As trite as this may sound, we must remind worried Cardinals fans that it’s still early. It would be foolish to read too much into small sample sizes, although we must concede that this small sample is awful.
The Cardinals’ bullpen has been horrendous through the first seven games of the season. Even worse, the problem isn’t limited to one or two struggling relievers.
The Cardinals’ bullpen has combined for a disastrous 8.86 ERA and two blown saves. They have combined for 17 strikeouts over 21 u2153 innings with 27 hits, 21 earned runs, 13 walks, six home runs and 1.