When the St. Louis Cardinals blew up their bullpen at the trade deadline, it became clear that the team would need to address the relief corps in some fashion over the offseason.
No one truly stepped into the closer's role to replace Ryan Helsley — JoJo Romero was probably the closest thing this team had to a ninth-inning stopper in the second half — and adding some more options for Oli Marmol in the late innings is sure to be a priority for Chaim Bloom.
The Cardinals, sitting on the precipice of a rebuild, aren't in position to splurge on the best relievers available.