Cardinals Should Claim Casey Legumina

0:00On April 22nd, the St. Louis Cardinals are crushing it with 14 wins early this season, sitting right behind just four teams, the Dodgers, Padres, Reds, and Braves, all with 16. That's a lead company, but their bullpen is dragging, ranked 25th in baseball with a 5.34 ERA. To fix that, without a big trade, they should claim Seattle Mariners reliever, IREI, Kasey Lagumina, off waivers. The Mariners just designated the 20-year-old for assignment after a rough start. Lagumina's surface numbers aren't flashy, he's got a 4.63 ERA over 11 and 2 thirds innings in eight games this year, and a 5. 0.83 career mark across 73 appearances, still, folksy potential buried there, dig deeper, and his advanced stats pop. 84th percentile in walk rate, 78th in extension, solid strikeouts, and a 77th. Percentile expected batting average against last year.

1:00This season, Bad Luck had hard, his 3.14 FIP beats that ERA, thanks to shaky defense behind him. The Cardinals run one of the best defenses in the lead, so they could unlock Lagumina's upside fast. Snag him now before someone else does, and watch that bullpen climb. Baseball news, powered by AI, this is MLB News Today.