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St. Louis • #36 • SP

Michael McGreevy

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Wed, Mar 19
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HOU
Fri, Mar 21
L 5-3
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NYM
Fri, Mar 21
L 3-2
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MIA
Sat, Mar 22
W 8-2
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WAS
Sun, Mar 23
L 2-1
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MIN
Thu, Mar 27
4:15 pm
TWTV
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MIN
Sat, Mar 29
2:15 pm
FS1
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MIN
Sun, Mar 30
2:15 pm
TWTV
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LAA
Mon, Mar 31
7:45 pm
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Tue, Apr 1
7:45 pm
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Player Outlook
Perhaps just betting on college pitchers with elite control and modest stuff in the draft is the way to go. Michael McGreevy, whom the Cardinals nabbed with the 18th overall pick in 2021, had a 2.6 percent walk rate as a junior for UC Santa Barbara that year. Three years later, he made his big-league debut this past July and made another three starts in September and finished with a 2.3 percent walk rate in 23 MLB innings. McGreevy, a 6-foot-4 righty with a 93-mph fastball, generated groundballs at a 62.5 percent clip in his first four big-league starts, and having Masyn Winn and Nolan Arenado behind him helped consistently translate those groundballs into outs. He logged unsustainably low ratios (1.96 ERA, 0.78 WHIP), but even when those ratios normalize, McGreevy should still be among the better rookie pitchers in those categories. While he does have a plus slider, McGreevy's game is more about generating weak contact than racking up strikeouts on a per-start basis. However, after logging 173 total innings last year, he could still finish near the top of the rookie leaderboard in Ks with a full season in the big-league rotation.

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2024 8120.3 23.0 3 — — 18 2 1.96 0.78
2023 — — — — — — — — 0.00 0.00
3y Avg. 8120.3 23.0 3 — — 18 2 1.96 0.78
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  • Cardinals' Michael McGreevy: Beginning campaign in minors

    Rotowire
    The Cardinals optioned McGreevy to Triple-A Memphis on Sunday. McGreevy was in the running for a rotation spot and had an excellent spring with a 1.08 ERA, 0.60 WHIP and 12:0 K:BB over 16.2 innings. However, St. Louis is giving Matthew Liberatore the fifth-starter role to begin the season, while McGreevy will start in the minors and Steven Matz will work in long relief. The Cardinals intend to go to a six-man rotation beginning April 16, per Katie Woo of The Athletic, and McGreevy seems to be a prime candidate to move into the big-league rotation at that point.
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  • Cardinals' Michael McGreevy: Impresses again Friday

    Rotowire
    McGreevy struck out four while yielding just one hit over five scoreless frames in Friday's Grapefruit League start versus the Mets. McGreevy's impressive spring continues, as he now boasts a 1.08 ERA, 0.60 WHIP and 12:0 K:BB across 16.2 innings of work. The young righty could be left out of the Cardinals' Opening Day rotation in spite of the strong Grapefruit League showing, although the club is mulling a six-man setup that would help McGreevy's chances.
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  • Cardinals' Michael McGreevy: St. Louis mulling six-man rotation

    Rotowire
    Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Monday that the club is discussing using a six-man rotation to begin the season, with McGreevy serving as the sixth starter, John Denton of MLB.com reports. Sonny Gray, Erick Fedde and Miles Mikolas are locked into rotation spots, and Andre Pallante and Steven Matz are heavily favored for two other slots. Utilizing a six-man rotation would add a spot for McGreevy, who could swing back-and-forth between starting and relieving, per Denton. McGreevy has been the club's best starter this spring, allowing just two runs with an 8:0 K:BB over 11.2 innings.
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  • Cardinals' Michael McGreevy: Manager rules out relief role

    Rotowire
    Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol on Sunday dismissed the possibility of McGreevy making the Opening Day roster as a reliever, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. There had been some talk of McGreevy being used in the bullpen if he's unable to crack the Opening Day rotation, but Marmol said of the righty that, "I don't see him as a guy who will benefit at all by going to the 'pen and breaking with us in that type of role." McGreevy has been arguably the team's best starter this spring, allowing just one run with a 4:1 K:BB over 7.2 innings. However, if the Cardinals elect to use Steven Matz in the rotation -- which it seems they're leaning toward doing -- McGreevy might be the odd man out, which would mean starting the year in the rotation at Triple-A Memphis.
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  • Cardinals' Michael McGreevy: Could be considered for bullpen

    Rotowire
    The Cardinals might consider putting McGreevy in their Opening Day bullpen, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports. McGreevy has allowed only one hit over five scoreless innings this spring and is still in the mix to break camp as part of the rotation. However, if Andre Pallante and Steven Matz nab the team's final two rotation spots, it's possible McGreevy will be carried on the roster as a reliever, at least initially. The other option would be to keep him stretched out as a starter at Triple-A Memphis.
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  • Cardinals' Michael McGreevy: Two perfect frames in spring start

