When the season started the Cardinals weren’t too confident that they had a competent outfield but they were wrong. Ryan Ludwick, Rick Ankiel and Skip Schumaker have formed one of the best outfields in the whole National League. Schumaker has been a big surprise but he really shouldn’t have been as a showed last season that he could hit while playing a reserve role on the Cardinals. Schumaker has played in 80 games for the Cardinals this season and he is 84 for 280 (.300 avg, .803 OPS) with 53 runs scored, 6 homers, 30 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. As long as he keeps hitting like he is now the Cardinals will keep giving him a lot of at bats and there is no reason to think he can’t keep it up.