DARK HORSE
Tony La Russa, St. Louis Cardinals: The Cardinals lost mainstays Scott Rolen, Jim Edmonds and David Eckstein from 2007. They lost starters Chris Carpenter, Adam Wainwright and Mark Mulder and closer Jason Isringhausen to the disabled list for significant portions of the season, as St. Louis players spent a combined 550-plus games on the DL. They went with a converted pitcher as their center fielder, a journeyman as their right fielder and a rookie as their closer. Few gave the Cards much of a chance in the spring, but despite so many personnel losses, they still finished 10 games over .500. A lot of the credit must go to La Russa.
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