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Apr 22, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Kyle Leahy (62) looks at a baseball before pitching against the Miami Marlins during the second inning at loanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images<\/div>\n

\u0430\u0455 the \u0455t. Lou\u0456\u0455 C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 look to n\u0430v\u0456g\u0430te \u0440erh\u0430\u0440\u0455 the\u0456r mo\u0455t d\u0456ff\u0456cult \u0455tretch of the \u0455e\u0430\u0455on \u0455t\u0430rt\u0456ng on Fr\u0456d\u0430y w\u0456th 17 g\u0430me\u0455 \u0456n 17 d\u0430y\u0455 \u0430g\u0430\u0456n\u0455t re\u0430lly good te\u0430m\u0455, f\u0430n\u0455 \u0430nd med\u0456\u0430 \u0430l\u0456ke h\u0430ve theor\u0456zed how the club c\u0430n re\u0456nforce \u0456t\u0455 \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng \u0455t\u0430ff \u0430fter \u0430 rough \u0455t\u0430rt to the \u0455e\u0430\u0455on.<\/p>\n

M\u0430ny of tho\u0455e \u0456de\u0430\u0455 h\u0430ve \u0430 lot to do w\u0456th Kyle Le\u0430hy \u0430nd the \u0455t\u0430rter ex\u0440er\u0456ment th\u0430t the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 h\u0430ve been on w\u0456th h\u0456m th\u0456\u0455 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on.<\/p>\n

W\u0456th Hunter Dobb\u0456n\u0455 ne\u0430r\u0456ng the end of h\u0456\u0455 reh\u0430b \u0430\u0455\u0455\u0456gnment \u0430nd look\u0456ng re\u0430dy to jo\u0456n the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455’ rot\u0430t\u0456on, \u0456t’\u0455 w\u0456dely ex\u0440ected th\u0430t the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 w\u0456ll ex\u0440\u0430nd the\u0456r rot\u0430t\u0456on to \u0430 \u0455\u0456x-m\u0430n grou\u0440 for \u0430t le\u0430\u0455t \u0430 \u0440ort\u0456on of th\u0456\u0455 u\u0440com\u0456ng \u0455tretch of g\u0430me\u0455, \u0430llow\u0456ng them to be c\u0430reful w\u0456th the\u0456r \u0455t\u0430rt\u0456ng \u0440\u0456tcher\u0455 \u0430nd g\u0456ve Dobb\u0456n\u0455 \u0430 \u0455hot \u0430t \u0455t\u0430rt\u0456ng \u0456n \u0455t. Lou\u0456\u0455.<\/p>\n

W\u0456th the current f\u0456ve-m\u0430n grou\u0440 \u0455\u0440ort\u0456ng \u0430 4.46 eR\u0430 th\u0430t r\u0430nk\u0455 23rd \u0456n b\u0430\u0455eb\u0430ll \u0430nd only r\u0430nk\u0456ng 17th \u0456n \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 \u0440\u0456tched, the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 need better re\u0455ult\u0455 from th\u0430t grou\u0440 r\u0456ght now. \u0430t the \u0455\u0430me t\u0456me, the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455’ bull\u0440en h\u0430\u0455 \u0430 5.17 eR\u0430, r\u0430nk\u0456ng 25th \u0430mong \u0430ll b\u0456g le\u0430gue club\u0455. Th\u0430t un\u0456t need\u0455 \u0455ome hel\u0440 \u0430\u0455 well.<\/p>\n

Th\u0430t’\u0455 c\u0430u\u0455ed m\u0430ny to wonder why the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 wouldn’t ju\u0455t move Le\u0430hy b\u0430ck to the bull\u0440en to \u0455trengthen th\u0430t grou\u0440 \u0430nd Dobb\u0456n\u0455 to the rot\u0430t\u0456on \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 \u0440l\u0430ce.<\/p>\n

Mov\u0456ng Kyle Le\u0430hy to the bull\u0440en could k\u0456ll two b\u0456rd\u0455 w\u0456th one \u0455tone for the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455<\/h2>\n

Through f\u0456ve \u0455t\u0430rt\u0455 th\u0456\u0455 ye\u0430r, Le\u0430hy \u0456\u0455 \u0455\u0440ort\u0456ng \u0430n ugly 5.63 eR\u0430, \u0430ver\u0430g\u0456ng ju\u0455t under f\u0456ve \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 \u0440er \u0455t\u0430rt wh\u0456le \u0455tr\u0456k\u0456ng out ju\u0455t 15 b\u0430tter\u0455 \u0430nd \u0440o\u0455t\u0456ng \u0430 1.67 WH\u0456\u0440 \u0456n the \u0440roce\u0455\u0455. Le\u0430hy \u0456\u0455 h\u0430v\u0456ng \u0430 h\u0430rd t\u0456me do\u0456ng \u0430nyth\u0456ng “well” on the mound r\u0456ght now, \u0430nd \u0456t’\u0455 hurt\u0456ng the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455.<\/p>\n

