Right now, I understand not riding Taveras in the OF. I think he needs a full offseason of conditioning and work with the big league club and a chance to hit the "reset" button.
Were the Cardinals fortunate enough to get to the WS, I would hope that Matheny would be smart enough to DH him in the AL park, but it wouldn't surprise me to see him start Bourjos in center, Jay in left, and Grichuk in right, and DH Holliday. It would give the Cardinals an unreal OF defense, but leave a lot of potential power behind.
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