ST LOUIS, MO - AUGUST 27: Giovanny Gallegos #65 of the St. Louis Cardinals delivers a pitch against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium on August 10, 2020 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
But perhaps the greatest strength remains in the bullpen, where the team has four quality high-leverage relievers. The unit, headlined by Alex Reyes, Giovanny Gallegos, Andrew Miller, and Jordan Hicks, was described by Zachary Silver “as formidable a back-end of the bullpen as it comes in the majors.”
Cardinals manager Mike Shildt echoed that sentiment, saying: “We expect it to be a strong unit — every reason to expect that.