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Alex Reyes was once viewed as one of baseball’s elite pitching prospects, and he fueled the fire with an electric debut in 2016 with the St. Louis Cardinals when he logged a 1.57 ERA and 10.2 K/9 with four wins, one hold and one save in 12 appearances down the stretch.
Unfortunately, injuries limited him to 26.2 innings over the next four years as he was sidelined first with Tommy John surgery and then with a torn tendon in his lat muscle.
He finally returned to action in 2021 as a reliever and pitched his way into the closer’s role, earning an All-Star selection while converting 29 of 34 save chances with a 3.24 ERA and 11.8 K/9.
The injury bug reared its ugly head again in 2022, and he missed the entire season recovering from a torn labrum in his shoulder. The Cardinals non-tendered him in November, and he won’t be ready for Opening Day, but he’s targeting a May return, and rolling the dice on him could pay huge dividends.
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