The St. Louis Cardinals bullpen has
had its fair share of struggles—and a lot of time it has certainly shown a
great amount—but at other times, the bullpen has looked to start gaining
confidence.
J.C. Romero and Scott Linebrink were
released by the club earlier in the season, which while it wasn’t that big of a
deal, they both did infact bring in experience—which in the last months of the
season and in the postseason, are most certainly important.
Kyle McClellan's injury also hit the
bullpen hard, and while he is a very serviceable relief pitcher, he had can be
replace. The moment that he comes back though will certainly be a plus for the
unit though—big time.
The team then called up both Trevor
Rosenthal and Barret Browning to help out the bullpen unit—and they most
certainly have so far. They also added lefty Brian Fuentes to the roster after
he was released by the Athletics—and to make it even better, in four
appearances, he has yet to allow a run to any opponent.
Now, with the help of veterans
Mitchell Boggs, Brian Fuentes, and Jason Motte, the bullpen has paid dividends
for the Cardinals and is definitely beginning to put fear into opposing
batters, atleast at certain times and moments.
General manager John Mozeliak just
might add another reliever to add more support for the later innings, but
according to sources right now, it doesn’t sound very likely—but still possible.
Now that the bullpen is finally starting to get healthy, watch out.
The 2011 World Champions of the
Baseball world are now poised to make another run at a post-season spot—as well
as a shot at the title.
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