On A Bright Note

[Talkin' Baseball]

That was Pallante's last start of the season.

[MIDMOBIRDTWO]

He was sort of in a season long slump.

[LewisL]

Pallante simply allows too many baserunners. His WHIP is nearly the worst in all of MLB, along with Fedde & Mikolas also in the bottom 10. To think this was the majority of our rotation most of this season.

[JuanAgosto]

Pallante cannot be in the rotation to start 2026. Surely Bloom has a better plan than Mo.

[Rosie's Rule]

OTH - if they announce in the offseason that Pallante has attended some sort of pitching lab and discovered a solution to his pitching woes we know nothing has changed.

[cardstatman]

He was sort of in a season long slump.

It was mostly August and September though.

[MIDMOBIRDTWO]

He was sort of in a season long slump.

It was mostly August and September though.

He went from so so to just awful. Shame.

[2ninr]

If they trade Gray we need 3 starters. It might be necessary to keep him (Gray)

[mattmitchl44]

Of 137 ML SPs who threw at least 80 innings:

Liberatore was 97th in K/9 (7.24)
Pallante was 126th in K/9 (6.02)
Mikolas was 132nd in K/9 (5.71)
Fedde was 134th in K/9 (5.59) - 5.58 with STL
McGreevy was 135th in K/9 (5.27)

[sikeston bulldog2]

Of 137 ML SPs who threw at least 80 innings:

Liberatore was 97th in K/9 (7.24)
Pallante was 126th in K/9 (6.02)
Mikolas was 132nd in K/9 (5.71)
Fedde was 134th in K/9 (5.59) - 5.58 with STL
McGreevy was 135th in K/9 (5.27)

Seems to me it is very difficult to win without a strikeout pitch; even harder to win without a strike out pitcher.

[CardsBest]

Of 137 ML SPs who threw at least 80 innings:

Liberatore was 97th in K/9 (7.24)
Pallante was 126th in K/9 (6.02)
Mikolas was 132nd in K/9 (5.71)
Fedde was 134th in K/9 (5.59) - 5.58 with STL
McGreevy was 135th in K/9 (5.27)

That is 5 of the top 6 starters for Cards. The only other starter who is supposed to be the Ace is Gray who will make $35M next year at 36 years old. Gray currently has his worse ERA in the last 7 years at 4.33 ERA and has given up more hits than IP.
The Cardinals could use 5 starting pitchers. All the pitchers on the team are #4 or #5 pitchers at best.

[sikeston bulldog2]

Of 137 ML SPs who threw at least 80 innings:

Liberatore was 97th in K/9 (7.24)
Pallante was 126th in K/9 (6.02)
Mikolas was 132nd in K/9 (5.71)
Fedde was 134th in K/9 (5.59) - 5.58 with STL
McGreevy was 135th in K/9 (5.27)

That is 5 of the top 6 starters for Cards. The only other starter who is supposed to be the Ace is Gray who will make $35M next year at 36 years old. Gray currently has his worse ERA in the last 7 years at 4.33 ERA and has given up more hits than IP.
The Cardinals could use 5 starting pitchers. All the pitchers on the team are #4 or #5 pitchers at best.

I think Libby will be a fine three. Then Pallante will be the five- a toss up game.

Mcg makes a fine four. Gray a fine two.

Need that stud.

[JohnnyMO]

Remember earlier this year when many of you raved about Pallante in a thread about whether he could be number 2?

[82birds]

Pallante simply allows too many baserunners. His WHIP is nearly the worst in all of MLB, along with Fedde & Mikolas also in the bottom 10. To think this was the majority of our rotation most of this season.

ugh