Colby Rasmus
Expected to eventually become a mainstay in St. Louis, the 21-year-old outfielder could snag a starting position as soon as Opening Day. He has the talent -- his 29 home runs in Double-A last year certainly prove that -- and now that Jim Edmonds is gone, he has the opportunity. And so all signs point toward Rasmus patrolling center field for the Cards sooner rather than later.
"I hope he does get a look," closer Jason Isringhausen said recently. "From what everybody hears, he's supposed to be the next coming of No. 15 [Edmonds] out there. So we'll see what happens."
What's clear is that the Cards won't promote Rasmus just to have him sit on the bench. Once he is up -- be that in April, May or September -- he'll be starting every day. And that's as good a reason as any to pencil him in as a Rookie of the Year contender.
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