Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Under consideration at leadoff
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Edman is expected to receive starts in the leadoff spot for the Cardinals this season, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
Denton lists Edman, Brendan Donovan and Lars Nootbaar as options for the leadoff spot. The switch-hitting Edman has dramatic splits with a career .829 OPS versus lefties and .701 OPS against righties. He could wind up batting leadoff when a southpaw is on the mound and drop to the No. 9 spot against right-handers.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Mentally prepared for season
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Edman thinks playing for South Korea at the World Baseball Classic helped his mental preparation for the regular season, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
South Korea didn't advance out of pool play, and Edman went just 2-for-11 with two RBI and a run scored while at the tournament. Nonetheless, it sounds like the veteran infielder has gained some benefit from competing on the international stage. Edman hit .265 with a .724 OPS, 13 home runs, 32 stolen bases, 57 RBI and 95 runs scored over 153 games last season. He can play a variety of positions for the Cardinals, but he's most likely to see time at shortstop and second base.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Receives $4.2 million for 2023
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Edman agreed to a one-year, $4.2 million contract with the Cardinals on Friday to avoid arbitration, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
It's the first year of arbitration eligiblity for Edman, who had a .265/.324/.400 slash line with 13 home runs, 57 RBI, 95 runs and 32 stolen bases last season. The 27-year-old switch hitter is expected to begin 2023 as St. Louis' starting shortstop.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Three hits in loss
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Edman went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI, two runs and two stolen bases in Wednesday's loss to the Pirates.
Edman ripped an RBI single off Johan Oviedo in the first inning before stealing second base and coming around to score before the end of the frame. He later added two more hits, including a double, while scoring another run. The multi-hit effort was Edman's first since Sept. 17 while the stolen base was his 32nd of the year. The 27-year-old will look to repeat Wednesday's performance when the Cardinals face the Phillies on Friday in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Sitting again Monday
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Edman is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Pittsburgh, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
Edman is on the bench for the third time in five games while Paul DeJong steps in for him at shortstop. Though he's limping to the finish line of the regular season with a .100/.229/.133 slash line over his last nine games, Edman may not be fully secure in an everyday role as the postseason approaches.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Day off Saturday
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Edman isn't starting Saturday against the Pirates, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
Edman went 0-for-3 during Friday's win over Pittsburgh, and he'll retreat to the bench for the second time in the last three games. Paul DeJong is starting at shortstop and batting ninth.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Idle after division-clinching win
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Edman is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
Edman is one of several Cardinals regulars getting the day off for the series finale after St. Louis clinched the National League Central title with a 6-2 win Tuesday. Paul DeJong will draw the start at shortstop in place of Edman, who went 1-for-2 with a double and two walks Tuesday.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: On bench Sunday
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Edman is not in the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Reds, Daniel Guerrero of MLB.com reports.
Edman started the past seven contests and will step out of the lineup Sunday after he posted a .345/.367/.379 slash line with two RBI and four stolen bases during that span. Paul DeJong will take over at shortstop in the series finale against Cincinnati.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Swipes 30th bag of 2022
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Edman went 3-for-5 with one RBI and one steal in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Reds.
Edman nabbed second base against righty reliever Hunter Strickland and catcher Chuckie Robinson in the first game of Saturday's twin bill. After a 15-game stretch when he recorded a .426 average over 54 at-bats, the shortstop suffered an 0-for-11 slump in his last three games before breaking out of it in this contest. In addition, the 27-year-old has recorded four steals in his last eight games.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Two steals in loss
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Edman went 2-for-4 with an RBI, two stolen bases and a run scored in Tuesday's 8-4 loss to the Brewers.
Edman was the only Cardinal with a multi-hit effort in this contest, which was his fourth in his last five games. He's added three steals in that span and is now 29-for-32 on the basepaths this season, ranking fifth in the majors in steals. The versatile 27-year-old's hot hitting has his batting average up to .270, its highest point since July 3. He's added a .743 OPS, 13 home runs, 55 RBI, 90 runs scored, 29 doubles and four triples through 138 contests.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Absent from Saturday's lineup
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Edman isn't starting Saturday against Pittsburgh, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Edman is getting a rare day off after he hit .389 with three RBI, two doubles, a stolen base, a walk and a strikeout over the last five games. Paul DeJong will take over at shortstop and bat ninth.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Swipes 27th bag
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Edman went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a stolen base in Friday's 8-2 loss to Pittsburgh.
