The St. Louis Cardinals didn’t just lose Albert Pujols this offseason. They also lost a key component to their bullpen in Octavio Dotel.
After coming over from the Toronto Blue Jays in the Colby Rasmus trade, Dotel was a workhorse in the bullpen.
In 29 games after the trade, Dotel had a 3.28 ERA and allowed only nine earned runs.
Now he’s moving on to the Detroit Tigers, leaving the Cardinals with a hole to fill in their bullpen.
Here are five current free agent relievers who could come in and fill that void.