One of the biggest mysteries in baseball is building a good bullpen. Stats have improved, front offices are smarter, and the tools are there, but it just doesn’t matter. Small samples, talent changes, injuries can ruin even the best planned bullpens. Cardinals fans should know this. I feel like the Cards have had a few straight years where they were “good on paper” and the bullpens somehow become mediocre or worse like a month into the season. Ironically, I wasn’t really that confident in this particular bullpen. Go figure. (Certainly less confident than in past years)
Now, the calendar just turned to May so it is far too early to make bold proclamations about the improvement of the bullpen, but well the players have made it hard.