Jun 28 2025 3:06am
NL Central: Will Matthew Liberatore's emergence as a starter continue in the second half?
Jun 28 2025
It's just about the midpoint for the season for pretty much every team in the National League Central, which is a good time to check in on one guy for each team who's made a difference this season and whether that performance looks like it will persist into the second half.
The St. Louis Cardinals are fresh off a split of a four-game series with the division-leading Cubs and are sitting just 4.5 games back in the division. It's quite the season for a team that seemed predestined to be sellers at this year's trade deadline. One of the big reasons the Cardinals have changed their fate is the emergence of pitcher Matthew Liberatore as a starter.
Liberatore has thrown 86.1 innings this season, starting all 15 games he's...
Almost!
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