The St. Louis Cardinals added Greg Holland to their bullpen (finally) after the start of the season. This- as we all know- has seemingly hampered Holland’s entry into the season. Thanks in large part to his missing authentic Spring Training, the typically-perennial closer has experienced some bumps and bruises.
In just 4.1 innings here in 2018 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Holland is carrying an unlike-him-ERA of 6.23. This certainly does not tell the whole story but does indicate that something is awry especially when noting his career ERA of 2.64.
Now before we go diving down the rabbit’s hole in regard to ERA, let’s take stock of the fact that there were great years for Holland wherein his ERA sub-2.