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BenFred: After passing on chances to add certainty, nontraditional could be Cardinals' best bet for fifth rotation spot

Might as well.

At this point, why not?

The more we keep seeing and hearing about the ongoing competition for the Cardinals’ unclaimed fifth spot in the starting rotation, the more it sounds like the best answer — at least until Jack Flaherty returns and proves he can stay healthy — could be the wild-card route.

Maybe there’s a branding opportunity there, too.

The Cardinals could announce a four-man rotation (Adam Wainwright, Miles Mikolas, Steven Matz, Dakota Hudson) and the use of a Wild Card.

First-year manager Oliver Marmol no longer sounds so certain about naming one pitcher as his No.