Ace right-hander, (More importantly fantasy baseball stud) Adam Wainwright suffered a "significant injury," during a bullpen session and is likely out for the entire season. Fox Sports reported the Cards are seeking a second opinion on their right handed hurler, but things are not looking good for the city deemed "Baseball Paradise."http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/allstar/2009-07-13-stlouis-appreciation_N.htm.
The Wainwright injury will definitely effect the team in the 2011 season. I mean this guy posted some astonishing numbers the passed three years. From 2008-2010 check out these stats.
50-Wins, Ranks #3 among active pitchers
2.68 ERA, Ranks #2 among active starting pitchers; 1 percentage point behind Roy Halladay's 2.67 ERA
1.14 WHIP, Ranks #4 among active starting pitchers
WOW! Those numbers would create quite a void for any big league ball club. So now what do they do? Good thing you asked. The Cards will be relying heavily on veteran righty Chris Carpenter, who turns 36 in April. Carpenter is coming off a 2010 campaign where he pitched 235 innings, hos most since the 05' season.
They will also be counting on their young lefty Jamie Garcia. Yes, he became just the third rookie since 2000 to post a sub-3.00 ERA. But the only reason he was eligible as a rookie was because he himself had Tommy John surgery in 2008 and only pitched 37 2/3 innings in 2009. He pitched 167 1/3 innings last year. Hope they don't push him too hard. Beyond that it gets scary.
Jake Westbrook and Kyle Lohse? No thank you. Rumors are they might be interested in Kevin Millwood now. Here are his 2010 numbers with the Orioles. He went 4-16, with a 5.10 ERA (Ouch Charlie).
How likely do you think it is, Pujols waives his no-trade clause to go to another team if the Cards are horrible? I can only assume the man wants to compete for championships. Entering the final year of his Pujols set a Spring Training deadline for St. Louis to come up with a renegotiation for his contract. Speculation was Pujols was asking for a 10-year deal, for $30 million a year!
After putting up the insane numbers he has for the passed 10 years the man has earned every right to renegotiate his contract. But the $30 million-a-year question is, will the Cards lose their franchise player, because their ace in the hole is gone? Only time will tell....
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