37. We want pitchers who throw good pitches

We want to be honest with you: We recorded this episode before the Mikolas near no-no and Jack Flaherty’s start. But to give you our take on these developments: No-hitters and the return of a staff ace are both good.Now that we’ve got that out of the way, we hope you’ll enjoy this episode:Main Topics11:35-Pitch Value vs. ERA - A tale of Woodford, Hudson and how the Cardinals operate-Starting Pitching: With Matz as a Question Mark, what will they do to cover innings?-What do you do with Paul DeJong?Listener Questions45:11Wrapping Up1:04:32-What are we watching for?-Off Day recommendations This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cardinalsoffday.substack.com