Cardinals Plan to Limit Adam Wainwright’s Workload
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Elliot J. Schechter/MLB Photos via Getty Images(JUPITER, Fla.) — Entering his 10th Major League season, the St. Louis Cardianls plan on limiting the workload this spring for starting pitcher Adam Wainwright.
This is something that could go into effect during the regular season as well.
One of the best starters in baseball, Wainwright has averaged just under 226.0 innings his past five seasons.
“It will just be him continuing to get the work, but it just might not be work on the game field,” manager Mike Matheny said.
Wainwright though, is not fully on board with the plan.
“If I take starts off we may not get to the postseason,” Wainwright said. “And getting there, to me, seems pretty important.”
“I’m getting paid to play every five days as it is, not every day,” Wainwright jokingly added. “If I’m skipping my one every five days, good Lord, what am I getting paid for?”
In 2014, Wainwright went 20-9 with a 2.38 ERA, 179 strikeouts, and a 1.03 WHIP.
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