Alex Reyes #29 of the St. Louis Cardinals after recording the final out of the ninth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Busch Stadium on April 29, 2021 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
Entering the season, the St. Louis Cardinals envisioned Alex Reyes playing a big role in the bullpen. He has more than delivered.
The St. Louis Cardinals have had a lot of positive developments this season, but none more so than the emergence of Alex Reyes in high-leverage situations out of the bullpen. He looks the part of a dominant closer, as Jon Heyman of MLB Network pointed out, and gives the Cardinals stability in the late innings that they have lacked in recent years.