This is an 8* DESTRUCTION on the Cardinals.

All the pieces are in place for each of these teams to do well this year.

The Jays go with Alex Manoah, who was 16-7 with a 2.24 ERA last year.

The Cards are favored to win the NL Central this season. Miles Mikolas gets the nod, and he was 12-13 with a 3.29 ERA last year. He faced the Jays' high-powered offense last year and dominated, going seven innings and allowing three earned runs, with St. Louis winning 7-3.

St. Louis has won its last three Openers and I expect that to once again be the case here. This is a difficult road venue for the Jays on Opening Day, so I say the value for sure here lies with St. Louis.

The play is the CARDINALS.

Good luck, NP