credit this site’s writers and commenters with much of my education in baseball analytics. I appreciate the quality that this community expects and will do my best to provide thought-provoking content. While I was vaguely aware of baseball and the Cardinals in the late 1990s, I became a diehard fan sometime in 2001. I mention the timing of my fandom because I can be, at times, disgustingly optimistic about the Cardinals. Despite the last three years, my time following the birds has been largely defined by winning, a productive farm system, and a competent front office. I will try to keep my enthusiasm in ch

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