Cardinals’ five things to watch for after the break

With 68 games remaining on the schedule, a gulch between them and the division-leading Cubs, and three teams ahead in the wild-card race, the Cardinals have an uphill climb toward contention. If they’re going to “salvage the season,” as president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said this past week, here are three people and two groups that are going to have pull them out of the rut and lead them back onto the trail:

Here’s a link to the story at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.