Meet Jordan Walden, the other guy in that Jason Heyward trade that the St. Louis Cardinals made with the Atlanta Braves in November of 2014. Walden is the potential bullpen epoxy in 2016. That’s right. The righthander could seal the crack in the late inning overusage of fellow fire arms Trevor Rosenthal and Kevin Siegrist, with the latter’s arm turning to Swiss cheese last October.
Hold on, is he healthy? According to the Cardinals, Walden is on his way back to health and should be ready for spring training in two weeks.