Coming into Spring Training, the only given on the St. Louis Cardinals’ pitching staff was that Jack Flaherty would start on Opening Day. Besides that, questions abound. Who will close? Who handles the 7th and 8th? Can Carlos Martinez and Adam Wainwright stay healthy?
Other questions present themselves in terms of production. Can Miles Mikolas return to his 2018 form? Can Dakota Hudson cut down the walks? In a worst-case scenario, and all of these questions come out negative, who steps up and fills these roles and gives the St.