Ohhh, so that was the ‘pen plan.
Just last Sunday, I penned a column about the Cardinals’ bullpen. In it, I expressed some frustration that the Redbirds had seemingly missed out on most of the opportunities to upgrade said relief corps, and wondered aloud as to the why of it. With Addison Reed having just signed a contract with Minnesota, I felt the last really good candidate for the Cards to bring in a free agent upgrade for the ‘pen was gone.
Well, the good news is that the trade market exists, and while Dominic Leone was not a player who was obviously available in trade, the way some other relievers on less competitive teams than the Blue Jays very clearly are (or should be), it should serve as an object lesson to never underestimate the number of options available to upgrade a team that he was dealt.