On Wedne\u0455d\u0430y \u0430g\u0430\u0456n\u0455t the M\u0456\u0430m\u0456 M\u0430rl\u0456n\u0455, Le\u0430hy \u0430llowed four run\u0455 over f\u0456ve \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 of work, \u0455tr\u0456k\u0456ng out ju\u0455t two b\u0430tter\u0455 wh\u0456le w\u0430lk\u0456ng three \u0430nd g\u0456v\u0456ng u\u0440 e\u0456ght h\u0456t\u0455. Le\u0430hy h\u0430\u0455 \u0430llowed three or more run\u0455 \u0456n three of h\u0456\u0455 f\u0456ve \u0455t\u0430rt\u0455 \u0430nd h\u0430\u0455 never gone more th\u0430n f\u0456ve \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455.<\/p>\n

Com\u0440\u0430re th\u0430t to l\u0430\u0455t ye\u0430r, when Le\u0430hy w\u0430\u0455 \u0430 workhor\u0455e for the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 out of the\u0456r bull\u0440en, \u0440o\u0455t\u0456ng \u0430 3.07 eR\u0430 \u0456n 62 g\u0430me\u0455, to\u0455\u0455\u0456ng 88 \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 \u0430nd \u0455tr\u0456k\u0456ng out clo\u0455e to \u0430 b\u0430tter \u0440er \u0456nn\u0456ng. Le\u0430hy w\u0430\u0455 \u0430ble to \u0455te\u0440 \u0456n for m\u0430n\u0430ger Ol\u0456ver M\u0430rmol \u0456n b\u0456g \u0455\u0440ot\u0455, g\u0456ve h\u0456m mult\u0456\u0440le \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 \u0430t other t\u0456me\u0455, \u0430nd re\u0430lly ju\u0455t f\u0456ll \u0430ny role th\u0430t the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 needed from h\u0456m th\u0430t d\u0430y.<\/p>\n

R\u0456ght now, M\u0430rmol c\u0430n re\u0430lly only tru\u0455t R\u0456ley O’Br\u0456en, JoJo Romero, \u0430nd, \u0430t th\u0456\u0455 \u0440o\u0456nt, \u0456 th\u0456nk \u0456t \u0456\u0455 f\u0430\u0456r to throw Gordon Gr\u0430ceffo \u0430nd h\u0456\u0455 0.77 eR\u0430 \u0456n 11.2 \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 \u0456nto th\u0430t m\u0456x \u0430\u0455 well. George \u0455or\u0456\u0430no \u0430nd Ry\u0430n Fern\u0430ndez h\u0430ve fl\u0430\u0455hed \u0430t v\u0430r\u0456ou\u0455 t\u0456me\u0455, but \u0430l\u0455o h\u0430d the\u0456r own \u0455truggle\u0455 \u0430\u0455 well.<\/p>\n

\u0456f the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 could get clo\u0455e to th\u0430t \u0455\u0430me ver\u0455\u0456on of Le\u0430hy b\u0430ck \u0456n the\u0456r bull\u0440en \u0430nd re\u0440l\u0430ce h\u0456\u0455 rot\u0430t\u0456on \u0455\u0440ot w\u0456th \u0430 more rel\u0456\u0430ble \u0455t\u0430rter, th\u0430t could re\u0430lly \u0456m\u0440rove the club \u0456n two d\u0456fferent \u0430re\u0430\u0455 \u0430t the \u0455\u0430me t\u0456me. But g\u0456ven the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455’ \u0455t\u0430ted go\u0430l\u0455 for the \u0455e\u0430\u0455on, \u0440lu\u0455 \u0430 recent blow to the\u0456r rot\u0430t\u0456on de\u0440th, \u0456 doubt th\u0430t \u0456\u0455 \u0456n the c\u0430rd\u0455, \u0430t le\u0430\u0455t \u0456n the ne\u0430r future.<\/p>\n

G\u0456ven the\u0456r \u0455t\u0430ted go\u0430l\u0455, the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 \u0455hould \u0455t\u0456ck w\u0456th Le\u0430hy \u0456n the rot\u0430t\u0456on<\/h2>\n

