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Cardinals pitcher report cards: Deadline additions bolstered a staff in need

Columnist Jeff Gordon assigns year-end grades for the St. Louis Cardinals pitchers.

St. Louis Cardinal pitcher Jose Quintana throws on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in the first inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com

Jose Quintana

In 12 starts after arriving from the Pirates in a trade, Quintana went 3-2 with a crisp 2.01 ERA to stabilize the rotation. He pitched five or more innings in nine of those starts and allowed two runs or fewer in each game he pitched for the Cardinals.