The St. Louis Cardinals announced on Wednesday evening that first basemanMatt Adamswill miss 3-4 months with the quad strain that put him on the disabled list earlier Wednesday. The injury, which is classified as a strain despite the fact that it could require surgery, could very well end up costing Adams the season.
Mark Reynoldswill take over as the Cardinals’ starting first baseman for the time being, though one would have to think the team will be looking for an upgrade at first via the trade market as that the 31-year-old Reynolds is a career .230 hitter and is seventh among active major-leaguers in career strikeouts with 1,433 over nine seasons. There’s been talk about the possibility of trying to move third basemanMatt Carpenteror catcherYadier Molina, who have limited experience at first, or left fielderMatt Holliday, who has never played the position, to take over for Adams. Considering that the season is about a third of the way over, however, those ideas may be far-fetched.
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You cancheck out our column from this morningabout possible ideas for replacing Adams, though it appears that Triple-A first basemenXavier ScruggsandDan Johnsonmay be less viable options to contribute at the major-league level than we thought earlier today before Adams was placed on the DL and replaced by catcherEd Easley.
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