The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting Adam Wainwright is being examined for what may be a "significant" elbow injury.
The Cardinals already have enough trouble with Albert Pujols still unsigned beyond this season, but let's put that to the side. They finished in second last year with Pujols, Matt Holliday, Chris Carpenter, and Wainwright all reasonably healthy. If Wainwright misses a significant period of time, they'll have a hard time contending.
The Cardinals have built a team with a few legitimate superstars (see above) and a lot of role players (their double-play combo this year will be Skip Schumaker and Ryan Theriot). Losing one of the superstars for an extended length of time changes the equation; it also means, come June or July, the Cardinals might be more willing to deal Pujols to a team that can sign him for what he wants (read: Yankees) rather than keeping him and getting draft picks.
We'll see what happens.
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