Disagree that Peralta is "clearly" ready. I hope he is, but so far he seems like a AAAA guy who struggles with location. Does he have the potential to overcome that? Absolutely. I don't trust any of Peralta, Fiers or Rogers to step up from AAA and be very good. Estrada is a legit #5 starter if needed but I'm concerned about Marcum's health and our lack of ability to cover for him if he falters or goes down. Wolf is a great #4 pitcher, as a #3 pitcher Wolf doesn't shine as compared to many other teams (Philadelphia, St Louis, San Francisco etc). Same with Narveson in terms of him as a #5 or a #4. I do think the Brewers will be a very good team. As far as St Louis goes, Freese is a real wildcard (no pun intended). Is he poised to become a superstar? Maybe. Carpenter being out will really hurt them though. And there is no replacing Pujols Gamel/Ramirez can likely duplicate Fielder/McGehee but you take Albert Pujols off of a wild-card team and that is a mega loss. Berkman will likely not be the same without Pujols in the lineup, Beltran is often injured, I just don't see the Cardinals being strong contenders without Freese emerging as a 35 HR 1.000 OPS, .400 OBP guy