Edman knocked an RBI double in the seventh inning as part of his ninth multi-hit effort over his last 17 appearances. During that stretch, he's gone 25-for-67 (.373) with 14 extra-base hits and 14 RBI. On the year, he's stolen 27 bases while knocking 45 extra-base hits and posting a .267/.325/.412 slash line through 135 games.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Continues homer barrage
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Edman went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a double in an 8-4 win against the Cubs on Saturday.
Edman ignited a six-run third inning with a solo shot off Chicago starter Drew Smyly and tacked on a double in the sixth. The 27-year-old infielder has now homered four times in his last six games and is batting 10-for-25 (.400) with eight extra-base hits during the stretch. The recent binge comes on the heels of a 48-game homerless streak between June 15 and Aug. 14.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Sets new career high in homers
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Edman went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 8-0 win over the Cubs.
Edman put a bow on the Cardinals' big win with his eighth-inning blast. That was his fourth homer in his last 10 games and his career-high 12th long ball of the year. During his recent hot stretch, the infielder has gone 14-for-41 (.341) with 10 RBI, eight runs scored and two steals. He's slashing .258/.319/.398 with 50 RBI, 85 runs scored and 26 stolen bases through 128 games overall.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Accounts for lone run in loss
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Edman went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Reds.
Edman opened the scoring in the third inning with his solo shot, which was one of just four hits in the game for the Cardinals. Over his last eight games, Edman has gone 10-for-32 (.313) with three long balls, one triple, three doubles, seven RBI, seven runs scored and two stolen bases. That hot bat has kept him in the lineup regularly as the starting shortstop while Nolan Gorman and Brendan Donovan handle second base. Paul DeJong has reverted to a bench role. Through 126 contests, Edman has matched his career high with 11 homers and added 26 stolen bases.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Lifts game-tying homer
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Edman went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-3 win over Atlanta.
Edman's lone hit in this three-game series came in the eighth inning off Atlanta reliever A.J. Minter. It was a game-tying solo shot, which was also Edman's fourth extra-base hit in his last six games. In that span, he's gone 7-for-24 (.292) with four RBI, five runs and two steals. The 27-year-old has slashed .253/.315/.378 with 10 homers, 44 RBI, 82 runs scored and 26 steals through 124 contests this season, though his productivity could take a hit as he's remained at the bottom of the order in recent games in favor of Lars Nootbaar as the leadoff hitter.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Shows off speed Thursday
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Edman went 3-for-5 with a triple and a stolen base in Thursday's 8-3 win over the Cubs.
The steal put Edman at 25 for the year, which ties him for third in the majors with Ronald Acuna and Cedric Mullins. Edman's batted .268 with a .743 OPS, four steals, two home runs, eight RBI and 13 runs scored through 22 games in August. Lars Nootbaar appears to have taken over leadoff duties against right-handed pitchers while Dylan Carlson does the same against most lefties, leaving Edman in a spot further down in the lineup.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Sitting Game 1 on Tuesday
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Edman is not in the starting lineup for Game 1 of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Cubs, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Edman will get a breather in the matinee Tuesday after he went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Monday's win. Nolan Gorman will shift over to second base while the red-hot Albert Pujols starts at designated hitter and bats sixth in Game 1.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Idle Sunday
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Edman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Nolan Gorman and Paul DeJong will form the Cardinals' double-play tandem in the middle infield while Edman sits after starting the past three games. Edman last batted out of the leadoff spot July 27, and because he's slashed a lowly .224/.274/.328 in 18 games since, he'll likely continue to occupy a spot in the lower half of the St. Louis lineup when he starts.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Not in Wednesday's lineup
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Edman isn't starting Wednesday against the Rockies, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Edman started the last four games and went 3-for-14 with a homer, a double, a run, an RBI and a stolen base. Nolan Gorman will shift to the keystone while Brendan Donovan serves as the designated hitter Wednesday.
