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Alex Reyes Moves Into Cardinals’ Rotation; Trevor Rosenthal Activated

By Jeff Todd | September 15, 2016 at 7:47pm CDT

The Cardinals are set to make some changes to their pitching staff, with rising young righty Alex Reyes taking the rotation slot of Jaime Garcia, as MLB.com’s Jenifer Langosch was among those to tweet. Garcia is slated for a move to the bullpen.

[Related: Updated Cardinals Depth Chart]

Also heading to the major league relief corps is former closer Trevor Rosenthal, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports on Twitter. He had been sidelined by elbow and shoulder issues, but will be activated in advance of tonight’s contest.

The Cardinals’ pen certainly has a different make-up than would have been anticipated at the outset of the year. Garcia is accompanied by Michael Wacha in moving into a different role, though the latter’s switch occurred primarily because his injury issues did not allow time for him to ramp up to make it back to the rotation. Both, though, have had their share of troubles this year.

Tonight’s moves have some broader implications as well. Reyes will potentially make three starts, which could drive his innings up — when one includes his extended spring training work — to a level that could be uncomfortable if the Cards make a deep postseason run. Dealing with that issue would probably be a luxury, though, as the team faces a tough test to qualify.

Certainly, it’ll be interesting to see how Reyes fares while handling critical outings from the rotation. He only just turned 22, and has enjoyed star-caliber results thus far, allowing only four earned runs with 34 strikeouts while surrendering just 16 hits in 28 frames (including two starts). But he has also handed out 16 free passes and unleashed three wild pitches, so there still seems to be some polishing left to his mound work.

Garcia may be the most interesting element to consider. He has finally been healthy enough for a full season for the first time since 2011, but carries only a 4.65 ERA over his 164 2/3 frames. That’s rough enough to raise questions about his $12MM club option for 2017, but with a barren market for starters this winter, that’s probably a reasonable-enough price tag for the veteran southpaw.

As for Rosenthal, reports of his progress have been encouraging. But he had been a major question mark before the injury issues came to light. Despite striking out 13 batters per nine innings, Rosenthal lost his hold on the closer role with a 5.13 ERA and troubling 7.3 BB/9 over 33 1/3 frames on the year. He’ll be due a raise on his $5.6MM arbitration salary, making for an expensive tender decision. It still seems likely that St. Louis will take the risk on a pitcher who has been excellent for the bulk of his major league career, but any ongoing struggles or added injury concerns might conceivably shift the analysis.

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  1. cardfan2011

    9 years ago

    Yippee!! Now, hopefully Reyes can control his stuff better, because he actually doesn’t give up a ton of hits.

    Reply
    • chesteraarthur

      9 years ago

      He’s never been able to command his stuff?

      I’m a cubs fan, but this makes me super happy. The dude might struggle with his walks, but hot dang is he absolutely great to watch pitch.

      If he ever actually figures out his command then Kershaw has a rival. Until then I will watch someone who makes me enjoy baseball

      Reply
      • cardfan2011

        9 years ago

        Hes had walk issues down in the minors and majors yes. But his stuff is superb, I can’t wait to see him in that rotation for years to come

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  2. RoadRunner1938

    9 years ago

    Reyes & Weaver should both be in the starting rotation next year!

    Reply
  3. RoadRunner1938

    9 years ago

    Cardinals need to fire Matheny he can’t manage! horrible lineup construction and only uses 4 bullpen arms just about every game then wonders why they struggle! only time he uses the other part of the bullpen is when the Cardinals are getting destroyed!

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    • EndinStealth

      9 years ago

      Agreed. Matheny has no ability to manufacture a run. If they don’t blast the long they have no shot.

      Reply
  4. timyanks

    9 years ago

    if you compare the stats of garcia and wainwright, there isn’t much difference.

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    • guinnesspelican

      9 years ago

      Completely agree. Wainright hasn’t been able to consistently have his stuff since his freak injury last year.

      I feel moving Wainright to the pen and grooming Rosenthal to start is a possibility? Rosenthal needs to get his head right (his stuff is good) and Wainright needs less of a workload. Making Rosy a starter might get him back to dominance.

      Garcia? I can’t call that one.

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