The Cardinals busted out the rotation spackle once again, taking a big scoop of Daniel Ponce de Leon, throwing it at the wall to see if it’d stick (this time). He’s thrown just 12.2 total innings this season over 4 starts (including .1 IP in relief). All of his starts have common factors: at least 3 walks, 1 HR given up, with lots and lots of pitches thrown:
- 3.2 IP: 85 pitches
- 3.1 IP: 79 pitches
- 4.2 IP: 93 pitches
Even in his last start, in which he didn’t make it out of the first inning, he threw a whopping 41 pitches.