St. Louis Cardinals: With two weeks left, who’s in negative WAR?

ATLANTA, GA - MAY 16: Manager Mike Shildt of the St. Louis Cardinals looks on in the fifth inning of an MLB game against the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park on May 16, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - MAY 16: Manager Mike Shildt of the St. Louis Cardinals looks on in the fifth inning of an MLB game against the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park on May 16, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
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CHICAGO, IL – APRIL 19: Dominic Leone #55 of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on April 19, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs defeated the Cardinals 8-5. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Dominic Leone: -0.1 fWAR, -0.4 bWAR

A former rookie-of-the year candidate with the Seattle Mariners, Dominic Leone posted an incredible-for-a-reliever 2.1 rWAR in 65 appearances for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2017. But for two-straight injury-plagued years with the Cardinals, Leone has returned to that negative WAR territory that plagued his sophomore and junior seasons.

After Leone struggled to an 8.02 ERA with a 27:11 K:BB over 21.1 innings this season, the portly 27-year old was banished earlier in the year to Memphis. Many expected him to never return. But he battled back to the big leagues.

After being recalled to St. Louis on June 25, he has pitched better, though inconsistent, and not enough to pull himself out of negative-WAR hell.

Barring a major uptick in the last two weeks for Leone (and he could in fact see some work with the current beleaguered state of the bullpen) he certainly will not be on the playoff roster, and may indeed be packing his bags for a new destination in 2020.

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