Cardinals hasPut Matthew Liberatore Back in Bullpen, Writer
Lefthander Matthew Liberatore of the St. Louis Cardinals has pitched 10 innings with a 9.00 ERA in three starts. The three games were losses for the Cardinals.
Bernie Miklasz of Scoops Sports Network called Liberatore’s most recent audition a failure and stated that the Cardinals should return him to the bullpen.
“Set him free. On May 20, former St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Miklasz wrote, “Put him back in the bullpen.” “Cease this absurd situation that reveals the Cardinals’ pitiful depth deficiency in their starting pitching and their obstinate inability to accept defeat and make necessary corrections.”
Liberatore, 24, has been subbing for injured starter Steven Matz but has been ineffective, giving up 14 hits, 3 walks and a home run. He was more effective as a bullpen reliever in lefty vs. lefty matchups, according to Miklasz.
“Instead of cultivating Liberatore to become a bullpen fixture, the Cardinals repeatedly sent him back out there to absorb beatings as a starter,” he wrote. “And with this seriously flawed thinking, the St. Louis baseball brains weakened the starting pitching and the bullpen in one move.”
