preseason i looked at the Cards as being fairly generic outside the "Big Four". looks like i was wrong.
so far several other players are playing really well: Rasmus, Ludwick, Penny & Garcia to name a few.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/2010.shtml
There's a reason they are 16-8. The rest of the division is .500 at best.
Unless several of these guys 'come back to earth' the Reds/Brewers/Cubs could be looking at wild card or go home by mid season.