The recent struggles of John Gant have made a difficult situation worse for the St. Louis Cardinals. With so many injuries to the team’s rotation, the Cardinals need their healthy starters to pitch well. That has not been the case recently, but while John Gant has declined, there are reasons to believe that Carlos Martinez may actually be pitching better than his results have shown.
Carlos Martinez has struggled in two of his last starts. The right hander allowed 15 runs in 4 2⁄3 innings in those outings, with 10 runs coming in one start in which he lasted just 2⁄3 of an inning.