Viva El Birdos · Dec 1, 2022
What went wrong for Alex Reyes?
Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Imagn Content Services, LLCAlex Reyes was once one of the brightest prospects in minor leagues closing the 2016 season ranked as the 13th highest prospect on MLBPipeline.com. When the former international signee got the call to the bigs he dominated in his rookie season throwing 46 innings, striking 52 batters out, walking 23 and giving up only 1 home run to the tune of a 1.57 ERA. As recently as 2021 the New Jersey born pitcher was dominating with a 3.24 ERA, 29 saves and 95 strikeouts. So, with such a dominant debut in addition to his strong 2021 campaign, why did the Cardinals non tender for their former top prospect a week ago?