ST LOUIS, MO - APRIL 11: Johan Oviedo #59 of the St. Louis Cardinals delivers a pitch against the Milwaukee Brewers in the second inning at Busch Stadium on April 11, 2021 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
St. Louis Cardinals are in need of a hero for their rotation. On Sunday, Johan Oviedo looked like exactly what they need.
With the St. Louis Cardinals rotation in tatters, the organization has needed their internal options to step up. The return of Kwang-hyun Kim helped steady things on Tuesday night, but the emergence of right-hander Johan Oviedo could stabilize things and launch it to a new level once Jack Flaherty returns in early August.