The St. Louis Cardinals‘ struggles this season are well-documented. The defense remains average at best. The base running is atrocious. The starting pitching fell off. The offense is sporadic at best. However, through it all, the bullpen has been the team’s consistent letdown.
I won’t even bother running through all the numbers. You’ve seen Brett Cecil‘s abysmal start to his Cardinals’ career. You’ve seen Trevor Rosenthal when he’s unhittable and when he can’t locate his fastball. Seung-Hwan Oh‘s less-than-dominant sophomore showing in 2017 is a huge problem.
Matt Bowman regressed from a year ago.