The Gas House Gang

The Cardinals inked left handed relief pitcher Randy Flores to a two year deal for $1.8 million.  Flores was pretty unspectacular in the regular season in 2006, his third with the Cardinals.  He walked 22 batters in 41 2/3 innings as a left handed specialist and his ERA was a pedestrian 5.62.  He did make up for it in the post season though.  He didn’t give up a single run in 5 2/3 innings and he saw action in the three of the Cardinals wins against the Mets.

This is a solid signing as long as Tony LaRussa uses Flores the right way, which is almost exclusively against left handed hitters.  Right handed batters hit .329 against Flores last season vs. the .258 that left handers hit against him.