On Saturday, the Cardinals decided to give a young, struggling starter a chance for his big league dream, because well, because that’s how deep into the pitching depth the Cardinals are forced to go at this point with injuries to Miles Mikolas, Jack Flaherty, and Kwang Hyun-Kim. The two top prospects above him, Zack Thompson and Matthew Liberatore, haven’t really pitched well enough to be added to the 40 man, not to mention Liberatore is pitching for Team USA at the moment.
Whether or not he’ll be used as a starter is to be determined. The Cardinals have an off day tomorrow and Thursday, so they can use him in the bullpen to see if they want to use him in the rotation.