Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak views Jon Jay as the team's everyday center fielder rather than left-handed half of a platoon. Jay has certainly held his own against southpaws in his career, sporting a .296/.356/.377 batting line as compared to a .298/.348/.436 line against right-handers. The splits evidently have Mozeliak and the Cards prepared to run Jay out there every day rather than find a right-handed hitting complement for him, which enhances his value as a potential late-round fantasy option.

Jon Jay is 0-for-14 in the World Series. And he hasn't hit a ball out of the infield since the seven-game Fall Classic moved to Texas. The Cardinals might consider starting Skip Schumaker in center field in Game 5.

John Jay went 3-for-5 with three runs scored in the Cardinals' Game 2 NLCS victory on Monday. Batting in front of Albert Pujols, Jay made the most of the opportunity by reaching base and scoring three times in the first five innings. As a result, he doubled his playoff hit total in what has been an otherwise quiet postseason at the plate.

Jon Jay went 2-for-3 with a solo homer and RBI single in Tuesday's win over the Brewers. It's his second straight game with a home run, and he now has an even 10 on the year. Jay also has tallied four straight multi-hit games and is batting a cool .474 in five games this month.

Jon Jay went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in St. Louis' 10-inning loss to the Reds on Sunday. He tagged Bronson Arroyo in the first inning. Jay's ninth home run of the season was just his second since the All-Star break. He'll take a .301/.349/.435 batting line into play on Monday.

Jon Jay homered and doubled Sunday in the win over the Cubs. It was the first time all year that Jay has had multiple extra-base hits in the same game. He struggled in the first couple of weeks after Colby Rasmus was traded, but he's now come up with eight hits, four of them for extra bases, in his last five games.

Jon Jay is hitting just .220/.250/.300 since the Cardinals traded Colby Rasmus on July 27. For the second straight summer Jay has gone from being a reserve to a starter after the Cardinals dealt an outfielder, and for the second straight summer he's struggled upon becoming an everyday player. His season line of .297/.345/.416 remains strong, however, and it's probably still too early to chalk up his recent slump to anything other than normal ebb-and-flow during a long season.

Jon Jay is expected to become the Cardinals' primary right fielder in the wake of Albert Pujols' injury. Lance Berkman will cover first base most nights. Jay has posted a quality .313/.364/.436 batting line in 71 games this year and is a slick defender. The 26-year-old will make the loss of Pujols a tiny bit less horrific.