Randy Choate doesn’t always send text messages to Steve Cishek. But when the Cardinals pass through Miami, he makes a point to chat with the 29-year-old reliever.
Choate and Cishek were bullpen teammates during Choate’s lone season in Miami in 2012. For the two years after Choate left, Cishek dominated the closer role, accumulating 34 saves in 2013 and 39 in 2014.
But in 2015, Cishek has accumulated a 2-6 record with a 4.50 earned-run average.
“I think it was a trying time for him to go down,” Choate said.
But in his last 13 appearances, Cishek owned a 0.