St. Louis Cardinals Keep Adam Wainwright For 2020

The St. Louis Cardinals have re-signed starting pitcher Adam Wainwright to a one-year contact, worth $5 million. Wainwright can earn $5 million in incentives. Wainwright, 38, re-found some life in 2019. Last season, Wainwright went 14-10 with a 4.19 era, 31 games, 31 starts, 171.2 innings, 153 strikeouts, 53 walks, and a whip of 1.43. The wins were the most for Wainwright since he won 20 games in 2014. The era was Wainwright's best era in a while. Wainwright's era's the last couple of seasons were: 4.62, 5.11, and 4.46.

Wainwright is two wins away from moving into 3rd place by himself on the Cardinals all-time wins list for pitchers. Right now, Wainwright has 162 career wins. The pitchers in front of Wainwright are: Bob Forsch 163, Jessie Haines 210, and Bob Gibson 251. Wainwright ranks 2nd with strikeouts in franchise history with 1,776. Wainwright has started the 5th most games with 316. He could move into 4th in 2020. Wainwright ranks 6th in innings pitched with 2,103.2.

Will Wainwright be able to stay doing well? If his road era doesn't improve things could be bad. On the road in 2019, Wainwright had an era of 6.22. Wainwright's era was much better at home with an era of 2.56.

Overall, Wainwright will be entering his 15th MLB season. Wainwright has a record of 162-95 with a 3.39 era, 383 games, 316 starts, 22 complete games, 10 shutouts, 3 saves, 2,103.2 innings, 576 walks, 1,776 strikeouts, and a whip of 1.23. Wainwright is a three-time All-Star: (2010), (2013), and (2014). Wainwright led the NL in wins two times: (2009), and (2013). Wainwright has also won two Gold Gloves: (2009), and (2013). In 2017, Wainwright won Sliver Slugger Award.

As of right now it looks like the Cardinals starting rotation is set with Jack Flaherty, Carlos Martinez, Miles Mikolas, Dakota Hudson, and Wainwright. The Cardinals have told Martinez to prepare as a starting pitcher. You don't know if you will get the healthy Martinez and how long Wainwright can last. If the healthy Martinez shows up then Cardinals will be fine.

In 2020, it could be the last season for both Adam Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina. If it ends up being Molina's last season of his career, it would be nice to send him and Wainwright out on a high note.