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St. Louis Cardinals: Evaluating All the Relief Pitchers in This Year’s Camp

By Patrick Karraker

Feb 19, 2014; Jupiter, FL, USA; St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Trevor Rosenthal (26) laughs drills infield practice during spring training at Roger Dean Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 19, 2014; Jupiter, FL, USA; St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Trevor Rosenthal (26) laughs drills infield practice during spring training at Roger Dean Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /
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October 13, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Kevin Siegrist (46) reacts after giving up a solo home run to Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo (not pictured) in the sixth inning in game four of the NLDS at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports /

Safe and Sound

Jonathan Broxton, Seth Maness, Seung Hwan Oh, Trevor Rosenthal, Kevin Siegrist, Jordan Walden (if healthy)

This group is significantly fuller than it was just over a month ago. First of all, the Cardinals signed famed Korean closer Seung Hwan Oh on January 11, giving Trevor Rosenthal a full-time setup man. Secondly, it came to light that Jordan Walden, who last pitched on April 29 of last year before sustaining a serious shoulder injury, is expected to be healthy for 2016, despite rumors that the injury would put his career in jeopardy.

With Rosenthal, Walden, and Jonathan Broxton in the fold, the Cardinals will have three former All-Star closers in their bullpen, not to mention Oh, who is the Korea Baseball Organization’s all-time leader in saves. They’ll surely be joined by Siegrist, a hard-throwing lefty who is perfectly capable of pitching in high-leverage situations, and Seth Maness, one of the best double-play inducers in Major League Baseball.

Assuming that Walden (and all the others, for that matter) can make it through spring training healthy, the Cardinals will have six relievers basically locked into big-league roles, leaving room for one or two others on the opening roster.

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