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Cards’ writer says Garrett Hampson ‘should be off the roster’ by end of the month

With a playoff bid quickly leaving their sights, should the middling St. Louis Cardinals reexamine their roster with an eye toward the future? That’s what Redbird Rants’ Thomas Gauvain thinks , and he writes that utility player Garrett Hampson’s time in St. Louis should be up.

“He’s logged only 22 plate appearances for the Cardinals, and he has a .143/.182/.190 slash line to go along with 10 strikeouts,” he wrote. “He’s been a non-factor offensively and his defensive abilities aren’t close to making up for his offensive shortcomings.”

In his stead, Gauvain thinks the Cardinals (60-59) could promote outfielder Nathan Church. The 25-year-old has worked his way through the minor leag

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