After having suffered the loss of Adam Wainwright in 2015 to an Achilles injury, the St. Louis Cardinals had looked to this year as a secure year with Waino leading the rotation as the cards broke camp. Now, through almost four series contests this season, Wainwright has yet to produce at top-of-the-rotation caliber. Should we sound the alarms?
Wainwright pitched only seven games in 2015 but was his usual, impressive, killer arm in those seven games. In all of his appearance in 2015 (more on this later), Waino produced a 2-1 record and a 1.61 ERA. He pitched 28 innings and accumulated 20 strikeouts accounting for a 1.