Even with all the injuries the St. Louis Cardinals had withstood all season, the news on September 26 that righthanded starter Carlos Martinez’s season was over cast a pall over all of Cardinal Nation. The reaction showed just how much the 24-year-old had come into his own in 2015. Before the season, no one really knew what he’d do.
The Cardinals are in the same position heading into 2016.
Martinez gave up more than his fair share of free passes in 2015, with a strikeouts-to-walks ratio under 3-to-1. His 63 walks were
among the most in the National League (albeit still fewer than Lance Lynn’s 68).