    Rotowire
    McGreevy struck out a pair in two perfect frames this past week against the Yankees in his spring debut. All six batters McGreevy faced were projected regulars for the Yankees, and he disposed of them efficiently, needing just 21 pitches to cruise through his two frames. Steven Matz appears to be McGreevy's biggest competition for a spot in the Cardinals' rotation, and Matz also tossed two scoreless innings in his first Grapefruit League start. A trade of either Matz or Erick Fedde would figure to secure McGreevy's spot.
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  • Cardinals' Michael McGreevy: Shows up in great shape

    Rotowire
    McGreevy added 15 pounds of muscle this offseason, John Denton of MLB.com reports. McGreevy has a shot at winning one of the last spots in the Cardinals rotation in camp and he's taking the opportunity very seriously, saying he tried to trim as much body fat as he could while putting on the 15 pounds of muscle. "He looks good [this spring training]," said manager Oliver Marmol. "He put on some weight and had a really good offseason, and I'm excited to see what's coming out of that arm." The 24-year-old righty logged 150 innings at Triple-A and 23 innings in the majors last season. He registered an elite 62.5 percent groundball rate and 2.3 percent walk rate in the majors, leading to a 0.78 WHIP. McGreevy sits in the low-90s with his fastball, but he has a plus slider and his command might be double-plus. Andre Pallante and Steven Matz may have a leg up on him for the final two spots in the rotation, but McGreevy is arguably the most appealing of the three from a fantasy perspective.
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  • Cardinals' Michael McGreevy: No-decision at Colorado

    Rotowire
    McGreevy allowed three runs on four hits and a walk while striking out five over five innings in a no-decision versus the Rockies on Tuesday. McGreevy left the game down 3-2, but the Cardinals were able to rally ahead to get him off the hook. The rookie has pitched to a 2.40 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 12:2 K:BB over his first 15 innings in the majors, and this was the first time in three appearances (two starts) he didn't come away with a win. McGreevy is tentatively projected to start the Cardinals' season finale in San Francisco on Sunday.
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  • Cardinals' Michael McGreevy: Promoted ahead of MLB debut

    Rotowire
    The Cardinals selected McGreevy's contract from Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday. McGreevy will start Wednesday's series finale against the Rangers in what will be his major-league debut. The right-hander has put up pedestrian numbers at Memphis this season, collecting a 4.45 ERA and 96:36 K:BB over 109.1 innings. He's been at his best over the last two months, though, with a 2.94 ERA and 52:19 K:BB across 52 frames since June 1. McGreevy is expected to be sent back down to Memphis after the spot start.
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  • Cardinals' Michael McGreevy: Set for MLB debut Wednesday

    Rotowire
    The Cardinals will call up McGreevy from Triple-A Memphis to start Wednesday's game against the Rangers, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports. The Cardinals are in a stretch of 16 games without a day off, so they'll give McGreevy a spot start in order to provide some rest for their regular rotation members. The 2021 first-round pick will be making his major-league debut Wednesday after turning in a 4.45 ERA and 96:36 K:BB over 109.1 innings covering 20 starts with Memphis. He's not currently on the Cardinals' 40-man roster.
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  • Cardinals' Michael McGreevy: Moves up to Triple-A

    Rotowire
    McGreevy was promoted to Triple-A Memphis on Saturday, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports. McGreevy began the year with Double-A Springfield after producing an unremarkable 4.64 ERA in 20 starts there last season. The Cardinals evidently didn't need to see much to move him up to the next level, as he got the call after recording a 1.45 ERA in three starts. Getting to the doorstep of the big leagues presumably puts him in consideration for a promotion later this season, though he's not yet on the 40-man roster.
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  • Cardinals' Michael McGreevy: Sent down to minors camp

    Rotowire
    McGreevy was reassigned Saturday to minor-league camp by the Cardinals, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. McGreevy was the Cardinals' first-round pick in 2021, and the 22-year-old wasn't a serious contender to open the year with St. Louis. The right-hander advanced to Double-A last season, however, and he has a chance to make his MLB debut before 2023 comes to a close.
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  • Cardinals' Michael McGreevy: Jumps to Double-A

    Rotowire
    The Cardinals promoted McGreevy from High-A Peoria to Double-A Springfield on Tuesday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports. McGreevy will be joined in Springfield by two of the Cardinals' other top prospects in shortstop Masyn Winn and right-hander Gordon Graceffo, who were also bumped up from High-A Peoria. Over his eight starts with Peoria this season, the 21-year-old McGreevy turned in a 2.58 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 41:4 K:BB across 45.1 innings.
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