More than any other year, the Cardinals are really scraping the bottom of the barrel for pitching help. All baseball teams have a “Remember this guy?” player who you don’t remember until someone says “Remember this guy on the 2014 team?” You’ll remember briefly, and then go back to never thinking about him on the Cards until the next time someone asks that same question.
The Cards have had about 10 of those guys this year. Wade LeBlanc, Brandon Waddell, Max Moroff, Bernardo Flores Jr., Luis Garcia, TJ McFarland, and Justin Miller. None of these guys are returning in 2022.