Before this season, John Gant had not started a game since 2018. However, due to injuries to Kwang-Hyun Kim, Miles Mikolas, and Dakota Hudson, Gant was given another chance in the St. Louis Cardinals’ rotation to open the 2021 season. He has performed admirably in a tight spot for the Cardinals pitching staff, but throughout his first six starts it has become clear that he belongs in the bullpen, not the rotation.
To begin with, Gant struggles to pitch deep into games. In his six starts, he has thrown just 29 1⁄3 innings.