It is clear as day that both the St. Louis Cardinals‘ starting rotation and the bullpen are full of holes, but they seem to be artificial more than anything. The Memphis Redbirds, the team’s triple-A affiliate, carried arguably the best minor league pitching staff in 2017, loaded with major league level talents with sub-3.00 ERA’s in Triple A like Jack Flaherty and John Brebbia that don’t see much major league action.
While there have been injuries here and there that have caused questions, many of the problems seems to come from the management of these pitchers, and the lack of direction in that management.