St.Louis Cardinals Projected 2016 Rotation and Lineup

Hello Cardinal Fans! Spring Training has started, Opening Day is 44 days away, and it is time to start looking at the projected Lineup and Rotation. Just remember, there are still moves that could be made, that would change the Lineup or Rotation below.

Rotation:

1. Adam Wainwright RHP

2. Michael Wacha RHP

3. Jaime Garcia LHP

4. Carlos Martinez RHP

5. Mike Leake RHP

6. Marco Gonzalez LHP *

7. Tyler Lyons LHP *

8. Tim Cooney LHP *

The Top 5 from above will most likely be the Cardinals ideal rotation, unless injuries occur.

Lineup:

1. 3B Matt Carpenter L-R

2. RF Stephen Piscotty R-R

3. LF Matt Holliday R-R

4. CF Randal Grichuk R-R

5. SS Jhonny Peralta R-R

6. 1B Brandon Moss L-R

7. 2B Kolten Wong L-R or Jedd Gyorko R-R

8. C Yadier Molina R-R

9. Pitcher

Bench:

Matt Adams L-R

Jedd Gyorko R-R or Kolten Wong L-R (depending on who is starting)

Tommy Pham R-R

Greg Garcia L-R

Brayan Pena S-R

Bullpen:

Tyler Lyons LHP *

Marco Gonzalez LHP *

Tim Cooney LHP *

Kevin Siegrist LHP

Jonathan Broxton RHP

Seth Maness RHP

Jordan Walden RHP

Seung-Hwan Oh RHP

Trevor Rosenthal RHP (closer)

Players that have a * beside their name could qualify for rotation or bullpen.

Let me know what you think about the projected rotation and lineup above.

Thanks for reading.

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