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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1770733" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-notebook-marmol-says-woodfords-demotion-not-performance-related/article_15216ff4-1513-5254-94b0-c91f6b93ff02.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/rhummel" target="_blank">Rick Hummel</a></p><p>Jake Woodford was sent out on Monday for the second time this month by the Cardinals, and manager Oliver Marmol said it wasn’t a performance-related move.</p><p>As expected, left-hander Packy Naughton was called up from Class AAA Memphis to make Monday’s start for the Cardinals against San Diego. As expected, right-hander Woodford, who finished last season in the Cardinals’ rotation, was dispatched to Memphis to make room for Naughton, armed with the organization’s stipulation that he make his slider a big-league pitch.</p><p>Marmol said he didn’t have a problem with Woodford’s four-seam fastball or two-seam fastball but he didn’t think Woodford’s slider was as good as it was in 2021 when he made five starts for the Cardinals down the stretch.</p><p></p><p>“(The slider) needs to improve,” Marmol said.</p><p>Woodford declined comment after he was told he was being sent back and Marmol said Woodford had a right to be disappointed and made a point of saying that Woodford had pitched better than some of the pitchers who still are here.</p><p>“He absolutely should be disappointed,” Marmol said. “He’s performed well. Every time we’ve given him a shot, he’s done what we called him to do. It was a tough decision.</p><p>“I don’t think anybody gets a taste of the big leagues and enjoys going back down.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1770733, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-notebook-marmol-says-woodfords-demotion-not-performance-related/article_15216ff4-1513-5254-94b0-c91f6b93ff02.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/rhummel']Rick Hummel[/URL] Jake Woodford was sent out on Monday for the second time this month by the Cardinals, and manager Oliver Marmol said it wasn’t a performance-related move. As expected, left-hander Packy Naughton was called up from Class AAA Memphis to make Monday’s start for the Cardinals against San Diego. As expected, right-hander Woodford, who finished last season in the Cardinals’ rotation, was dispatched to Memphis to make room for Naughton, armed with the organization’s stipulation that he make his slider a big-league pitch. Marmol said he didn’t have a problem with Woodford’s four-seam fastball or two-seam fastball but he didn’t think Woodford’s slider was as good as it was in 2021 when he made five starts for the Cardinals down the stretch. “(The slider) needs to improve,” Marmol said. Woodford declined comment after he was told he was being sent back and Marmol said Woodford had a right to be disappointed and made a point of saying that Woodford had pitched better than some of the pitchers who still are here. “He absolutely should be disappointed,” Marmol said. “He’s performed well. Every time we’ve given him a shot, he’s done what we called him to do. It was a tough decision. “I don’t think anybody gets a taste of the big leagues and enjoys going back down.” [/QUOTE]
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