Source: Redbirdrants

MLB LOCKOUT IS IN PLACE – NOTHING CAN BE DONE.

It’s MLB Offseason. Time to make some magic. Right, Mo?

John Mozeliak just solidified our starting rotation by signing LHP Steven Matz to a four-year deal.

Bullpen is next. A weakness exists in our bullpen after Luis Garcia recently signed a deal with the Padres.

RHP Joe Kelly is a name that has been linked to our Redbirds, according to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 

Joe Kelly! Kelly, 33, is someone very familiar to Cardinals fans. He spent his first 2.5 wearing the Birds on the Bat and did a nice job in our ‘pen. In 2019, he signed a three-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers and has since emerged into a quality reliever, posting a 3.83 ERA and 619/298 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 730.2 career innings.

Kelly has experience in late-inning relief and could be a perfect fit for the eighth inning. He is recovering from an end of season arm injury and looks to be ready for the new season. 

He’s also FUN! Below is Kelly acting goofy, another trait he’s well known for. lol