They have combined for 14 Gold Gloves, nine All-Star selections, five top-5 finishes in MVP balloting and 941 home runs. Along with 109 years on this planet and 42 seasons in the big leagues.

They're the Cardinals' three starting outfielders: Jim Edmonds, Larry Walker and Reggie Sanders. There's no question about their abilities, just about their collective age. If the three stay healthy, they could be the most productive outfield in the National League; if they start to show their age, they could lead the circuit in time on the disabled list. For a team in a win-now mode, the pluses outweigh the minuses, but there's definitely an issue to be aware of here.

Edmonds plays defense with the recklessness of someone half his age, but he'll turn 35 this June. Sanders is speedy for 37, but is nonetheless 37. And Walker's first birthday as a Cardinal was his 38th overall. Even the bench players are getting up there. The Cardinals' 2004 rookie of the year, So Taguchi, is 35. The baby of the bunch is Roger Cedeno, who turned 30 last August. Multi-position man John Mabry is 34.