Be it from the bullpen or starting rotation, the Cardinals have a few reliable arms that could start or come in relief. Although his replacement may not have the 100-plus mph slider and fastball combination, each of the pitchers featured below can fill in.By all accounts, each of the aforementioned players are good choices to be the Cardinals’ closer. He needs to work on fine-tuning his command, but he’s more than capable of getting hitters out when needed. The Card fans are happy to have Gallegos in their bullpen. If the Cards had Voit, he would be on the bench.Think with Brebbia and Hicks not playing the cards are going to look outside the org for pitching help?They should trade for Mychal Givens and Richard Bleier. It really is a no brainer.This is big news for the Redbirds, who came to rely upon Gallegos quite a bit in 2019.
Do you really think they’d rather have Voit instead of Goldschmidt? Which one offers better value for money?Good chance Voit might have been in the Godly trade evenIt remains to be seen how rapidly Gallegos will ramp up. However, he’s still a solid starter when called upon. Giovanny Gallegos obtained in the Luke Voit trade with New York Yankees needs to replace Carlos Martinez as the St. Louis Cardinals closer. Get a complete list of current starters and backup players from your favorite team and league on CBSSports.com. Gallegos is projected to be the Cardinals’ main setup man ahead of closer Kwang-Hyun-Kim. With John Brebbia out for the season, the Cardinals need Gallegos' and Miller’s steady arms to hold down the fort. At the moment Luke Voit is the MLB equivalent of minimum wage. Not every trade needs to be a “steal” to work outWith regard to the actual trade – I think it’s pretty even.. By Jeff Todd | July 17, 2020 at 9:59pm CDT. Gallegos has been nothing short of fantastic since joining. Also, Brebbia will not be playing because he needs a Tommy John surgery.“Consternation”?
@Wagner12 – I agree 100% with that comment. He hasn't allowed a single run since May 24 and struck out 16 in 14 innings since then. Goldschmidt isn’t fragile like Voit. Two bounce back canidatesMLBTR’s loves to play the “small sample size” card… except when it’s a Yankee.One could argue however, that they’d still have gone after Goldy, no matter how good Voit was.One of those rare trades where both teams did well.
Even though Miller has the most saves and has postseason experience, Martinez was effective as the closer in 2019. GOOLD'S TAKE: Regardless of who was the closer, Gant quickly established himself as the Cardinals’ leading setup man for the first half of the season. St. Louis Cardinals News & Rumors.
Gallegos is 1-0 on the year and although it's a relatively small sample size, he's been lights out recently. The Cards were beset by injuries and underachievement throughout their bullpen.
If the Cards had Voit, he would be on the bench.Think with Brebbia and Hicks not playing the cards are going to look outside the org for pitching help?They should trade for Mychal Givens and Richard Bleier. I believe that the Cardinals need to sign a reliever since Hicks is not playing this season. Voit is fragile but as bad as Greg Bird so he’s been a welcome addition since joining the Yankees.At a slight tangent Paul Goldschmidt is being paid $26 million per season. He had one save — doing most of his work shepherding leads to the closer. The Bottom Line: Carlos Martinez should be the Cardinals’ closer By all accounts, each of the aforementioned players are good choices to be the Cardinals’ closer. Great news for the Cards, heâs a big piece for a short season when you can give away games.Good news. Giovanny Gallegos obtained in the Luke Voit trade with New York Yankees needs to replace Carlos Martinez as the St. Louis Cardinals closer. GOOLD'S TAKE: Regardless of who was the closer, Gant quickly established himself as the Cardinals’ leading setup man for the first half of the season. The Card fans are happy to have Gallegos in their bullpen. Jose Martinez was terrible at 1B and he was still better than Voit. St. Louis Cardinals trade and free agent rumors from MLBTradeRumors.com.
Do you really think they’d rather have Voit instead of Goldschmidt? Jose Martinez was terrible at 1B and he was still better than Voit. Gallegos has been nothing short of fantastic since joining. That’s why Martinez should be the Cardinals closer in 2020.One of the Cardinals’ strengths coming into the season was their pitching depth. @Wagner12 – I agree 100% with that comment. But if Gallegos is handed the role completely for most of 2020, he’s a top 12 closer with top-five upside. Which one offers better value for money?Good chance Voit might have been in the Godly trade evenIt remains to be seen how rapidly Gallegos will ramp up. 2020 St. Louis Cardinals depth chart for all positions. Voit is fragile but as bad as Greg Bird so he’s been a welcome addition since joining the Yankees.At a slight tangent Paul Goldschmidt is being paid $26 million per season.