St. Louis Cardinals News: Kwang Hyun Kim pulled from start

It has happened again, Kwang Hyun Kim, yet another St. Louis Cardinals starter has left a game with an injury. It is back tightness this time.

Welp, things just keep getting worse for the St. Louis Cardinals’ pitching staff.

So far this season, they are already without Dakota Hudson, Miles Mikolas, and Jack Flaherty in just the starting rotation, and now the team could be missing more.

After throwing just one warmup pitch before starting the 4th inning in his start on Friday, Cardinal starter Kwang Hyun Kim asked for the trainer and eventually left the game.

Kim has already dealt with back tightness issues at the beginning of the season, keeping him out from starting the year with the team. Now, nobody knows what exactly the issue is just yet, but it’s fair to wonder if this will be the straw that breaks the camel’s back for the Cardinals.

Kim had already allowed three runs in his three innings, giving up two home runs.

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The Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak had already said in an interview on Thursday he was actively searching for pitching help after Jack Flaherty’s injury early this same week.

Depending on the severity of Kim’s injury, Mozeliak might have to add a second (or third) starting pitcher to his midseason shopping list. One of the pitching options that were being floated for the Cardinals to go after was Jon Gray of the Rockies. Gray left his start on Friday as well for unknown reasons, he may not be an option anymore.

Losing two starters in one week is just brutal for any team, especially when one is your ace and the other is supposed to be one of your innings eaters, it’s a lot to handle.

At some point, things will come together for the Cards’ pitching staff. It’s fair to argue that the team should’ve brought in more pitching depth before the season, but the number of injuries that have occurred at the MLB and MiLB levels below it is unprecedented, to say the least. Here’s to hoping Kim’s injury is only minor.