The biggest loss this season hasn’t been losing Jason Heyward to the Chicago Cubs, John Lackey to the Cubs as well, or Lance Lynn not being able to pitch all year due to Tommy John Surgery. The biggest loss for the Birds on the Bat has been Jose Oquendo not being on the coaching staff.
The “Secret Weapon” has been at home dealing with recovery after a surgery on his right knee. Jose has been known as the “Secret Weapon” since 1987 which was coined by the then-Cardinals’-manager Whitey Herzog. That’s 29 years, so the weapon isn’t so secret anymore, but that doesn’t make the weapon any less dangerous.