The Cardinals finally made official just a couple days ago what we had more or less known for at least a little while now, when they announced that Dakota Hudson will begin the season in the starting rotation. It was clear as spring training went on that Hudson was separating himself from the other options, but the organisation was, as usual, cagey and slow to make any sort of public announcement.
Now, though, we have at least the early-season version of the starting rotation mapped out, with Hudson taking the place of the rehabbing Carlos Martinez, while Alex Reyes and John Gant head to the ‘pen, Austin Gomber heads to Memphis following a disastrous spring, and Adam Wainwright just sits there in a rotation spot, frankly scaring the hell out of at least me for what he might do this season.