The St. Louis Cardinals’ pitching staff is third in the majors in walk rate at 11.0%. It is one of just three teams who walks 11% of more of the batters it faces, with only the Angels (11.1%) and the Reds (11.2%) walking a higher percentage of batters. This is certainly not a good thing for the Cardinals, and it is something that must be improved if the team wants to become more consistent on the mound.
Part of the problem is that Daniel Ponce de Leon and John Gant both needed to start the season in the rotation.