[enemy Lines]

an opposing team's scout sizes up the Cardinals

You don't think of a championship club platooning its third basemen, but the Cardinals could pull it off. Craig Paquette is a good mistake hitter with some pop, and Placido Polanco puts the ball in play and is good defensively. The Cardinals don't get a lot of power there, but when you have Mark McGwire, Jim Edmonds, J.D. Drew and the rest, it doesn't matter....

Edgar Renteria is the most underrated player in baseball. Defensively he's every bit as good as the American League's Big Three, and he's a number 2 hitter who uses the whole field, can hit and run, and shoots the ball in the gap....

Fernando Vi�a is the catalyst at the top of the lineup; he sees a lot of pitches and always puts the ball in play. His range is average, but no one's faster turning the double play....

Bobby Bonilla was a good pickup for them: He can play first, third and the corner outfield spots, and he did a good job hitting off the bench last year....

Edmonds makes you think playing centerfield is easy. He'll have another monster year....

They'd really like to move Ray Lankford....

Darryl Kile might be even more effective with the high strike. He's very tough when he rides his fastball up in the zone and then throws that big curve....

If Rick Ankiel is the same guy he was in the first 150 games last year, he's a No. 1 starter. He has the stuff to dominate....

Steve Kline is a durable lefty, and he gets righthanded hitters out with his changeup and backdoor curve. You can let him pitch the whole eighth inning and get you to the closer.