It is hard to make any sweeping conclusions based on four postseason games against an excellent opponent, but one of the narratives that has emerged after the Cardinals' early postseason demise is that several players were fatigued by the end of the season, including key members of the starting rotation. Lance Lynn and Michael Wacha struggled mightily down the stretch, and Carlos Martinez saw his season come to an end in late September when he went down with a shoulder injury.
In hindsight, it is easy to look back and say that the Cardinals may have been better off if they had done something to limit the workload of their starters.