It's going to be very interesting to see how the St. Louis Cardinals handle the outfield moving forward.

With the 2026 season winding down, Cardinals fans got a look at what could be the outfield of the future — or at least the short term — with Joshua Baez and Jordan Walker in the corners and Nathan Church in center field. That's a good outfield and should get even better with Baez getting more big league experience under his belt. Plus, it shouldn't be forgotten that Church also was a rookie throughout the 2026 season. Initially, Victor Scott II was out in center with Church in a corner before Lars Nootbaar returned from the Injured List. Scott went down to Triple-A and Church shifted to center field. Then, Nootbaar was traded and Baez took over shortly afterward.

It's going to be especially interesting to see what St. Louis does with Scott this offseason and into the 2027 campaign, to say the least. If he doesn't have a big Spring Training, he arguably could be running out of time in St. Louis already.…