His availability and effectiveness are only part of the conversation.
They’ll mold their choice around the opponent in a potential wild-card series.
“Who we play does matter,” manager Oliver Marmol said Tuesday.
The Cardinals’ first real peek into how they will piece together their postseason assignments came during this two-game series in Milwaukee with a chance to clinch the National League Central championship. The Cardinals had Miles Mikolas lined up to face the Brewers in the pivotal series and moved Jose Quintana up a game to pitch Wednesday’s series finale. Marmol said the team decided this was the best option to clinch now.