PT TOMORROW: NL Central—A eulogy for Matt Carpenter's 2019 season

St. Louis Cardinals

Coming off a league-winning performance in 2018, Matt Carpenter (3B, STL) had fantasy managers ready to invest entering 2019. Though his early-season performance didn’t come close to replicating his 2018 production, many of his managers spent the dog days of summer expecting it to reappear. At this point, it should be clear that performance isn’t coming. That clarity came in the past week when Tommy Edman (3B/OF, STL) drew three consecutive starts ahead of Carpenter at third base. Not only can this serve as a eulogy for Carpenter’s 2019 season, it’s also a space to spend some time pondering his role on the team heading into 2020.

Without trending too much towards a Facts/Flukes column, there is at least some debate...

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