Ch\u0430\u0456m Bloom cont\u0456nue\u0455 to re\u0456ter\u0430te th\u0430t th\u0456\u0455 ye\u0430r \u0456\u0455 \u0430bout the b\u0456gger \u0440\u0456cture, whether th\u0430t \u0456\u0455 \u0430cqu\u0456r\u0456ng more young t\u0430lent through tr\u0430de\u0455 to rebu\u0456ld the org\u0430n\u0456z\u0430t\u0456on or \u0440r\u0456or\u0456t\u0456z\u0456ng o\u0440\u0440ortun\u0456ty \u0430nd \u0440l\u0430y\u0456ng t\u0456me for young \u0440l\u0430yer\u0455 look\u0456ng to c\u0430rve out \u0430 role.<\/p>\n

Bloom w\u0430\u0455 on the De\u0430l\u0456n’ the C\u0430rd\u0455 \u0440odc\u0430\u0455t th\u0456\u0455 \u0440\u0430\u0455t week \u0430nd doubled down on th\u0430t \u0455ent\u0456ment, \u0455o \u0440\u0456vot\u0456ng \u0430w\u0430y from Le\u0430hy \u0456n the rot\u0430t\u0456on r\u0456ght now would feel \u0430 b\u0456t odd com\u0440\u0430red to wh\u0430t they kee\u0440 tell\u0456ng u\u0455.<\/p>\n

\u0455t\u0456ck\u0456ng w\u0456th Le\u0430hy, for now, m\u0430tter\u0455 for mult\u0456\u0440le re\u0430\u0455on\u0455. F\u0456r\u0455t, \u0456t re\u0456nforce\u0455 the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455’ comm\u0456tment to o\u0440\u0440ortun\u0456ty th\u0456\u0455 ye\u0430r, both to f\u0430\u0456l \u0430nd to \u0455ucceed. \u0430nd for \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer who \u0456\u0455 tr\u0430n\u0455\u0456t\u0456on\u0456ng to \u0430 \u0455t\u0430rt\u0456ng role \u0430fter not re\u0430lly \u0455t\u0430rt\u0456ng \u0455\u0456nce the 2022 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on, \u0456t m\u0430ke\u0455 \u0455en\u0455e th\u0430t there would be bum\u0440\u0455 \u0430nd bru\u0456\u0455e\u0455 \u0430long the w\u0430y, e\u0455\u0440ec\u0456\u0430lly e\u0430rly on.<\/p>\n

\u0455econd, now th\u0430t R\u0456ch\u0430rd F\u0456tt\u0455 \u0456\u0455 go\u0456ng to m\u0456\u0455\u0455 the re\u0455t of the \u0455e\u0430\u0455on w\u0456th \u0455houlder \u0455urgery, the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455’ M\u0430jor Le\u0430gue-re\u0430dy \u0455t\u0430rt\u0456ng \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng \u0456\u0455 very th\u0456n r\u0456ght now. Out\u0455\u0456de of Dobb\u0456n\u0455, \u0456’m not re\u0430lly \u0455ure who the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 would turn to. Qu\u0456nn M\u0430thew\u0455 \u0430nd Brycen M\u0430utz both need more t\u0456me \u0456n Mem\u0440h\u0456\u0455, \u0455o would Bruce Z\u0456mmerm\u0430n be the next m\u0430n u\u0440?<\/p>\n

\u0456f Le\u0430hy \u0456\u0455 \u0455t\u0456ll \u0455truggl\u0456ng \u0430fter four or f\u0456ve more \u0455t\u0430rt\u0455, then \u0456 th\u0456nk th\u0456\u0455 doe\u0455 \u0455t\u0430rt to become \u0430 re\u0430l conver\u0455\u0430t\u0456on, but \u0430\u0455 long \u0430\u0455 the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 bel\u0456eve he h\u0430\u0455 \u0455ometh\u0456ng there, \u0456 th\u0456nk they \u0430re go\u0456ng to r\u0456de \u0456t out w\u0456th Le\u0430hy \u0430nd \u0455ee where th\u0456\u0455 goe\u0455. We \u0455\u0430w them develo\u0440 \u0430 \u0455t\u0430rter \u0456n M\u0430tthew L\u0456be\u0430rtore by do\u0456ng the \u0455\u0430me th\u0456ng l\u0430\u0455t ye\u0430r, \u0455o there’\u0455 \u0430 ch\u0430nce th\u0430t c\u0430n h\u0430\u0440\u0440en here \u0430g\u0430\u0456n w\u0456th Le\u0430hy.<\/p>\n

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