Ryan Ludwick not in lineup...

[BostonBK7]

Anyone know what the deal is? Why in the world would he take a back seat to the other Cards OFs? He played in 152 games last year, I was kind of expecting the same this year.

[Pogotheostrich]

TLR loaded up on LH bats cause Snell is pitching.

[Rockfan616]

Too many OF'ers on the Cards roster, Colby Rasmus needs to get some playing time sometime. I think we're going to see all the OF'ers rotated in and out of the lineup quite a bit thru out most of the season. Ludwick will get his share of AB's though.

[markball51]

In a 10 team shallow mixed league (weekly roster moves), is it worth it to have Ludwick in your every day lineup, knowing that he will rake WHEN he plays? Or should I sub in someone that might not put up the same numbers....but will play everyday?

[405z06]

it's going to be interesting so see how this plays out. The didn't bring Rasmus up to ride the pine, and Duncan looks healthy again. Unless someone gets hurt, I would expect all 4 OFs to have regular days off so that all 4 can get plenty of playing time. If you own a Cardinal OF'er you may want to bookmark the stltoday website and check in pre-game for lineups for daily transactions.

[LostInTheBoom]

A poster on the Cbs Sportsline website is claiming that Ludwick missed the game because his wife was having a baby.

Frantically scanning the web for confirmation...I'll post again if I find anything solid.

[LostInTheBoom]

The Cardinals' official website disputes the poster's claim. Looks like that was speculation (read: made-up rumor). My bad...

[405z06]

He was the pre-game interview here locally on Fox Sports Midwest. He was there and was fine.

He was something like 1-for-11 lifetime against Snell.

[Rockfan616]

Well, that's a good reason to not have him in there then. Poor career numbers vs. Snell along with there being a logjam of OF's on the team sounds like a good time to give him a night off to me.

[pangbones]

Already sat 2 of the first 6 games. This is a trend I am not liking. If he's sitting 2 times a week, this is going to really hurt his overall value in weekly leagues, like the one I own him in.