ATLANTA, GA – JULY 05: Andre Ballante No. 53 of the St. Louis Cardinals plays the Atlanta Braves in the first half at Troist Park on July 5, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Brett Davis/Getty Images)
The St. Louis Cardinals have made moves to improve the show’s crew that will dramatically change the starting rotation.
As the trading deadline season entered, the Cardinal announced their desire to improve their crew who had fallen victim to the injury bug.
John Muziliak, the Cardinals’ chief of baseball operations, has made moves to swap with two middle-turning players Jose Quintana and Jordan Montgomery, which will allow the rotation to have some flexibility as Jack Flaherty and Stephen Matz recover from their injuries.
Flaherty is on the injury list for 60 days for persistent problems with his shoulder. While he threw in some light sessions, he might not be ready to come back until late August – early September. Steven Matz has made some leg progress after hitting the slate with an MCL tear.
According to Derek Gold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
It will likely be some time before we see them again on the spin.
With the additions of Quintana and Montgomery, the Cardinals do not have to rush to get Flaherty or Matz back, thus risking their health.
With these movements, what does the cardinals’ rotation look like now?
While there will be a fight for fifth place in the rotation between Dakota Hudson and Andre Palante, they could have a position on the back with opener Hudson with the rest of the roles taking care of Pallante.
For the season, Hudson scored 6-6 in 19 games and 101 runs. He has 54 penalties. The 23-year-old, Pallante, is 4-4 in 10 games he started with the Cardinals in the junior season. On his last start, he was impressive running eight rounds, giving up five hits and walking, while hitting eight. He has an ERA of 3.18 and 59 strokes.
It should be interesting to see which of these two would win the fifth spinning point or if they joined forces initially on the back.
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