The St. Louis Cardinals represented the National League in the World Series in 2013. They put together the best regular season record in the National League to get there. Since the close of the season, they have improved their roster by making moves by both trade and in free agency.
Along the way, there have been some headlines worth noting. Combined, they form a subscript of the calendar year and help to define the current state of the franchise.
What follows is the top five stories from the St. Louis Cardinals in 2013.
Statistics in the following article are sourced from Baseball-Reference.com.
Transaction information can be found on the Cardinals’ official transaction page.