Will the Cardinals start Rick Ankiel in center field or will they rush prized prospect Colby Rasmus to the majors? This question likely won’t be answered until sometime during spring training. If Colby Rasmus is ready the Cardinals will likely let him have the job. He was outstanding in AA last season as he played in 128 games and he was 130 for 472 (.275 avg, .932 OPS) with 93 runs scored, 29 homers, 72 RBIs and 18 stolen bases. Ankiel will either start in RF or CF next season for the Cardinals. He’s better suited defensively for a corner outfield slot. The 28 year old lefty swinger played in 47 games last season for the Cardinals and he was 49 for 172 (.285 avg, .863 OPS) with 31 runs scored, 11 homers and 39 RBIs. It will be interesting to see how Ankiel handles the accusations that he bought HGH in the past as he didn’t play well at all after the reports came out.