Cardinals Superstar Has High Praise For Phenom After Stellar Start To Season

The young Cardinals phenom certainly has a bright future

Apr 6, 2024; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn (0) throws against / Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports

St. Louis Cardinals fans should be excited about the club despite a slow start to the 2024 season.

St. Louis had a disappointing 2023 season but the club should be in a much better place this campaign. The Cardinals currently are in last place in the National League Central with a 5-6 record but there still is reason to have hope that the club will be solid this year.

One of the biggest reasons Cardinals fans should excited about the club right now has been the play of young shortstop Masyn Winn. He was the club's No. 2 prospect entering the 2023 season -- just behind outfielder Jordan Walker -- and made his big league debut but appeared in just 37 games and struggled in the small sample size.

He has looked at home so far this season and has been one of the club's best players to kick off the 2024 campaign. Winn has been great offensively and has been so good defensively to the point that superstar slugger Paul Goldschmidt predicted he will win at least one Gold Glove Award throughout his career, according to MLB.com's John Denton.

“I don’t know if it’ll be this year, but if he doesn’t win a Gold Glove, I’ll be very surprised -- or multiple (Gold Gloves),” Goldschmidt said as transcribed by Denton. “I mean, it’s more than just his arm. He has great range and makes great plays and his arm sticks out. With some of those double plays, he comes across and throws a guy out with throws where most guys aren’t doing that. He’s made diving stops in the hole and has played some all-around great defense for us.”

Winn has been one of the club's most consistent players so far this season and is slashing .333/.334/.400 while also providing stellar defense. The Cardinals seem to have found their shortstop of the future.

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