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Goold: Pitching crisis has jeopardized the Cardinals trade leverage and Liberatore's shot at a gold medal

Our chat this week features plenty of questions about the Cardinals rotation, as well as a detour to the French Open tennis tournament. Here are some of the highlights.

Q: Before the season started, I recall you promoting the question “Where will the innings come from?”. It’s now (only) June, and I just watched John Gant hit for himself in a game in which he was down 7-0 in the third inning the day before an off day. … Where on earth do the Cardinals find innings that now apart from desperate trades and waiver claims?

A: I've been trying to tell folks what was at risk for the Cardinals.