Cardinals Blowing Thru Relievers

[Felix Leiter]

Still haven't found an answer for loss of Wainwright's innings, so bullpen is overworked. Little help ready on the farm.

[jersey cubs fan]

More or less quickly than they've blown thru breathalyzers?

[Guest]

Not sure if now is really the right time to point and laugh at other team's bullpen issues.

[Geech]

Not sure if now is really the right time to point and laugh at other team's bullpen issues.

 

To be fair, Jersey is pointing and laughing at their rampant alcoholism.

[Derwood]

Boy look how much their record has suffered

[Sammy Sofa]

Boy look how much their record has suffered

 

They're just overworked; they're not actually overworked AND terrible.

[Guest]

Boy look how much their record has suffered

 

They've lost 4 of 6.

 

I mentioned it briefly in the last series with them, but the sentiment here isn't really wrong. The Cardinal pen right now is Rosenthal, Siegrist, and about 5 guys who are basically Carlos Villanueva(including Carlos Villanueva!). If Tuivailala progresses he could be a power arm, but they don't go very deep in proven pen arms or pen arms with big stuff.

[mul21]

Not to mention the fact that they're already nearly guaranteed a short outing when Martinez goes out there. That pen is going to get run into the ground and while it may not have an immediate effect, in July their arms will be toast and that's when it'll rear it's ugly head.