Over the course of the season, any time the St. Louis Cardinals turned to the bullpen, it felt as if the game was already lost. The early season struggles of Seung-hwan Oh felt out of nowhere compared to the brilliant season he had in 2016. In 2016, he went from set-up man to the full-time closer.
However, his struggles in 2017 caught up to him, and it was Trevor Rosenthal reclaiming the closer’s role from Oh last month. Prior to his “demotion” from the closer’s role, Oh posted a 4.17 ERA with three blown saves and four losses.