Your 2026 Cardinals Bold Predictions/Hot Takes

[Adam2]

For 2026 what are your bold predictions/hot takes. 1 -3 things that are unlikely to happen but not impossible...Mine...

1 - Victor Scott has more stolen bases than any player has home runs this year

2 - Nolan Gorman hits 32+ home runs and gets his career back on track

3 - Dustin May gets at least 1 Cy Young Vote

yours? anything goes

[Cardinals4Life]

Ok, here goes:

1.) JJW will be an All-Star and win a GG this year.

2.) Herrera will lock down the C position and be an All-Star.

3.) McGreevy has double digit wins by the AS Break.

[Carp4Cy]

For 2026 what are your bold predictions/hot takes. 1 -3 things that are unlikely to happen but not impossible...Mine...

1 - Victor Scott has more stolen bases than any player has home runs this year

2 - Nolan Gorman hits 32+ home runs and gets his career back on track

3 - Dustin May gets at least 1 Cy Young Vote

yours? anything goes

3 is possible.

1 do you mean more than Any player or more than any Cardinal player? lol

[Carp4Cy]

Ok, here goes:

1.) JJW will be an All-Star and win a GG this year.

2.) Herrera will lock down the C position and be an All-Star.

3.) McGreevy has double digit wins by the AS Break.

If those happen we should be buyers not sellers.

[Adam2]

For 2026 what are your bold predictions/hot takes. 1 -3 things that are unlikely to happen but not impossible...Mine...

1 - Victor Scott has more stolen bases than any player has home runs this year

2 - Nolan Gorman hits 32+ home runs and gets his career back on track

3 - Dustin May gets at least 1 Cy Young Vote

yours? anything goes

3 is possible.

1 do you mean more than Any player or more than any Cardinal player? lol

any player at all

[dugoutrex]

1) Burly hits over .300

2) May is out for the season before the all-star game

3) Noot gets traded at the deadline

[Hoosier59]

Ok, so, you said bold, but possible predictions, not realistic ones.
Here goes,
#1-Cardinals have more than one player with a .300+ average.
#2-they have 2 players with 90+ RBI’s
#3-they have 2 players with 90+ runs scored
#4-they have 3 players with 30+ steals
#5-they have 4 pitchers with 10+ wins
#6-they have a pitcher record 20+ saves
#7 they have more than one pitcher with 10+ saves
#8-they have 4 players hit over 20 home runs
#9-one starter with an ERA under 3.00
#10-30% of Cardinal fans want Oli extended after the season

[CCard]

1. Libertore leads the rotation in wins with 13.
2. Herrera is injured by the all-star break.
3. No one on the team hits 20 homeruns.

P.S. They finish last in the division. But I hope I'm wrong on all of that, I just don't see the rainbow. Talent wins and I see journeyman but nothing special.

[CCard]

Ok, so, you said bold, but possible predictions, not realistic ones.
Here goes,
#1-Cardinals have more than one player with a .300+ average.
#2-they have 2 players with 90+ RBI’s
#3-they have 2 players with 90+ runs scored
#4-they have 3 players with 30+ steals
#5-they have 4 pitchers with 10+ wins
#6-they have a pitcher record 20+ saves
#7 they have more than one pitcher with 10+ saves
#8-they have 4 players hit over 20 home runs
#9-one starter with an ERA under 3.00
#10-30% of Cardinal fans want Oli extended after the season

I want some of what you're smoking my man.

[Carp4Cy]

1. Libertore leads the rotation in wins with 13.
2. Herrera is injured by the all-star break.
3. No one on the team hits 20 homeruns.

P.S. They finish last in the division. But I hope I'm wrong on all of that, I just don't see the rainbow. Talent wins and I see journeyman but nothing special.

seems plausible unfortunately.

[Adam2]

1. Libertore leads the rotation in wins with 13.
2. Herrera is injured by the all-star break.
3. No one on the team hits 20 homeruns.

P.S. They finish last in the division. But I hope I'm wrong on all of that, I just don't see the rainbow. Talent wins and I see journeyman but nothing special.

I could see all these happening sadly

[Melville]

1. Burleson/Wetherholt/Winn/Gorman will be a top 4 NL infield if The Marmot, and health, allows each of them to start 125 games or more.
2. Walker will lose the starting RF job within the first 100 games.
3. Crooks will start more games in the final 80 games than any of the other catchers.

[Talkin' Baseball]

1. Burleson/Wetherholt/Winn/Gorman will be a top 4 NL infield if The Marmot, and health, allows each of them to start 125 games or more.
2. Walker will lose the starting RF job within the first 100 games.
3. Crooks will start more games in the final 80 games than any of the other catchers.

I could see 1 & 3. I have trouble seeing the #2- but maybe???

[TheFantasyStud]

Fun OP

Cards hit more than 200 home runs and steal more than 200 bases
Cards make the playoffs
Molina or Pujols is the manager by the end of the year.

[greyhawk]

1 --- church hits .270 15 and 65 --- steals 15 also
2 -- libby wins 15
3 -- noot never plays a game this season for the cards due to injury

[Chitownredbird]

1. Gorman has more HRs than Es.
2. Cards have more hitters with BA above 280 than below the Mendoza line.
3. Attendance (fans in seats) at home game 2 is greater than 10k.
4. More than 1 SP has better than a 500 record.
5. Wynn and Wetherholt make it through the season without injury.