Free agent signee Brett Cecil is no exception to the struggles. He is 0-2 with a 5.66 ERA through 20.2 innings. Not exactly what the St. Louis Cardinals thought they would be getting from the veteran left-handed reliever. For $30.5 million dollars over four years, it is safe to say the team was expecting a higher level of performance.
There is another reason that the Cardinals should be upset with Cecil. He is not playing like the pitcher they signed this off season.
That’s right, his approach to facing batters has changed and not for the better.