2026 opening day lineup

[billybaseball]

SS- Masyn Winn
C- Ivan Herrara
DH- Alec Burleson
1B-Wilson Contreras
2B-JJ Wetherholt
RF- Jordan Walker
3B-Nolan Gorman
LF-Nathan Church
CF- Victor Scott

Michael McGreevy
Matthew Liberatore
Andre Pallante
Kyle Leahy
John Means

[Midrange Jay]

SS- Masyn Winn
C- Ivan Herrara
DH- Alec Burleson
1B-Wilson Contreras
2B-JJ Wetherholt
RF- Jordan Walker
3B-Nolan Gorman
LF-Nathan Church
CF- Victor Scott

Michael McGreevy
Matthew Liberatore
Andre Pallante
Kyle Leahy
John Means

That’s a roster that will get 1 million into the stands.

[Whatashame]

That’s also a roster that will have a payroll of under 100 million….which would be an embarrassment for the St Louis Cardinals

[Hoosier59]

If that is truly your opinion, I respect that, but , MAN, I hope you are very wrong!
For all the players who are absent from your lineup, I sincerely hope they receive at least one player who can beat out Church for LF!
He hasn’t shown anything yet, that would indicate he deserves to be a starter next year!
I’m not real thrilled about that batting order either, but with Oli in control, who’s to say that won’t be it?

[KeeptheRamsinSTL]

SS- Masyn Winn
C- Ivan Herrara
DH- Alec Burleson
1B-Wilson Contreras
2B-JJ Wetherholt
RF- Jordan Walker
3B-Nolan Gorman
LF-Nathan Church
CF- Victor Scott

Michael McGreevy
Matthew Liberatore
Andre Pallante
Kyle Leahy
John Means

I can't see this being the outfield:
RF- Jordan Walker
LF-Nathan Church
CF- Victor Scott

We can't have another season of Walker and Gorman playing a lot. It is time to move on.

[Melville]

SS- Masyn Winn
C- Ivan Herrara
DH- Alec Burleson
1B-Wilson Contreras
2B-JJ Wetherholt
RF- Jordan Walker
3B-Nolan Gorman
LF-Nathan Church
CF- Victor Scott

Michael McGreevy
Matthew Liberatore
Andre Pallante
Kyle Leahy
John Means

2b Wetherholt
LF Donovan
RF Acquisition
1B Contreras
DH Burleson or Herrera based on pitcher
3B Gorman
SS Winn
C Pages
CF Scott

[Bad14]

I hoped they'd moved on from Herrera as a catcher. I just don't think he's ever going to be good defensively.

[Hoosier59]

SS- Masyn Winn
C- Ivan Herrara
DH- Alec Burleson
1B-Wilson Contreras
2B-JJ Wetherholt
RF- Jordan Walker
3B-Nolan Gorman
LF-Nathan Church
CF- Victor Scott

Michael McGreevy
Matthew Liberatore
Andre Pallante
Kyle Leahy
John Means

2b Wetherholt
LF Donovan
RF Acquisition
1B Contreras
DH Burleson or Herrera based on pitcher
3B Gorman
SS Winn
C Pages
CF Scott

So in your lineup, Burleson and Herrera are both on the roster, but only one is in the lineup each game, depending on the pitcher? Really?
You really are convinced Gorman can out hit both of them aren’t you?
I’m sorry but, “ NO WAY “ !
Take out Gorman,and put Donovan at 3rd base and either Burleson or Herrera in LF, and you would be closer to be being correct!
Just my opinion.

[rockondlouie]

SS- Masyn Winn
C- Ivan Herrara
DH- Alec Burleson
1B-Wilson Contreras
2B-JJ Wetherholt
RF- Jordan Walker
3B-Nolan Gorman
LF-Nathan Church
CF- Victor Scott

Michael McGreevy
Matthew Liberatore
Andre Pallante
Kyle Leahy
John Means

That’s a roster that will get 1 million into the stands.

No more than 1.5+M for sure jay.

That's one sorry looking lineup if it contains J. Walker, N. Church and VSII.

And Pallante back in the S.R.? BARF

[82birds]

way too early for this thread IMO.
many discussed may not even be Cardinals next spring.

[billybaseball]

way too early for this thread IMO.
many discussed may not even be Cardinals next spring.

It's my mid-October prediction. It's just for fun no reason to take it too seriously

[dugoutrex]

JJ will not go North with the club imo

[JuanAgosto]

If the starting lineup has Walker, Gorman, Church, and Scott, that offense will suck. And nobody will be going to games or watching on TV after June.

[billybaseball]

JJ will not go North with the club imo

I disagree. He has to be with the team within the first two weeks of the season to be eligible for the ROY PPI draft pick. He'll break camp with the team.

[billybaseball]

If the starting lineup has Walker, Gorman, Church, and Scott, that offense will suck. And nobody will be going to games or watching on TV after June.

I don't understand why anyone would expect anything different. They made it pretty clear that next year will be a rebuild year.

[Ozziesfan41]

That’ll lose 90 games